Location: Batavia, Illinois Mileage: 22,417 Price: Auction-No Reserve! One of my first experiences of seeing a sportbike on screen that left an impression was, of course, Top Gun. Well, this isn’t that bike (Ninja GPz 900R) but it sure takes me back. I think we all know what the Ninja meant to the evolution of…
Yep, did you see how I snuck that in there? I’ve started a new site just for cafe bikes and conversions for sale. I can’t deny that I’m on the bus and love what they represent. But for the most part, we try to only post original or lightly modified machines on both Rare SportBikes…
To be honest, it’s kind of a kick to the plums when you fashion yourself as a connoisseur of Honda sportsbikes — and one turns up that you’ve never heard of. I suppose in fairness, I poured though the dozen or so Honda and more generalized sportsbike coffee table books; nothing. I present you with…
Location: St. Petersburg, FL Miles: 7,500 Price: $7,700 With the price of the Honda RC30 constantly on the rise, many of us who would love to own one find ourselves only dreaming of having one in the stable. But there is still hope of having some of that Honda racing DNA in our possession. The…
Always nice to see something from Italy a little different and this Laverda twin is something different. This bike has a strong following for those who have been exposed but for many others it remains an unknown. The bike has a very strong engine which is a parallel twin and was put together with high…
This is without doubt the greatest incarnation of the BMW boxer engine. The HP series spun off a number of interesting bikes as the company started getting serious and this HP2 is no exception. Of course we all now know how well BMW can create a sports bike but lets not forget the old boxer…
For Sale: 1985 Yamaha RZ500 OK two stroke fans, I have two words for you: California Title. Excited yet? Called out to us by sharp-eyed reader Ian, these bikes usually belong over on sister site CSBFS – but seeing how we need some great hardware to fight the influx of Ducatis posted here recently, I’m…
Kiwi Rarity: 1980 McIntosh Suzuki BR1 Bathurst Replica It took a couple of months but I got stumped again. Last time it was a Gilera Saturno that I’d never heard of. This time a New Zealand frame builder by the name of Ken McIntosh got me. This is one of his creations, a McIntosh Suzuki BR1 Bathurst Replica. Right…