For Sale: 1978 Bultaco Streaker 125 The Spanish are a rabid lot – they love their motorcycle racing more fervently than any other nation I have witnessed. That country has also produced its fair share of racing greats: Sito Pons, Dani Pedrosa, Ángel Nieto, Jorge Lorenzo, Àlex Crivillé and Álvaro Bautista just to name a…
Location: Portland, Oregon Mileage: 20,941 Price: Auction, $5,500 BIN Okay, this bike has been modified but also maintained and upgraded. And sure, it’s in Oregon, my home state. And I also love GSX-R’s. So there was really no way I couldn’t write this up. Generally, I like to find older GSX-R’s that are completely stock,…
Location: Cincinnati, OH Miles: 12,750 Price: $18,000 After and eleven year hiatus from racing, Mike “The Bike” Hailwood returned on a Ducati and won the isle of Man TT. To take that long of a break from racing and return to race in such a dangerous race is impressive in itself. But to win it…
Real Men Don’t Need Fairings: 1995 MZ (MUZ) Scorpion And 1993 Suzuki Bandit 400 Here is a little treat for the crowd that has an aversion to plastic! You know, it may be a little mundane looking but I really could not find a bad thing written about the MZ (MUZ) Scorpion. Owners seem to…
Suzuki Track Weapon: Race Kitted 1996 Suzuki RGV250SP (VJ23) We’ve had a decent amount of VJ23’s grace the pages of RSBFS and of those, we’ve had some ultra rare “V” models. This might be a first though, a fully track prepped 23 and prepped with a lot of true kit parts; not to mention some…
Is It Safe To Post A Bimota Again? 1986 Bimota DB1 Que the music to Jaws. After the great Bimota sell off of the Spring of 2012, I wanted to make sure it was safe to post a Bimota again without angering the RSBFS masses. This isn’t the average Bimota SB so I thought…
Location: Waterloo, Iowa Mileage: 5,220 Price: Auction, with a reserve Saying that there have been a smattering of RZ500’s on RSBFS lately would be an understatement. Scan the last couple weeks of postings on the site and you’ll see plenty of these units. Crazy? Maybe. Awesome? For sure. The RZ500 is an old school Grand…
For Sale: RSBFS Logo Stickers RSBFS reader and avid fan Dave worked with us to bring these awesome stickers to you. Available in either black or white, these nifty stickers are the same size and shape as our RSBFS giveaway items (like in this post here) but all one color. Approximately A4 envelope in size,…
When it comes to race replica’s (code name RR) the Yamaha FZR 750 R also known as 0W-1 is one of the most significant models. First in series of the 0W (the Yamaha YZF R7 being the 0W-2), this bike was in many ways more exclusive than Honda’s RC 30. Only 500 models were produced…
For Sale: KTM RC8R Red Bull Edition #4 KTM RC8R Red Bull Edition #5 KTM RC8R Red Bull Edition #23 There are days when scouring the ‘net results in few – if any – rare bikes. And then there are days when there are so many rare bikes up for grabs that the entire staff…
Our schedule got a little upset with the long weekend but as a result we have a whopper of a mailbag. Enjoy the feast! dc Lauren emailed to let us know of their beautiful 2008 MV Agusta F4 312R for sale on eBay. Available in Miami with a starting bid of $19k. Good luck with…
For Sale: 1985 Yamaha RZ500 If you find yourself wanting a RZ500 (or heck, any killer two stroke) but don’t have the bones to pony up for a perfectly preserved stocker like this one, a well-used example might be your best bet. This can be the most rewarding route to a grey-market bike, but unless…