German Intrigue – 2005 MZ 1000S

MZ is an old German bike manufacturer that can trace its history back to 1906.  They are noted as an East German manufacturer due to their location ad after WW2 of course they ended up in the east.  The MZ name is actually an abbreviation for VEB Motorradwerk Zschopau and the company has had a successful…

Read more

Craigslist Finds Spotted by Our Readers

Our mailbox is bursting at the seams this week with Craigslist finds! Some of these we may have posted before or on our Facebook page, but archived listings often don’t have fresh contact info or prices. Take a look: From Victor, a 1987 Yamaha TZR250 in San Diego From R.G., this 2008 Ducati Monster TriColore…

Read more

Springtime And Square Fours: 1986 Suzuki RG500

Springtime And Square Fours:  1986 Suzuki RG500 Update 8.31.2011: Back on eBay with one day left. Good catch Mike! It looks like there will be one less two stroke marauding the hills of Kentucky this Spring.  Your neighbors might disagree but these cool Spring mornings and evenings need to filled with the sound of  rattling two…

Read more

Grey Market Minibike: 1986 Yamaha TZR125

For Sale: 1986 Yamaha TZR125 RSBFS readers know we love grey market import bikes – especially the two strokes. But those bikes are often prohibitively expensive and impossible to register in many states (such as CA). If you are not ready to pony up the big bucks for a Lance RG500 Gamma or RZV500 –…

Read more

Red, White and Bitchin’- 1990 Honda CBR1000F

Location: Saltville, Virginia Mileage: 33,000 Price: Auction, BIN $4,000 In the 1990 liter-bike world the CBR1000F (or Hurricane until Honda pulled the name) wasn’t the most aggressive model on the market. The GSX-R 1100 and FZR 1000 were more track focused, edgy machines. However, the CBR brought a lot of things to the table that…

Read more

1990 Yamaha FZR750R OW01 on Craigslist

For Sale: 1990 Yamaha FZR750R OW01 Next to import two strokes, the WSB homologation 750 sportbikes are definitely a favorite around the RSBFS corporate office. And of those homologation bikes, the OW01 is quite possibly the most rare of the bunch. While not as successful as the Honda RC30 and RC45 on the track, the…

Read more

Italian Alternative: 1980 Moto Morini 500 Sport

Italian Alternative: 1980 Moto Morini 500 Sport No, the average guy looking for a Ducati 1098 is not going to also consider a 31 year old Moto Morini. A connoisseur of Italian motorcycles might take more than a casual glance. I must be getting old because it used a take a full fairing and the…

Read more

Seeing Double? Yep, another Yamaha FZR 750R

Location: Winchester, Virginia Mileage: 31,143 Price: Auction, BIN $12,000 People have said many times that bikes pop up in bunches here at RSBFS and it seems to be true. Andrew posted a rare and interesting FZR 750R and I thought “wow, won’t see one of those again anytime soon.” Wrong. Here’s another one. Andrew’s post…

Read more

1987 Ducati 750 F1 B

For Sale: 1987 Ducati 750 F1 B I know we have been posting quite a few Ducatis as of late. This is not because we are slaves to the L-twins from Bologna so much as there seems to be a fantastic glut of collectable Ducs on the market these days. This particular 750 F1 is…

Read more