Ducati Oddity: 1991 Ducati 400 Super Sport Junior All I could say when I saw this Ducati 400SS Junior l was, “Wow, that is odd”. I had forgotten Ducati had jumped into the 400cc Japanese market. Unfortunately they took the accountants idea and just sleeved down an existing model instead of building a 400 from…
The Opposite Of Stock: Ducati 1036CS Built By Alex Ortner (1999 Ducati 996) I hate to admit it but I didn’t even know what I was looking at for a few minutes when I first saw this bike. If you like bikes box stock then look away quickly. If you like bikes modified to the…
Forget Something In 1986? Zero Mile 1986 Suzuki GSXR750R Limited Don’t blame me for being a tease, this left over from the 80’s was found by my Aussie apprentice Chris (yes, that means it is in Australia). All of us can appreciated a sweet left over like this and dream a little though. Chris says…
And Now Something Different: 1990 Buell RS1200/5 Westwind They don’t always have to be handmade in a small Italian workshop to be considered rare. I’m on a roll this week of posting bikes I have very limited knowledge of and the Buell RS1200/5 continues that. The seller is a little unsure of the actual…
Wow! Restored 1975 Yamaha TZ750 What else can you say but “Wow!”? This bike simply speaks for itself and has some nice race history to add to its’ allure. With that in mind and the sellers good write up, I’m going to take a back seat and let the seller and the pictures do the…
On American Soil: 2006 Moto Guzzi MGS 01 Corsa Update 4.4.2012: Back on eBay after originally being listed in January. Now $42000 buy-it-now. Links updated. -dc I remember coming across this photo back in 2006 and thinking to myself, “Wow! Moto Guzzi has turned the corner.” I thought this bike would be the beginning of…
All Austrian: 2010 KTM RC8R Red Bull Limited Edition If you buy strictly Austrian then this is the bike for you. Austrian built and plastered with sponsor logos from an Austrian company. You may or may not know but Red Bull was actually invented in Thailand and discovered by an Austrian business man who set…
An RK In The UK: 1989 Suzuki GSXR750RK Did anyone catch my Sex Pistols reference in the title? ……….Bueller? On my unofficial list of rare Suzuki’s the 1989 double R GSXR750 sits right at the top, especially being here in the United States where we never had the bike imported. Most of my knowledge on…