1996 Aprilia RS250 with California Title Miles: 6,000 Clean Title Listed Price: $17,000 Or Best Offer Listing Ends: July 3rd, 2024 1996 Aprilia RS250 with California Title for Sale on eBay Introduced in 1995 at the tail end of the 250cc sportbike craze that had been raging amongst the Japanese Big Four since the mid-1980s,…
1984 Yamaha RZ500 Miles: 22,000* Clean Title Listing Price: $24,000 Listing Ends: June 14th, 2024 1984 Yamaha RZ500 for Sale on eBay Today’s 1984 Yamaha RZ500 is from the two-stroke era of motorcycle performance, when Grand Prix grids were the exclusive playground of snarling, smoking, lightweight machines running on fragrant premix. Motorcycles have always been…
UPDATESold for $10,000 on December 9, 2023 The Quarter-Liter Sportbike ClassIf you weren’t a dyed-in-the-wool two-stroke fan, or didn’t read British biking magazines back in the 80s and 90s, you might never know that there was a war going on back then between the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers to dominate a category that didn’t even exist…
It’s a long while between ZXR-400’s here in the U.S.A., so we took a trip to the U.K. to find this well-used but renovated small sport. Today’s is an L3 from the middle of the model run, with a super spec sheet and weighing barely 400 lbs. 1993 Kawasaki ZXR400 Ninja ( England ) for…
Update 12.14.2021: Deposit received, sale pending! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Yamaha didn’t pursue the late 80’s race replica phenomenon, but ended up on the slippery slope anyway, with outstanding results. Borrowing as fast as they could from the TT-F3 developments, the FZR-400R was a test-bed for how close a showroom machine wanted to…
From the sweet spot of a great 13-year model run, the NSR250SE is an epic lightweight – though only available here via the grey market. Here’s a recent import with a great rider vibe. 1992 Honda NSR250SE for sale on eBay Even though the NSR’s resembled the Moto2 machines, developments from the racing dept. were…
A continent or two removed from the usual superbike competition, very lightweight two-strokes lessen the role of the right wrist in any performance riding. Here’s a Honda MC21 ready for registration and rejuvenation. 1991 Honda NSR250R / MC21 for sale on eBay The NSR250 went through four developments, with the MC21 being third. All used…
After Kenny Robert’s 1978-80 MotoGP crowns, Yamaha worked for a few years to bring a two-stroke 500cc V-4 to the showroom. Here’s a Colorado example with touring bike miles but a recent engine rebuild and excellent cosmetics. 1984 Yamaha RZ500 for sale on eBay Yamaha couldn’t exactly present their dealers with a $1,000-per-pound MotoGP bike,…