In the world of street-going unobtainium, you are gawking at a unicorn. Built as Yamaha’s answer to Honda’s RC45, the R7 was homologated to the tune of just 500 units. With a potent 100+ HP in stock, street trim, this World Superbike contender could unleash 160+ snarling beasties when fed the right spinach and tickled…
The BMW K1 is a controversial machine. Looking like Buck Rogers crossed with a “Pimp my ride” paint job, the K1 was produced in limited numbers and bought by even fewer buyers. Despite the fact that they were not sought after by the BMW faithful (or anybody else), those that have owned or ridden the…
If you have been an avid reader of RSBFS for some time, you are likely thinking to yourself that this bike looks familiar. Perhaps. Perhaps not. There has been a Bakker framed TZ350 floating around eBay for years at this point, and it has been written up more than once on Rare (check it out…
Cagiva Alazzurra models have long since been considered bargain Ducatis. Much as Nissan is to Datsun (hopefully I haven’t lost our younger readers), Cagiva was the parent brand to Ducati following bankruptcy of the Bologna manufacturer back in 1985. But even before then, Cagiva purchased engines directly from Ducati for some models of their line-up.…
The Ducati 851 was the evolution of the Pantah-based “rubber band” motor series that paid out most handsomely for Ducati. Simultaneously adding liquid cooling, a 4-valve desmo head and fuel injection, the 851 significantly raised the performance game for the Italian brand and launched a new all-out attack into Superbike racing. This evolutionary series laid…
In the world of rare and cool bikes, it is often the smaller, boutique builders that garner attention. Building bikes by hand, these smaller bespoke shops have the ability to construct something that cannot be easily mass produced. Between that and the smaller workforce, numbers produced will always be fewer; and in the law of…
Back in March of 2014 RSBFS posted a HRC kitted RC30 race bike. This VFR-F is now up for grabs (you will note the aforementioned RC30 in some of the pics). Sporting a pretty complete set of HRC racing parts (rods, valves, cams, rockers, pistons, cases, sump, suspensions, brakes, etc) this bike is a snapshot…
If you were hoping to park a 916 in your garage but don’t have the stature – either physically or financially – this Cagiva Mito might just be for you. Highlighted in the past as a mini-916, the Mito is a 125cc single cylinder two stroke sport bike that resembles a much larger machine. That…
