Baba’s ‘Blade: 1994 Honda CBR 900RR

1994 Honda CBR900RR for sale on eBay Now legendary Honda engineer Tadao Baba once had a vision: open class displacement and horsepower in a middleweight motorcycle format. The journey was arduous and fraught with failure, but the assembled team persisted. The result was the 900RR, which – aside from being the most popular motorcycle model…

Featured Listing – 1993 Honda CBR900RR!

Update 4.23.2023: Sold on Iconic for $10,700. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Ducati faithful hang on the works of designer Massimo Tamburini and the engineering of Fabio Taglioni and his protege Massimo Bordi. But fans of Honda have another hero from another continent – but with the same ideology. That legend is Tadao Baba,…

No Substitute – 1982 Honda CX500TC Turbo

The whole concept of “there is no substitution for cubic inches” was challenged resolutely in the 1980s by the advent of forced induction. Essentially boosting the output by shoving more air/fuel into the motor than it could breathe on its own, forced induction was not a new idea – but it was very new for…

Living the Dream – 1997 Honda CB50V

Written off as an overpriced toy by many, the re-envisioned Honda Dream 50 was more an exercise in technical engineering and nostalgia than a sales and marketing ploy. Here was a bike that recreated a throwback from 1962, a fresh interpretation of the RC110 – Honda’s first 50cc Grand Prix racer. Exclusively offered in Japan…