Running When Parked Yamaha XS 650 Has A Lot To Live Up To
I’ve never believed it is a great sales strategy to post photos of pristine versions of the bike you are trying to sell. But that is what this seller did. He is offering a decent…
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Running-When-Parked Kawasaki 650 W1 Finds A New Owner And Bright Future
The email from Aaron is the first time we’ve been contacted by the new owner of a motorcycle featured in the “Running When Parked” section. The bike was found for sale back in October of…
Kawasaki Mach III Slightly Chopped Running When Parked Up For Auction – UPDATED
UPDATE February 27: The dust has settled on the bidding for this Mach III running-when-parked motorcycle. The bidding didn't reach $10,000 but it came pretty close, reaching $7,900. That's a fair price for both the…
Vintage Norton Saved From A Mercedes-Benz Bonfire
Jeff Koskie and I worked at Suzuki in the old Santa Fe Springs pagoda building way back in…well, a long time ago. Jeff has remained passionate about motorcycles all these years and is a member…
Kawasaki Running When Parked Four Pack
Here is something you don’t see everyday. Four Running When Parked motorcycles offered from the same collection. And the ad was just updated explaining one of the four is now running. I don’t know how…
Top Stories Of 2021 From Jimmy Mac On Two Wheels
Calculating the top (most-clicked-on) stories of 2021 is fraught with technical difficulties. Stories posted early in the year have a marked advantage over a story posted in December. Stories that are “Updates” include tag-along readers…
Smoldering When Parked Honda VTX Needs Lots Of Attention
“I didn’t know my bike had a seat warmer. You smell something? Kinda like plastic and paint melting?” That’s what the poor owner was thinking the last time this Honda was ridden. No doubt it…
1988 Honda XR600 Served On A Plate
This 33-year-old Honda XR600 has been sitting for 10 years but was “running when parked.” The seller is pushing the fact that the bike was plated at one time. The catch is the bike is…
Mini Chopper 1979 Suzuki OR50 A Rare Find
I never understood why the Suzuki OR50 got released in America. It seemed like a bike made for the Japanese domestic market where smaller is smarter drives sales as opposed to the bigger-is-better mentality of…