No, you haven’t activated a Instagram filter and your computer monitor has not switched over to monochrome, this really is an all gray and black Ducati MH900e. The MH900e is a pretty polarizing bike among sportbike fans. Some naysayers consider it merely a Ducati design and marketing exercise, an affront to the Mike Hailwood name. …
If you’re looking for something a bit different that won’t break the bank to buy or maintain, the MZ Skorpion offers something different for folks who don’t mind being on the receiving end of the occasional double-take, a 660cc sportbike with just one cylinder… Built from 1994 to 2004 and a very popular choice for…
Here is an icon, a 1st gen CBR900RR, known as the Fireblade outside the USA. For younger readers of RSBFS or for anyone who has forgotten, when the CBR900RR appeared in 1993 it was a hammer blow to both the 750 and 1000cc market segments. In typical Honda fashion it wasn’t an overpowering powerplant that…
Today we bring you something different. How about an iconic sport bike that was not very rare in its day? The V45 Interceptor was perhaps among the most common of the cutting edge hyper bikes of the early 1980s. With a leading role in the fascinating play that was the Honda technical juggernaut, the Interceptor…
When it comes to the RZ350, examples fall into three basic groups: Stone stock (the most rare), nicely modified models with tasty pipes and suspension, and rat bikes thrashed within an inch of their poor parallel twin lives and then tarted up for a quick sale (most common). While RZs are climbing in value overall,…
This is about as close as you’ll get to a time-capsule GSX-R750 in a daily-rider package. It’s been fully-restored after a life on the road, making it ideal for someone who wants the very best Gixxer they can find, but is looking for something to ride rather than a bike to simply park up and…
Today we have a true multinational offering. Built in Japan and likely sold originally on the European continent or in the UK, this RD500LC was refurbished in Germany in 2012 and now resides in Portugal. The colors look stunning on this this retro smoker, which just goes to show that there is more than the…
While it’s a hard pill to swallow for newly-minted track-day heroes with visions of tire-spinning corner exits, the best way to learn to be fast is by building good habits in an environment where every single pony counts. Hitting the track on a GSX-R1000 will allow a newer rider to lap at some mind-bending speeds,…