Many of us love the two strokes. There are still plenty of them on the market, despite the main OEMs having ditched their development due to emission regulations, etc. Rumors are that Yamaha wants to bring them back. Please, please, please…do so. In the meantime, “the aficionados” need to search the internet to grab the…
Location: Glendale, AZ Mileage: 2,671 Price: Auction I think probably all of us who love sportbikes are drawn to the mystery that is the two stroke. Because of its design, the two stroke gave bikes power in small displacement, therefore saving weight. Weight savings means better performance in the acceleration and handling departments.…
Originally posted in May, this ex-Steve Crevier Aprilia/Rotax racer is back. The opening ask continues to be set at $10k. There were a few takers last round, but the bike never met reserve. All links updated. MI Wake up, Walter Mitty – your transportation has arrived. This fantastic looking racer is claimed to be an…
Location: Aliso Viejo, CA Mileage: 3,900 Price: Auction The Aprilia RS250 has an excellent racing history and is a very desirable bike in the world of RSBFS. In fact, our fearless leader at RSBFS owns one, although he’s never actually shown it to any of us, so we think it’s kind of like…
It’s “ride like a hooligan” day today, and this little Aprilia RS 50 is the perfect weapon to engage in outrageous activity without fear of tickets or worse. There is nothing more fun than wringing the neck of a bike – getting absolutely everything out of it – and not even breaking the speed limit.…
Noriyuki Haga is one of the more prolific racers riding in competition today. Starting in Japanese Superbike back in 1996 and then subsequently bouncing back and forth between WSBK, 500cc GP, Moto GP and British Superbike, he has ridden just about anything from just about every manufacturer. During one of Haga’s retrograde movements back into…
Do you fancy your food with a bit extra spices? This could be for you: A standard RS 250 is itself quite a fast bike, thanks to a super chassis, a lightweight package and enough horses to keep you moving at pace, provided you keep the needle in the last 1/3 of the rpm counter.…
The Aprilia RS 250 is a proper sports bike. Combining high output (52 horses) with low weight (145kg), peaky power delivery (proper of old school race bikes) and a super fine frame, this is as close as you can get to MotoGP bike for a fraction (and a very tiny fraction indeed) of the cost!…