Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania Mileage: 11,705 Price: Auction, $3,800 BIN This bike really brings back the memories. I’ve written up a ZX750R before and I have to admit that I think they are stunning, especially in the red and black. All the sportbike worship during my college days comes back when I see one. The entire…
The Ducati 916 has many times been voted the best looking bike of all time. Over the years the engine was increased in size where it ended up at 998 cc. As the new 999 designed by Pierre Terblanche was being released, the venerable 916 family was going away. So here we have the final…
Not your stock Goose. This Guzzi has a known history and a number of modifications that have made the engine a bit hotter than stock. The sport 100 was a nice bike but of course the V Twin was always underpowered compared to the competition. Guzzi had a tremendous racing heritage but by the mid 90’s…
Location: Malibu, California Mileage: 26,000 Price: Auction, $2,750 BIN I know this bike is a little older that what we usually see on RSBFS, but I like it for two reasons. One, it’s clean and original for an ’83. Two, I think the Interceptor has an important history in the sportbike evolution that deserves recognition.…
For Sale: 1993 Ducati Supermono OK sports fans. Let’s put away our seemingly rare Superlights, ditch the Desmosedicci, park the SS/SP and various SP0,SP1,etc., and leave the 748L behind. Anything with a serialized numberplate likely has a number higher than this. Sure, there might be a few one-off Ducatis available that rival this in rarity,…
It’s Actually Been Ridden! 1997 Bimota DB2 Final Edition Stop the RSBFS presses! We have a Bimota that has been ridden more than 100 miles. I’m exaggerating of course but not by much. People love their Bimota art pieces and most keep them locked away in the garage. This DB2 has enough mileage on it…
Ready For Restoration: 1979 LAVERDA FORMULA 500 SERIES 1 It might not look like much now but these bikes were the father’s of the single make race series. Laverda came up with the “Coppa Laverda” in 1978 to showcase their new bike that was designed for club level racing. I think they came up with…
Location: Newport Beach, California Mileage: 7,700 (approximate) Price: Auction, $5,000 current bid SOLD for $7300 Even though the US didn’t see many of the cool two-strokes that the rest of the world got, there was at least the Yamaha RZ 350. Introduced to the US in 1984 (costing $2,399 new), the bike was worked over…
It is only fair that I point out straight away that this is titled in California. Yup you read that right! This particular beauty being the export model with a claimed 70Hp which should make this bike very quick given its dry weight of under 300lbs. With the VJ23 was the introduction of the 70…
The Ducati 851 was the bike that started the modern era of racing success. It was the first water-cooled 4 valve twin that has been the foundation of all the engines through to the current 1198 in the Superbikes. While the bike has 851 as its designation the engine actually displaced 888cc which by 1993…
Go Fast History: Team Vesco 1972 Yamaha TD3 You really can find anything on eBay. What a neat little piece of motorcycle racing history. I had always associated Don Vesco with going real fast across the salt flats and not around a race track. He was at the track and was associated with some very…
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Mileage: 9,994 Price: Auction, $3,600 BIN Well, another clean CBR1000F has popped up (that’ll make two this week) and I just had to write this one up too. Again, very clean, low mileage and looks original. And as mentioned in the previous post, this bike wasn’t the edgiest machine available at…