For many years the RC51 was flying under the radar. Only a few diehard fans were burning the flame whole the RC30 and RC45 got all the attention. Well those days are well and truly over. As they have transitioned into a collectable realm demand has increased massively. While traditionally people shopping for a collectable…
It often seems like Honda has been making the CBR series for millennium. A staple of every years sport bike tests and features. Rarely taking top trump in any one particular category, it has always been regaled as an extremely well rounded machine and praised for being easy to extract the potential performance contained within.…
Manufactures of sportsbikes have been engaged in an arms race for decades. Constantly pushing the performance envelop. Adding technology to tame the ever increasing power and chipping away at lap times in order to be able to market their creation as the top of the heap. KTM had a brief, but meaningful foray into the…
In 1977 Arturo Magni started a small, but interesting company in Italy that would bear his name. Arturo had a long history in the Italian motorcycles, specifically MV Agusta. For more then 25 years he was involved in the MV Agusta racing program, ultimately becoming the Team Manager. Mangi would go on to make upgrade…
Ducati invites thoughts of MotoGP and race winning performance. An exotic machine to tickle the senses, and ignite passion. Their superbikes have long been lust worthy machines. But for many the most iconic modern offering from Ducati has been their Monster line. This bike started the naked bike category and has offered many riders a…
To say that the Ducati Panigale made a splash when it entered the market would be an understatement. Ducati fans have a strange aversion to change. They like what they like, and want to keep it that way. There are a few core tenements that define a Ducati to many. The sound the dry clutch…
Update 12.9.2021: Sold in less than a week! 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 Our friends at Seattle Used Bikes have asked us to feature their beautiful Ducati 748. It does not take any reader…
Update 12.15.2021: SOLD! Congratulations to both parties! -dc As a long time reader I was honored when I had a chance to join the team here at RSBFS. Having always been passionate about sports bike I was excited to share my personal experience in the hopes that others would join this wonderful world of rare…