Happy Happy…here are two versions of one of my favorite bikes, the Sukuki TL 1000R. The TL is a bike that even today reminds me of the “old” days of motorcycling; big, fast and something that didn’t suffer fools gladly. As noted in previous RSBFS posts, the Suzuki TL1000 series were V-Twins built in response…
Before you get too excited, this RGV250 is located in Japan, so if you want this one in your garage, you’ll have to navigate the requirements for getting it shipped to and then registered wherever you live. Unless you’re in Japan… The RGV250 Γ “Gamma” was introduced in 1988 to replace the two-stroke parallel-twin RG250…
The Suzuki GSX-R750 is an icon and prices for the first and second generation bikes are already on the rise, with pristine versions of the “slabbie’ and “slingshot” bring top dollar. This is a 3rd generation bike (it has the glassed in dual headlight) and prices for these haven’t started to climb…yet. The 1991 model was…
Motorcycle racing is often defined by the rivalries among riders. Recent rivalries include Rossi vs Biaggi, Schwantz vs Rainey, Fogarty vs Russell. Back in the days of 500cc two strokes, one of the major rivalries was Barry “Bazza” Sheene vs “King” Kenny Roberts. Roberts famously said the only reason he got out of bed in…
Update 1.14.2015: First posted in October last year, this LE is back on eBay. Previously a no sale with bids reaching $7,200, this time the bid is at $7,500 at current and reserve is not met. Links updated. -dc Prior to 1985 and the introduction of the GSX-R 750, Japanese sport and race bikes were…
In the world of rare and cool bikes, it is often the smaller, boutique builders that garner attention. Building bikes by hand, these smaller bespoke shops have the ability to construct something that cannot be easily mass produced. Between that and the smaller workforce, numbers produced will always be fewer; and in the law of…
Happy New Year from all of us at RSBFS! We enjoyed a great 2014 setting many new records. Nearly 750k visitors stopped by, we’re well past 53k fans on our Facebook page, and 2.6m pages were viewed. To the best of our knowledge, 101 bikes were sold to RSBFS readers, 78 on eBay and another…
Note: We’ve seen this one before, but it’s been a couple years and Tad has a fresh perspective to consider. -dc We generally try to stay away from modified machines at this site, but this GSX-750R LE is exactly the type of motorcycle I love: a bike that shows evolutionary change, a gradual improvement to…