Obviously, the first-generation Yamaha R1 isn’t particularly rare in terms of production numbers: this revolutionary sportbike turned the category on it’s ear, offering big power in a middleweight package, and it sold well as a result. I’m posting this one up because, unlike most of the R1s you’ll find on eBay and Craigslist, this one…
Happy Labor Day ! ( hope you got the bike out over the long weekend ! ) – donn A naked like nothing else, the MV Agusta 910R was built with an exciting powertrain, premium components and a nice Castiglioni Research Center badge. The almost-liter inline four is derived from the F4 superbike, and makes…
The current big news in reborn motorcycling makers is Norton, especially now that the reborn company is rolling out its new V4 superbike but back in 1991, it was John Bloors relaunch of Triumph Motorcycles that had everyone’s interest. Triumph began with a series of both 3 and 4 cylinder engines but after a few…
Truly a GP bike for the street, the 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR made it possible to rock Casey Stoner’s ride to the grocery store long before Honda tried the same trick with the highly-de-tuned Honda RC-213VS. 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR for sale on eBay Ducati charged less than half of what Honda asks for the…
The 1994 Suzuki GSXR-750 SP was the third superbike homologation special Hamamatsu built on the GSXR line, but unlike the 1986 GSXR Limited Edition and the 1989 GSXR-RR, the SP was made special mostly for its rarity. The SP lacked the dry clutch of the earlier bikes, and by ’94 had swollen to 506 pounds…
Most of the time, limited edition means “this one has a stripe,” or more likely, “this one says ‘limited edition’ on it.” That was not the case with the 1986 Suzuki GSXR-750 Limited Edition. 1986 Suzuki GSXR-750 Limited Edition for sale on eBay The LE model was the bike built to homologate the GSXR-750 for…
In the late 2000’s, BMW was most of the way through development of the WSBK-oriented S1000RR, but the flat twin R1200S had a couple of more seasons to play out. The R1200S was lighter and more powerful than the previous R1100S, and this one was nicely ordered and custom-painted in a Corvette red. 2007 BMW…
The Honda NSR250R is THE iconic grey-market two stroke. Featuring legendary Honda build quality and infused with the kind of technology only Honda could deliver, the MC21 variant features a 90° liquid-cooled 249cc v-twin connected to a six-speed cassette-style gearbox (indicating the track intentions of the bike). Fueling – as with all successful two strokes…
