With an appreciative nod to fellow RSBFS contributors William and Doug for the find and the post title, today brings us a bit of two stroke holy grail action: the Kawasaki KR250. Blessed with the same name as the GP race bike, the street-going KR250 shares no parts with the competition platform, yet the roots…
On the coat-tails of Saturday’s RVF400R post, here’s a 1996 model NC35 with good if not great cosmetics, and a peculiar choice of fairing fasteners. 1996 Honda RVF400R / NC35 for sale on eBay In the Japanese market, keeping the excitement bubbling for Honda’s new RC45 superbike meant having a lookalike that had better access…
Since the RZ350 was sold here until 1986, it’s relatively rare to see the fully faired rest-of-world edition. Though this example isn’t currently operational, it shouldn’t take much to bring it back to the living – not to mention California title ! 1986 Yamaha RZ350 for sale on eBay For 1986, the RZ350 used Yamaha’s…
Short days turn thoughts to a light winter project that might actually be completed by riding season. Re-commissioning a later NSR250R would have a substantial reward at the end of that rainbow. 1990 Honda NSR250R for sale on eBay Honda packed a multitude of updates into the 1990 MC21, though the little V-twin was stuck…
Update 11.4.2020: Price lowered to $27,000. Good luck to buyers and seller! -dc Honda went endurance racing in the early 1980’s, to learn things there was really no other way to know, with long stretches of Wide Open Throttle for unlimited class machines. RSBFS reader Par brought this homologation special home from Europe and has…
With a pair of 250cc engines driving a common output shaft providing two power strokes on every revolution, Yamaha’s RZ500 pushed nearly 200 hp per liter, even in street trim. This sharp Michigan example has been in storage but was recently freshened up for riding season. 1985 Yamaha RZ500 for sale on eBay The RZ’s…
With most riders expecting the best part of 200 hp per liter, later two-strokes of middling displacement are often treated like caged animals. This Honda V-3 doesn’t appear to have been babied, but does boast current California registration. 1986 Honda NS400R for sale on eBay Honda acknowledged that the 500cc GP formula was not going…
During the 80’s heyday, Honda showed a graduated selection of displacements with two- or four-stroke engines in various configurations. The early CBR250R was destined for an upscale beginner and came to the U.S. only via the grey market. This 1988 four cylinder 250 looks good and its black/gold livery doesn’t stretch the truth with racey…