The Honda VFR750R – but most often referred to as the RC30 – was created for the key purpose of going racing. Building just few enough street bikes to meet homologation rules, this particular model was a dominant race bike in the day and continues to dominate the wish lists, Christmas lists and bucket lists…
I have yet to talk to a rider who doesn’t look fondly upon the FZR 400. While not the littlest Fizzer in the lineup, the 400 somehow achieved the perfect blend of great handling and good enough power. While it will never pull like a liter-bike, it will run circles around one on tighter racetracks.…
Available for sale (with a CA title and plate!) is this Walter Wolf racing Suzuki RG400 Gamma. Purists will immediately note the livery discrepancies, and the seller is forthright that this is a repaint. However the claim is that this is an original Wolf that has been repainted. The gauges have the correct logos, and…
It MUST be Spring – just look at all of the great bikes available right now. Riding season is here in many places across the US, and just around the corner in others. And when the question “what shall I ride today?” comes up might I suggest a totally retro Superbike such as the original…
In the late 1980s and early 1990s it seemed that everybody was trying to improve upon motorcycle front suspension design. The working theory was that as front forks have to deal with multiple different forces (suspension, braking, steering), they needed to be extra beefy to handle them all. A better way might be to isolate…
Few manufacturers in the motorcycle world have created quite as many exotic machines as the fabled Rimini, Italy firm of Bimota. Known for high quality, lightweight sportbikes that are produced in limited numbers – with commensurately high price tags – all Bimotas except one (first person to correctly post a comment as to which model…
Touted as a museum quality example of the breed, this 1985 Yamaha RZ350 has just over 16,000 miles and still sports the original exhaust and all plastics intact. From the number and quality of the pictures, this looks to be a fine ride indeed! If you’ve been watching RZs and see them float by in…
Is March Madness all about RZ350s and RZ500s? It sure seems that way to me, given the number of fantastic Yamaha smokers we have seen pass through these pages recently. I hope you are not sick of these rare two stroke models, because here is another 500cc monster looking for a new home. When it…