Well, this GSX-R 1100 is definitely one of those bikes that wasn’t especially rare when new, but has become so by being a survivor: “Gixxers” of all displacements are much used and abused. 600’s get treated as “starter bikes” by noobs and crashed left and right. 750’s get raced, stunted, tracked, the 1100’s get drag-raced,…
One thing I have noticed about rare sport bikes is that you wont see a bike for sale for a long time and then suddenly multiple versions pop up either within months or at the same time. One of my first posts to to RSBFS was when three Red Bull KTM RC8’s came up for…
The Suzuki GSX-R750RK, also known as the RR (which stood for race replica) was a “straight-out-of-the-crate” racer and only 500 were produced. They weren’t imported into North America, so here is a rare opportunity to pick one up here in the states. I will admit that I was not familiar with the RR/RK model from…
I know the purists will tell me that the traditional colors for a GSX-R are white and blue but I think this red and white color scheme was the most attractive color scheme of the early GSX-R models. Plus this is a “slingshot” model in the 750cc configuration, which is quickly becoming one of the…
When it comes to the big, road-going two strokes, the RG500 Gamma usually tops the list as the smoker that is most like its GP counterpart. Arguably the sharpest and strongest of the two strokes offered during this era – and never officially imported into the United State – the Gamma has grown to legendary…
Let’s call this particular auction a market barometer. Sure, there is great love for the slab-sided early Gixxer. But how far are you willing to go to get a truly great one? Assuming that this is a truly great example (and it appears to be so with only 1,500 KM showing on the clock and…
It really doesn’t matter where you are in the world, if you’re in the market for a beautiful pair of RG500s, your auction has arrived. While these aren’t brand new, the combined mileage represents less than 3k miles! The pictures tell the rest of the story as these have obviously been cared for like museum…
Update 5.20.2014: eBay shows a sale at $36,900. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc If you are in the market for a low mile example of one of THE most iconic motorcycles ever built, you’d better read on. This Minnesota-based 1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma has a reported 30 miles on the clock, and is claimed…