Welcome back to our latest sales report, where savvy buyers and sellers keep an eye on market values. We blogged 60 bikes in April and here is a review of 20 of them, most having sold. In fact 4 of them sold to our own readers. Lowest sale price was $1900 and highest was $64k!…
The Kawasaki 250cc two stroke sport bikes were part of the KR series. These, were the alternatives to Suzuki’s RGV, Honda’s NSR and Yamaha’s TZR. All of them were more or less extreme race replica bikes. In particular the KR1 with its parallel twin motor was among the fastest. It also had a great chassis…
If you find a low mileage original Suzuki RG500 you can consider yourself lucky. A zero mileage RG 500 would be a rarity and only available through word of mouth among collectors. What we have here is more than that and it demands that you pick up the phone with your left hand and hold a…
Just a few days ago, I mentioned that France has proved to be “the place” where you should look for the “Mighty” Kawa 2 stroke triples. The one pictured below is the largest capacity of all: the 750cc: When Casey Stoner retired from Moto GP, he said he wished the championship would be more exciting.…
Kawasaki built its image on powerful and raw powered motorbikes. “Aggressive” was, and still is, the marketing theme. Back in the days, “green” wasn’t yet the symbol. Instead, it all started with the 3 cylinder two strokes power plants. Ranging from 350cc to 750cc, the Mach series were serious powerhouses. I love the original ad…
When it comes to rare motorbikes, there are a couple of manufacturers that have their full catalogue belonging in this category. Bi. Mo. Ta. is one of them. I reckon that in the future there will be more space for exotic, almost custom made sport bikes’ brands. I mean, look at the success of Vyrus.…
We’ve actually seen this one before last August, but it was in a combined post. It’s back on eBay for $7900. As the ad states, these fall in to the 25 year rule category and make them a classic, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to import to the U.S. Considering the prices the RG500…
How will the market of Sport Bikes look in the future ? Who will be the target customers ? What should a new generation street motorbike deliver ? I guess this is what many OEM’s R&D and marketing departments ask themselves regularly. What we know, is that we don’t know. We can only observe the…