A bit of a fun one for your perusal. Famed small-bore manufacturer Derbi offered a line of 50cc GP racer replicas as street bikes. Different from the popular Yamaha YSRs, the Derbis were very nearly full-sized motorcycles – except for their engines, of course. This makes them excellent trainers for young riders looking to move…
Update 11.14.2021: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Many American riders might never have even heard of the Derbi brand, let alone ridden one. Thankfully the RSBFS faithful are not those riders, and can genuinely appreciate the rarity and fun this little 50cc bad motor scooter represents. Based in Barcelona, Spain,…
Update 6.17.2020: This bike has been sold for a little while but I’m behind on my updates. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc In these trying times there is tremendous fear as to what might be to come. Worried about raiding your retirement account to purchase that perfect collectible specimen of a RC30 / OW01…
Derbis were never imported here in large numbers, but were a huge hit in Europe, and mixed it up with their Italian rivals at Aprilia in the 125cc two-stroke feeder series for MotoGP before being replaced with the 250cc four-stroke Moto3 bikes in 2014. 2003 Derbi GPR-r for sale on eBay Though their world stage…
When it comes to two strokes, this is how the rest of the world generally sees them: smaller bikes for entry level riders and cheap transportation. Common across Asia and Europe, small-displacement bikes fall into either the scooter or the repli-racer category. Each has its own merits, although the scooter category is the most popular.…
Note: This appears to be a relist of a bike posted by Ian back in 2003. Links updated, -MG Hey, everything can’t be a Mondial Piega. Don’t frown though, if Euro teens can have fun on these why can’t we? A dime a dozen on the other side of the Atlantic, titled street versions here…
Despite the lack of cc’s this could quite possibly be the closest thing to a true GP bike for the streets; it is right there in the name, the GPR125. Most 125cc bikes are aimed at testosterone filled teenagers but not the Derbi. In fact, the EU did not allow sales to anyone under 25…
For Sale: 1978 Bultaco Streaker 125 The Spanish are a rabid lot – they love their motorcycle racing more fervently than any other nation I have witnessed. That country has also produced its fair share of racing greats: Sito Pons, Dani Pedrosa, Ángel Nieto, Jorge Lorenzo, Àlex Crivillé and Álvaro Bautista just to name a…