Longtime RSBFS readers have always indicated they prefer streetable sportbikes on these pages. We’re tipping our toe in the water on Tuesday’s with dedicated track bikes that aren’t streetable but of similar quality to our usual selections. Leave a comment and let us know what you think. -dc Bimota have always been focused performance machines. …
Update 7.26.21: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc From the classics section of milestone motorcycles comes the wonderful Honda 600 Hurricane. Officially known as the CBR600F when introduced in 1987, the Hurricane was Honda’s wash and wear tuxedo for the ultra-competitive middleweight class; this was a bike that could do everything…
So you are shopping for a 180 horsepower V Twin superbike, but you find the offerings from Ducati a little too……what is the word?….Italian. You want something different, not a bike that you will see very often. You love a good story and racing history. Enter the EBR 1190RX. Mr Buell has one of the…
If you are looking for a great open class sport bike that does not go the way of the Japanese Big Four or that Italian V-twin factory – in other words if you want something different – smart money might just put you on a KTM RC8. But today’s example is not just a vanilla…
So, I’m a little older and little fatter now than I was back in 1990. It’s also possible I had a Kenny Powers mullet and wrap around Oakley’s, but that can’t be proven by any of you gear heads. Look at that side shot- it’s a thing of beauty! All I knew in 1990 was…
Not quite as cutting edge as the Mille, Aprilia’s Falco provided plenty of excitement for less Euros. Just under 8,000 miles and of legal drinking age, this Falco has had a careful owner or two, and looks excellent. 2003 Aprilia SL1000 Falco for sale on eBay Slightly less compression ( still 10.8-to-1 ) than its…
“What do we want?…..SPORT BIKES….When do we want them? NOW”-Angry mob outside RSBFS Headquarters. Hunting rare and exciting motorcycles is hard work. We are a slave to what is currently on the market. Pickings have been slim. But today we are in luck. Out in Denver a very interesting Ducat is listed on Craigslist. Featuring…
Star power. It is what sells. Be it the star power of a famous race bike, a famous team, a famous rider, a famous win, or all of the above. This is what sets certain bikes above the rest. And today’s find is a wonderful reminder that the lime green team was once a very…