To me this is one very special bike, why you may ask. Is it because only 290 of these bikes were made? Nope. Is it because they were homologation bikes for AMA racing? Nope. It is because I am lucky enough to own one of these beauties. My wife insists I keep it in the…
Location: Newport Beach, CA Miles: 13,500 Price: $4000 In accordance with our 400cc Week here at RSBFS, may I introduce the one and only Yamaha FZR400. This, my friends, is one of the current object of my desire in the world of rare sport bikes. I don’t need ample amounts of carbon fiber or even…
While many won’t think of a Guzzi as a sportsbike the company has a very long and proud racing history. Just to give you an idea look at these stats. By the time of its pull out from Grand Prix racing, Moto Guzzi had won 3,329 official races, 8 World Championships, 6 Constructor’s Championships and 11 Isle of Man…
All too often we are about the chase – always looking for the next rare bike, the next unobtainable this or that – and we tend to miss out on some of the best aspects of collecting: not just the search, but the find, the deal, the anticipation, and ultimately the experience of actually riding…
1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Miles: 5820Km (3,616mi) Price: $16,000 Our neighbors to the North again offer us a piece of sport bike history in the super clean and original ’86 RG500 Gamma. It seems that a few of the RG500’s featured here on RSBFS are Canadian, and this on is no…
It’s Saturday night — well past closing time, and you and your mates decide to see who can come up with the rarest of the rare Ducatis; specifically, the Tamburini Ducatis. “That’s easy,” says one friend; “The 998 S Bostrom.” “No, no, no,” says the other. “The 916 Senna.” You nod; the Senna is rare…
They’re all still faster than you are — all these years later. 750s went away when 1000s were homologated for top of the food chain racing. And in the four-cylinder world, the only company who still makes a 750cc full-on sports platform is Suzuki. But the Kawasaki ZX750P (1996 – 2003) is still one of…
Location: Camarillo, CA Mileage: 5,220 Price: $4,000 BIN As I’m sure most of you do, when I think RZ 350, I think Kenny Roberts. The Yamaha RZ 350 Kenny Roberts Signature is a legendary bike associated with a legendary racer. Indulge me for a second while I drop a little history. ‘King Kenny’ was…