Spring cleaning in a San Antonio garage – what have we here – a first year 992cc dual-spark Supersport ! It shows just a couple of season’s worth of miles, thoughtful and sparing updates, and what must be a force field to have kept the scratch and dent gnomes at bay. 2003 Ducati 1000DS Supersport…
America may have talent, but it’s the Italians who have Style. Whether its the super sexy shape of a Bimota, the hypercycle approach of Ducati, the engine-first stance of a Benelli, the unconventional-but-standard look of a Laverda, or the iconic “stick your cylinders out like you just don’t care” of a Moto Guzzi, Italian bikes…
While purists will claim that Ducati motorcycles NEED to be red, there is an undercurrent belief that yellow is indeed the fastest color. The absurdity of color changing the mechanical makeup aside, perhaps the color theory was borne out of this iconic model, the Superlight. Whereas the regular Supersport models of this era were available…
Brothers Don and Derek were definitely on to something. Starting in the 1960s with off road pursuits, their chassis building exploits brought them into the realm of road racers. By the early 1970s they were offering frame kits for British bikes (Triumph & BSA primarily), but it was the Kawasaki and Honda powered models that…
With apologies to David Weiss and Don Fagenson, it’s time to walk the dinosaur – the 1985 Kawasaki GPz750. The younger generation reading this – who did not grow up with cassette tapes, never had a mobile that didn’t have a camera, and has never watched ALF (no loss there, really) – probably won’t understand…
Today’s RD400 is a last-year model with just 5,600 miles and a long list of refurbishments. The air cooled smokers resonate like nothing else and this one can do it in California. 1979 Yamaha RD400F for sale on eBay Yamaha cultivated the RD400’s around-town manners with disk brakes, cushy seat, and oil injection. Yamaha was…
Winning bid was $16,500. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Friend of the site and uncommon vendor of some amazing motorcycles, Peter brings to us today a very unique example of an interesting and rare motorcycle. You are familiar with Moto Borgotaro already, as Peter has listed Guzzis, Laverdas and Ducatis in the past, just…
Yamaha’s entry in the pocketbike derby was the YSR-50, easily loaded in the back of the minivan at 165 lbs., but tons of fun. This example looks complete and original with a single-year paint scheme and California title. 1988 Yamaha YSR-50 for sale on eBay A bit like the supersport sharing specs with a superbike,…
