Rare & Exotic: 2007 Bimota DB5-R

For Sale: 2007 Bimota DB5-R For many, the DB5-R is the ultimate expression of the modern Bimota. Clean, lightweight and relatively conventional in appearance (compared to the TESI, anyway), the DB5-R is powered by the torquey Ducati 1100cc dual-spark motor. Draped in carbon fiber and sprinkled with CNC-machined alloy bits everywhere, this is a bike…

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Suzuki’s Dark Secret: 1983 XN85 Turbo

Suzuki’s Dark Secret:  1983 XN85 Turbo If there is such a thing as a read headed step child of the motorcyling world, the XN85 Turbo is it.  It sounds like as soon as the production line shut down Suzuki was ready to move on.  I love this quote from XN85turbo.com: “Suzuki America does everything short of denying…

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1998 Ducati 916 SPS

For Sale: 1998 Ducati 916 SPS While a 916 remains a timeless classic, it is not exactly a rare breed. The SPS version, however, adds considerable performance and value to the equation. For starters, the motor displaces a full 996cc (think of it as the precursor to the 996), has bigger valves, a lighter crank,…

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Hey There Good Lookin: 2004 Moto Guzzi Coppa Italia

 Hey There Good Lookin:  2004 Moto Guzzi Coppa Italia Very pleasing to the eye if you ask me.  I don’t consider Moto Guzzi’s the sexiest looking things around but they are growing on me.  Does this mean I’m getting old?  Maybe but I think it has more to do with the fact that they don’t have cookie cutter looks. …

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From M-G to M-V: 2000 MV Agusta 750

For Sale: 2000 MV Agusta 750 After posting a seemingly endless string of Moto Guzzis, I have decided to make my way further down the alphabet and post something different. From MG I have made it to MV – as in MV Agusta – to post this pretty 750. Pity that folks who own such…

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Canadian Classic – 1982 Yamaha RD 350LC

For Sale: 1982 Yamaha RD 350LC If you are thinking that this is simply an RZ350 in funny colors, you must be a U.S.-based RSBFS reader. And you are both right and wrong. While Yamaha brought the two stroke fire back to America for only a few years, these bikes have thrived north of the…

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