For Sale: 1985 Laverda RGS 1000 Update 5.3.2012: Originally listed in February, a winning bid of $8500 was accepted but apparently fell through. Links updated. -dc Laverda has never quite gained the popularity of those other Italian brands. Sure, everyone has heard about Ducati, most know of Moto Guzzi and collectors and enthusiasts know of…
For Sale: 1986 Moto Guzzi 1000 Lemans Like all Italian hardware, this Guzzi LeMans 1000 looks terrific in red. Given, the mono-chromatic paint scheme does reek a bit of the ’80s and has a bit of “Crocket & Tubs” to it, but you can forgive such dated cues when you recall the long history of…
For Sale: 1981 LAVERDA JOTA When it comes to the pages of RSBFS, Laverdas are relatively scarce. Sure, you might find the occasional RGS Executive, but most of what we have posted are the more modern incarnations of Laverda, such as this 750S or this 750S Formula. But today we have the legendary Laverda –…
For Sale: 1983 Laverda RGS Executive Quick – name a famous manufacturer of large displacement, 3-cylinder sportbikes. No, not the UK one. Think Italian. Benelli is a close guess, but not really known for bigger bore machinery in the US. Reach a little deeper into the history of Italian motorcycle manufacturing to pull out today’s…
For Sale: 2007 Aprilia RSV Mille R 1000 Factory Today’s post is all about the eye candy. I know how you RSBFS fans go nuts for Ohlins suspension, dig Brembo radial mount calipers and love you some carbon fiber like Rossi loves an apex – so I found some for you. To mix things up…
For Sale: 1992 BMW K1 When it was first released back in 1988, the BMW K1 was something of a sensation. Based on BMW’s recently introduced longitudinal four cylinder “K” configuration engine, the K1 featured new motorcycle technology such as ABS brakes along with stunning bodywork developed from hours and hours in the wind tunnel.…
For Sale: 2012 Hacksetter 998s We here at RSBFS are all about finding the most rare and desireable motorcycles available on the web. Sometimes we will stumble across something that most of us didn’t know existed, such as this Honda CBR500F, or boutique bikes built in small numbers such as this Roehr. Well, today’s bike…
For Sale: 1984 Bimota KB3 After all of the comments on the Buell BattleTwin I last posted, I figured this time around I’d better find something equally rare and significant, but significantly more beautiful. Mission accomplished! Feast your eyes, RSBFS reader, on this gorgeous Bimota KB3. Like the KB2 we posted here on RSBFS last…