Today’s eye candy is brought to you by the letter “B” and the number “2.” That would be “B” as in Battle and “2” as in Twins. Straight from the The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) website: “The Battle of Twins concept was born in the late 1980s as modern Superbike racing became increasingly…
Look, they made a lot of Ducati 916/996/998’s over the years, and while they’re truly iconic machines, they’re also kind of cliché, especially in stock form. Not that I don’t love them to pieces. I have every intention of owning one at some point. Part of the reason for their ubiquity is the fact that…
First up is this submission from regular reader and frequent commentor “SixthGear” in this 1985 Yamaha RZ350 that reportedly has 10 miles. It’s listed in San Francisco for $13,500. The second bike was emailed to me by several readers for consideration. We’ve actually seen this one before in this post but I agree that this…
Back in the late 80’s one of the requirements for racing was that a factory team race bike had to be based on a street bike/bikes available for the public to purchase. This policy was known as the “homologation rule”. The 1988 Ducati 851 was offered as both a standard 851 Strada and a ready…
When I first spotted this one on eBay I thought it was a relist of the Supermono we posted earlier this year, but this is #14. Doug posted this one back in 2010 actually when it was listed on eBay UK. The #33 bike that sold in June went for a cool $125k. This auction…
One of the most common questions asked of the RSBFS staff is “how much?” How much is my bike worth? How much should I pay for a grey market two stroke? How much this bike go up in value (note the assumption it will go up)? Value is an interesting indicator – not just of…
The Ducati 916 is often hailed as the most beautiful motorcycle ever produced. It certainly was a game changer for Ducati, as well as World Superbike. With performance well beyond the existing 851/888 series and a sharper, more focused look, the 916 won the accolades of the press, the trophies on the track, and set…
I’m not one to gush over a bike, and usually, this sort of thing doesn’t interest me: a limited-edition Italian superbike with tons of possibly pointless bling thrown at it, colorful anodized and blacker-than-black carbon everything, the slightly matte rainbow glow of titanium piping, all stuck to the bike to make it more “exclusive.” But…