For decades the CBR line from Honda has been offering incredible performance packaged into a useable platform. Long have reviewers talked about comfort, solid street manors and how approachable the performance envelop is. The SP name plate was first used for the 2014 model year. This version had a number of upgrades over the standard…
In the early 90s Ducati stunned the motorcycle community with the launch of the Monster. The combination of sporty frame and simple engine was an instant hit. It became to define the naked segment for years. Latter in the production run Ducati added the four valve, liquid cooled superbike powerplant to the mix and kicked…
The Pierre Terblanche era of Ducati will likely go down in history as the most misunderstood times in terms of design. When new they were widely rejected, but as time has marched on they have aged amazingly well and are catching the eyes of more than just collectors. These bikes look at feel thoroughly modern…
Spondon has been providing frames to some of the most lust worth motorcycles for decades. They have built everything from championship winning race bikes to wild turbocharged street fighters for the road. As with many small batch British manufactures, the company has a storied history and has gone through many ups and downs. While never…
There is little doubt that the air/oil cooled BMW boxer powered bikes from the 90s and 00s are going to go down on history as having one of the greatest motors of the time. They are powerful, smooth, interesting and above all, ultra reliable. Owners have racked up amazing mileage traveling to remote areas of…
Top tier Ducati R models have always been in high demand. The connection to the factory race bikes means collectors and riders alike lust after them. It is unlikely that these rare beasts ever fall into the hands of owners that would treat them as basic used motorcycles, meaning they are often well cared for…
If there is one line of motorcycles that needs no introduction, it is the R models from Ducati. All of our loyal RSBFS readers will know all about how there are the homologation versions of the era and represent the best that was available. Their massive performance envelops also came with high prices and production…
Not that long ago the 999/749 era was not looked on fondly. People repeated an endless stream of disparaging comments, all revolving around aesthetics. They literally were looking past a machine that was better in every functional way to the previous generations. They failed to acknowledge the amazing racing success and usable road manors. Today…