Sales Summary – April 2017

Whether you are a collector or simply interested in values, let’s take a look back at April 2017 and see what sold and for how much. Links to the original post on RSBFS included. SOLD Bikes 2003 BMW Boxer Cup – SOLD for $6,100 2002 Ducati 998 – SOLD for $6,998 2002 Ducati 998S Bostrom…

Sales Summary – March 2017

Whether you are a collector or simply interested in values, let’s take a look back and see what sold and for how much. Links to the original post on RSBFS included. SOLD Bikes 1976 Honda EGLI frame kit – SOLD for $8,400 1978 Kawasaki Z1-R – SOLD for $9,500 1982 Ducati Pantah 600TL – SOLD…

Icon: 1978 Kawasaki Z1R

In the American idiom, there is no substitution for cubic inches. Kawasaki understood the unmistakable allure of power and created what many regard as the iconic hot rod of the 1970s. And as hard as it may be to see, today’s mega-hyper-super bikes can trace their lineage back to the Z1R. The recipe remains the…

Smarty Pants: 2006 Ducati Paul Smart

When Paul Smart rode a green-framed 750 to victory at Imola in 1972, Ducati history was made. No longer a bit player with smaller bikes, Ducati proved that they could compete on the world’s stage. And since that 1972 victory, Ducati has hunted down championship after championship. They have also reached back into the land…

Sales Summary – February 2017

Whether you are a collector or simply interested in values, let’s take a look back and see what sold and for how much. Links to the original post on RSBFS included. SOLD Bikes 2008 Buell XB12R Firebolt – SOLD for $4,200 1980 Ducati 900 MHR – SOLD for $15,778.90 1979 Honda CBX – SOLD for…

Featured Listing: 1979 Honda CBX with Matching Helmet!

Update 10.27.2017: SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc In 1978 Honda stunned the motorcycling world with a technological tour de force. The six cylinder, 24 valve CBX was the most ambitious – and the most visceral – Honda project to date. Dominated by an air-cooled inline format mounted transversely, this Honda made a statement…

Featured Listing: 1980 Suzuki GS1000S Wes Cooley

The market for factory replicas is hot right now, especially from the 1980s era of Superbike racing. These were the days of low-tech, skinny tires, big handlebars and manly men riders. Air-cooled, inline fours with two-valve heads and a quartet of carbs ruled the track. Motors were impossibly wide, bias-ply tires were (by today’s standards)…