Hot on the heels of the 996 introduction, Ducati unveiled the Superbike homologation special SPS – Sport Production Special. The big gorilla at least until the -R was introduced two seasons later, they are quite rare with total production just in the hundreds. Often limited to the track or gallery, this SPS has Cali title and…
Moto Guzzi went back to the drawing board to meet emissions ( noise mostly ) constraints, and heavily revised the 850 Le Mans, keeping the air-cooled V-twin, but quieting some of the noise and critics. 1984 Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk III for sale on eBay Revisions to the engine and bodywork led the way…
Probably going to light up the switchboard with this pick, an older, junior Ducati – non-S ( let alone -R ), PITA to ride in town. But this last-year base model, lightly ridden with a lot of nice updates, and – wait for it – cam belt maintenance ! – has a lot of good…
Featured in the 2004 film i,ROBOT, the MV Agusta F4 SPR tumbles in an early action sequence and give its all to take out a few wayward automatons. Unlikely more than a few moviegoers knew of MV Augusta’s recent revival with Cagiva backing, still less knew what a bike Hollywood had just sacrificed for the…
Fully faired and with re-designed chassis, Suzuki’s TL1000R provided a short-term home for their wonderful 996cc V-twin. Originally built to compete with Ducati for Superbike wins and sales, the factory returned to the four-cylinder formula for racing in 2004. The distinctive sound of the TL-R’s chain and gear cam drive, also used in the Bimota SB8K, lives on…
Time was when retailers would put their sheets and towels on sale mid-winter to find a way out of the January doldrums. A naked 998cc Testastretta would be a more RSBFS path to a winter thaw, and while the buy-it-now isn’t really a bargain, the whopping white twin would be a special second or around town bike. 2007 Ducati Monster…
Development of the FZR1000 had about reached its culmination in the early 1990’s, and development of the succeeding Thunderace had begun. The flagship continued consuming road miles by the ton, as it had since 1987. Offered as the alternate livery from the team-inspired white/red/blue, the subdued flashiness of the 1994 model hangs together in a…
How cool to have a great championship commemorative that you could just jump on and ride, almost without worry ? Not a temperamental exotic as you’d expect a replica Moto GP replica to be, but a downsized but very sporty model with a winning drivetrain and graphics package. Valentino Rossi’s second season with Honda was…