Winter Project – 1984 Honda NS250R

In the first year of a varied run that lasted until 1996, the Honda NS250R was a race replica 2-stroke that was related to a caped crusader over at Honda Racing Corp.  Capitalizing each year on developments made to the 250 Grand Prix racer, the NS250R improved each year and was presented in many different…

Later than Late – 2007 Ducati 800 SuperSport

With its last major refreshening in 2003, the Ducati Supersport waited out the inevitable without much fanfare.  Concentrating on the 1000cc variant, even Ducati’s own model archive doesn’t show the 800 SuperSport after 2004.  Lightweight and simple compared to the SuperBikes, the SS models are great riders and the sculptural Pierre Terblanche design is still…

Investment Strategy – 1989 Honda CB-1

Occasionally we see a special bike re-appear after many years and just a few miles, and though it could be seen differently, this is one of those – an anyone-can-jump-on machine, special handling if not performance, with 26 years and 9 miles. 1989 Honda CB-1 for sale on eBay Harkening back to the CB-400F (…

Featured Listing: 1985 Suzuki RG500 Gamma for Sale

2.19.2016: The seller has contacted us and the bike has been sold. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc These days, MotoGP machines are powered by four strokes, so anyone with Marc Marquez fantasies can buy a nice Repsol CBR1000 and pretend they’re getting a pretty authentic experience. But back in the 1980s, when two-strokes were…