Honda built the RC51 to access the displacement advantage afforded two cylinder Superbikes in the FIM World Championship, and Colin Edwards went right out and snapped it up. Here’s a lightly ridden and slightly tarted up SP2 from the mid-Atlantic area. 2003 Honda RVT1000R / RC51 for sale on eBay Honda’s L-twin packed a real…
Update 2.17.2021: This bike was relisted in late July and we’ve just learned it has SOLD to an RSBFS reader. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc From the mid-1980s through the late 1990s, superbike development burst forth hot and heavy from the engineers behind the big three Japanese brands, with each redesigned or all-new bike…
With attribution (and apologies) to Charles Dickens, this was the best motorcycle, this was the worst motorcycle. This was an age where technology soared, yet this was an age where average triumphed. This was the time of lag, this was the time of boost. This was the Spring of hope, this was the Winter of…
Short days turn thoughts to a light winter project that might actually be completed by riding season. Re-commissioning a later NSR250R would have a substantial reward at the end of that rainbow. 1990 Honda NSR250R for sale on eBay Honda packed a multitude of updates into the 1990 MC21, though the little V-twin was stuck…
Though designed more for the road than the racetrack, the CBR900RR FireBlade had a long and winning competition history. This Oregon example was ridden initially, then displayed for many years, and is now ready for its next rider. 1993 Honda CBR900RR for sale on eBay Design engineer Tadao Baba had a new kind of superbike…
Showing just 3,784 miles, this CBX show bike’s condition is hard to believe. The third and present owner rode it once or twice but found being a museum docent on every ride was a reminder that this CBX is just too nice. 1979 Honda CBX for sale on eBay Already a world sales leader, Honda…
The kind of previous owner you want, this Repsol superbike owner rode so sparingly the owner’s manual and tires weren’t really a requirement. With new fluids and tires, the first tank of fuel for the new owner will be a quick read. 2005 Honda CBR1000RR for sale on eBay Though indeed an inline four, the…
Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Personal home computers. Digital displays. The Space Shuttle. Princess Diana. The Falklands. Epcot Center. The early 1980s were a time of excess, and of Turbos. For this was the era of the factory turbocharged motorcycles, and leading the charge was the 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo. For certain the concept of boosting intake…