Nothing To Do With The Beach: 1988 Ducati F1 750 Santamonica

I know I would be quickly ejected from any Ducati gathering for even considering these bikes were named after a sunny California beach town.  Maybe all those pictures of Bimota Santamonica’s bathed in California sun have influenced me.  As the Ducati faithful surely know, these bikes were named in honor of Lucchinelli’s  TT-F1 victory at the Autodromo Santamonica in 1986.  They…

One Year Wonder? 1986 Yamaha SRX600

This wonderful survivor – a 1986 Yamaha SRX600 single – was offered for only one short year in the United States. Utilizing a single cylinder, air cooled motor, the SRX was impossibly narrow, and very nimble and flickable. Ultimately it lost out to the multis of the day; light weight and great handling were no…

1996 Aprilia RS250 Chesterfield in the UK

A personal favorite naturally, today we have a tasty 96 Aprilia RS250 Chesterfield replica for sale in Rochdale, United Kingdom on eBay for £4,499.00 ($6946.46 USD on 2.19.2013). With 21k miles reported on the listing you’d never know it from the photos. This example looks very original and complete, otherwise known as unmolested. Good luck…