Today’s RZ350 is the fully-faired F2 model which was never imported to the U.S. Looks like a very nice survivor which should be an easy import. 1989 Yamaha RZ350 for sale on eBay Water cooling let the RZ350 make better power with 63 hp, than its air cooled predecessor, the RD400. And the YPVS power…
Moto Guzzi’s most recent Le Mans, the V11 is an interesting mix of brawn and refinement. Today’s Arizona example has been well-loved and preserved for the next owner. 2002 Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans for sale on eBay New owners Aprilia had sporting aspirations for the V11 and commissioned an up-rated two valve engine, claiming…
While not exactly the fire breathing homologation dragons usually befitting the pages of RSBFS, there is something unique and irresistible about the Moto Morini brand. And while the company produced a number of models over the years, it is the little 350cc v-twin that we see the most. These are beautiful bikes that lack the…
It’s rare to see an 800SS, though it had a thoughtful group of compromises, the Terblanche design took many years to be accepted. Here’s an Iowan example which is a good year, in understated Senna colors, with several carbon updates. 2003 Ducati 800SS SuperSport Ducati’s new 800cc L-twin was a desmodue, but engineered for a…
Homologation machines exist to go racing. Sometimes it is the street bike that makes the race bike possible. Sometimes the street bike is the actual privateer race bike. In almost all cases, homologation machines are collector items because by nature they are limited in numbers. And of those numbers, many of the supply have been…
One benefit of the tighter World SuperSport rule book was that since less could be modified for racing, the showroom specials sometimes came better equipped than their WSBK stablemates. Here’s a Bay Area Ducati 748R whose great looks stretch the truth about its twenty years since new. 2001 Ducati 748R #839 for sale on eBay…
The Wonderful World of Honda in the 1980s pretty much consisted of every possible engine arrangement, frame type, suspension system, across multiple models in the same segment. It was like Honda decided to shotgun the sporting world with as many options as possible. In truth, Honda was looking for an edge – both at the…
Update 5.17.2021: eBay shows this auction has sold at $28,500. Congratulations to the buyer and thanks again to Andy for support the site! -dc There are few more iconic motorcycles than the mighty Suzuki RG500 Gamma. This bike is the essence of a 500cc GP machine when two strokes ruled the racing circuits. Never imported…