Honda set the superbike class on its ear in 1992 with the CBR900RR FireBlade, for all intents dropping liter performance into a mid-weight machine. No longer would a 1000 cc bike have to be a GT weighing 500+ lbs., the CBR900RR was a sharp-handling supersport with a trim endurance fairing. The low-mile RR on offer has been fawned…
Ford GT-40’s circa 1970 and this year’s Porsche 991 RSR’s wear the Gulf powder blue and orange to the race on the longest Saturday of the year. This ’07 Ducati 1098 also has classic Gulf livery, a commemorative of the 2008 Ducati Endurance Racing Team. 2007 Ducati 1098 for sale on eBay Not quite the 1098R prepared for the…
Honda’s entry into the sporty twin market was torquey and innovative, with Honda’s reputation for reliability. Though the model fell short in race breeding and wasn’t long-lived, it had moderate ergonomics, nicely tuned suspension, and masterful big twin carburetion. The VTR1000F lives on as a great used sportbike, this example is lightly customized and very…
Recalling the 1938 Triumph Speed Twin, the Speed Triple was introduced in 1994 and is still in the line-up. The 1050cc triple was part of a 2005 redesign that included electronic fuel injection, inverted forks, and radially-mounted brake calipers. A nice-handling streetfighter, the Speed Triple was Cycle World’s best Standard bike in their 2006 Ten…
Coming off 1988’s major re-vamp, the GSX-R750 for 1989 had the new frame, upgraded engine with slingshot carbs, revised fairing from the previous year along with a couple of tweaks to improve cornering clearance. Would that it were an R or RK, but the base K model was a great ride, and could be very…
One of Ducati’s earliest racey replica’s the 1985-88 750 F1 was based on the engine from the Pantah. Rather than retire and restore, this owner has continued to ride, update and repair the bike. The result is a rider, not a museum piece, but one you could throw a leg over and enjoy today. 1986…
Early 2000’s the two-stroke open range was contracting, MotoGP rulemakers made the 500cc two-strokes obsolete, and the EU’s transition from Euro2 to Euro3 basically cut allowed emissions in half. Aprilia’s successful line of small bikes, which had brought them 1990’s championships in Moto1 and Moto2, were breaking camp. The company produced a Final Edition of…
After giving the LeMans token updates for several years, Moto Guzzi made some great modernizations in 1993 and named the result after another endurance racing classic – Daytona. With help from the brilliant gentleman racer Dr. John Wittner, Guzzi fielded the four-valve per cylinder 1000cc engine in their long stable chassis. Though built in low numbers and not…