Ducati’s sculptural 916 may have made headlines for being “the world’s most beautiful motorcycle” and found its way onto the bedroom walls of teenagers all over the world. But ultimately, it was the chunkier, slab-sided Ducati 851 that was really the game-changer for the company, a bike that offered truly modern performance and helped the…
Update: Sold on April 5, 2026 for $54,500 Homologation specials rank among the most collectible sportbikes: extremely limited production, rare high-performance components, and genuine motorsports associations make bikes like today’s Featured Listing Honda VFR750R RC30, one of the most desirable bikes of the modern era. Homologation is a process by which a company builds a…
Update: This bike is now on auction In spite of the Porsche affiliations and all the traditional sportbike accoutrements: actual dual overhead cam architecture [sorry Twin Cam aficionados], four valve heads, and liquid cooling, light weight was never really a design priority for Harley’s Revolution v-twin, so the engine didn’t really lend itself to superbike…
2000 Ducati 900SS Miles: 38! Clean California Title Listed Price: $14,999 2000 Ducati 900SS for Sale With 38 Miles for $14,999 The 1999 refresh of Ducati’s 900SS occupies an odd place in the sportbiking world. It never really won over the purists when new, it was even less comfortable than its predecessor and seemingly more…
1989 Honda VFR750R RC30 Miles: 1,911 [3,075km] Clean Title Bid at Post: $25,100 Auction Ends: February 9th, 2026 Reserve Not Met 1989 Honda VFR750R RC30 for Sale on eBay Considering just 4,782 were produced between 1987 and 1990 for all markets, it’s been positively raining Honda VFR750R RC30s around here recently. For those of you…
1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 Limited Edition Kilometers: 32,372 Listed Price: $23,950AUD 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 Limited Edition for Sale in Australia at $23,950 AUD The motorcycle that virtually defined the modern sportbike, Suzuki’s GSX-R750 had most of the features we’d recognize today: a high-revving inline-four engine, monoshock aluminum frame, triple disc brakes, and a sleek full fairing.…
1998 Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Miles: 15,700 Clean California Title Listed Price: $4,900 1998 Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird for Sale at $4,900 Running parallel to the world superpowers and the ever-present threat of nuclear annihilation was a much more entertaining arms race being fought between the Japanese sportbike manufacturers throughout the 80s and 90s to…
1996 Triumph Speed Triple T309 Miles: 9,116 Clean California Title Listed Price: $3,495 1996 Triumph Speed Triple T309 for Sale on Craigslist in SoCal at $3,495 Triumph’s Speed Triple has become a mainstay of the brand’s modern lineup, their big-bore naked flagship, with dual bug-eyed headlights that harken back to the streetfighter era where actual…