The goal in filling my fantasy garage is to have as wide a range of engine configurations as possible: a thumpy Ducati v-twin, a shrieking four in a big-bore MV, an older KTM Duke single, a howling triple Laverda. But I’ll also need a two-stroke. Maybe an old Kawasaki H1 triple, or something like this…
I had a long post written up about how almost every motorcycle company creates a limited edition bike to celebrate a successful rider, how this can result in anything from a Hailwood MHR to a Bostrom 998, etc, etc. But then my girl told me I was being overly loquacious (one of the risks of…
Update 6.28.2014: Bike is now sold. Thanks to everyone for your interest and congratulations to Jim! -dc Today’s post is for my own 1995 Aprilia RS250 Chesterfield. This is a great rider quality bike with easy restoration potential. I’ve put less than 600 miles on it since buying it in early 2011, which is precisely…
I started reading the British bike magazines back in the late-90’s, when Suzuki’s TL1000S was busy making headlines for its wayward behavior and monstrous 115whp. My girl at the time was working at Tower Records in the San Fernando Valley, and every month, unsold magazines had their covers ripped off and returned to the publisher,…
Listed for sale in Huntington Beach is this very nice, rider quality MK1 Aprilia RS250. The seller is very upfront that this bike doesn’t have a title and what is known of it’s history. While it may not be a museum quality example, it is certainly a bike many would love to actually ride as…
We’ve seen this bike before, in January in fact when we first spotted it. What’s new is that the blacked out frame treatment has been reversed and underneath is what appears to be the factory satin finish with minor imperfections. While I speculated the previously noted black frame was likely covering up an unsightly blemish,…
This one was only active for about a day and sold so quickly that we didn’t get it into the queue in time. When first listed it had an opening bid of $6500 and stated in the description that the reserve was $7500 with title. Considering the condition and title, I thought we’d see bids…
3.19.2014: INCREDIBLE! This is the fastest sale on our site that I’m aware of: 23 hours after posting a deposit has been accepted and sale agreed on. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Our next March Madness special Featured Listings is this great looking Aprilia RS250 Cup bike. These were used as a one make…