This is a great looking, restored, YDS1R race bike on eBay! Bike: 1962 Yamaha YDS1R Miles: TMU Price: $18,500/Offer Location: West Los Angeles, California What makes a bike collectible? Well, being the first production road racer from a multi-world-championship-winning motorcycle manufacturer can’t hurt. The YDS1R was Yamaha’s first production road race bike and based strongly…
How Brave Are You? 1974 Yamaha TZ750 Well big fella, are you really brave enough to ride this beast? A 750cc two stroke, in that frame, with those wheels? Not on my to do list my friends. I honestly can’t fathom what an untamed 750cc two stroke from the 70’s is like to ride. This…
If you haven’t been keeping an eye on Rare Sport Bikes, grab a beer and stop by! Here are some teaser images to the latest posts: As you can tell, I’m making things a bit more casual over there for the time being and posting more interesting stuff related to sportbikes that I spot in…
1969 Honda CB750 Sandcast Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Mileage: 13,642 Miles Price: Currently $12,500USD with reserve not met. “Just because something is rare, doesn’t make it valuable.” This slogan is used by many to low-ball sellers, or to just tell sellers that what they have is actually pyrite, not the gold they believe it to be. …
Check out the latest writeup over at our companion site, RareSportBikes.com, on this BMW R51RS available by Bonhams this week at their Vegas auction. Many thanks to Brian for the guest post and if any of you are going to be at any cool events this year, we’d love to have your first hand accounts…
1988 Ducati 400cc F3 6 speed Santa Monica limited edition in Australia! We’ve already stepped into 2011 here in Hong Kong (and in Australia where the bike is located), so I’d like to wish everyone safe and happy riding in 2011! Keep the rubber side down! OK, now let’s move on to the bike…it seems…
1996 Yamaha YZF-750R with 24,000 miles for sale. We have seen some crazy prices with some of my previous posts – such as the pair of Ducati MH900e’s for close to a cool million dollars or the ex-Chili Ducati 916 WSBK race bike – so here’s something a bit more affordable but no less fun…
Rolling Laverda History: 1970 American Eagle 750S Every time I start thinking I really know motorcycles something like this roles around. Once again I’m reminded sport bikes didn’t first appear in the 80’s and there is much more to Italian motorcycles than Ducati, Bimota and MV Agusta. I had to do some research on this one since…