Here is a quickie for your Track Day Tuesday morning. Up for grabs is a pretty special machine, an Aprilia RS250 SP2 race bike. Aprilia offered two different specifications of this model, which included the lower spec SP and the high specification SP2. Meant to emulate a Moto3 machine – but with greater reliability and…
If you are a regular here at RSBFS than you know that all of us here are huge fans of Bimota. Any time one comes to market we know that there needs to be a post about it. The comments sections are normally fairly interesting with owners and would be owners sharing stories. From my…
2007 Suzuki SV1000S Build We all know the girl. You went to high school with her. You had a non-zero chance considering you both occupied a mid-tier social strata but you were scared of getting hit by the pitch. She looked phenomenal at the reunion…and married. Oh well. Hindsight is 20/20, right? Who cares. One…
The Ducati Sport Classic lineup was an innovative approach to take the tried and true – in this case the tried and true, air-cooled, two valve standard Desmo mill heavily utilized in the Supersport and Monster offerings – but in a different platform called the Sport Classic. That platform was built on nostalgia, and different…
One time RSBFS contributor and long-term RSBFS friend Marty pointed out this pretty SB6R in the UK with the following note: “Back in the day, the joke on RSBFS was that Bimota SB6’s couldn’t be counted as a Rare Sport Bike because there were always ones for sale on eBay and other sites. Sadly those…
2006 Honda NSF100 I rarely have the answers but this time I do. The answer to what you may ask? Boredom. A mini moto, a parking lot, and some chalk will do more for you than anything that has every come across RSBFS. I know this because that exact formula has helped me pass many…
Three One Two – simple little words in a strange order. Or you can read it as Three Twelve, Twelve minutes past Three PM, or something just slightly short of Pi. But for our RSBFS faithful, the 312 is meant to be KPH, or the American equivalent of 194 MPH. This was the highest spec,…
With Buell’s last H-D derived engine and quite a bit of homegrown tech, the XB12R is a statement both parked and under way. Today’s comes in the classy white with blue accents, looking exciting and collectible. 2008 Buell XB12R Firebolt for sale on eBay Buell’s trademark Thunderstorm developments comprehensively rebuilt the 1203cc pushrod engine, incorporating…