So-called “race replicas” have always been popular amongst the sportbike crowd, an expression of the “race on Sunday, sell on Monday” philosophy that drives the motorcycle economy. Most have just been paint and graphics packages designed to make the bikes in question more closely resemble their racing counterparts. A few were actual homologation specials, created…
If grey-market Japanese two-strokes are your thing, head on over to check out this eBay listing for a clean 1994 Honda NSR250 SP in the classic Rothmans livery. It looks like the seller is unloading his entire collection that includes two more MC28s with different liveries and a pair of Suzuki RGV250s, both with Lucky…
It’s pretty amazing to consider how far motorcycles have come in terms of performance over the past 30 years. Today’s superbikes weigh in at around the 450lb mark while making in excess of 200hp, with a comprehensive suite of electronics to make sure all that performance doesn’t murder us. But while modern superbikes are amazing…
Introduced in 1999, the Ducati 996 was the successor to the 916 and was obviously more evolutionary than revolutionary. But while Ducati didn’t want to mess with success in the looks department, the new bike featured a host of subtle but significant changes to the frame, fuel injection, and engine that led to improvements in…
For many years, naked sportbikes were seen as more relaxed, less extreme versions of faired bikes with the same displacement. The Japanese manufacturers were especially guilty of this until very recently, with their naked bikes using last-generation engines, steel in place of aluminum frames, and basic-spec suspension components. The Europeans, on the other hand, generally…
Update 2.20.2022: We originally put this post together in Dec 2018 and it’s back on eBay with the same $75k opening bid. Links updated. -dc I’m sure everyone who bought F4s, back when seemingly every version of that bike was a limited edition of one kind or another, was hoping to capture a bit of…
Update 1.6.2022: This bike has SOLD to an RSBFS reader! Congratulations to buyer and seller! If you have a bike for sale that would benefit from this kind of exposure, contact us for a Featured Listing. -dc If you’ve already got Ducati fatigue from the past couple weeks, scroll right on past today’s Featured Listing,…
Update 7.20.21: Previously seen this time last year, this exceptionally clean and low mileage FZR400 is back on eBay. Current bid is $5,600 reserve not met with 4 days remaining. Links updated. Thanks for the heads up, William! -dc “Probably the nicest in existence” is an overused phrase on eBay, but might be an apt…