1997 Bimota SB6R Miles: 189 Clean Title Bid at post: $3,050 Auction ends: July 22nd, 2024 Reserve Not Met 1997 Bimota SB6R for Sale on eBay First of all, to clarify a few things: this is my dream bike. I realize there are many, many “dream bikes” out there, and this one might not have…
1997 Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird for Sale Miles: 28,692 Third Owner Clean Wisconsin Title Bid at post: $2,550 Auction ends: March 14th, 2024 Reserve Not Met 1997 Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird for Sale on eBay Introduced in 1997, the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird was briefly the “world’s fastest motorcycle,” clocking in at 178.5 mph. It…
Suzuki made so many substantive changes to the first water-cooled GSX-R1100 that reviewers were knocked cold and only colors were updated for 1994. Today’s GSX-R has low mileage, typical period mods, and excellent cosmetics. 1993 Suzuki GSX-R1100 for sale on eBay Quite a few engine changes accompanied the switch from oil to water cooling –…
One time RSBFS contributor and long-term RSBFS friend Marty pointed out this pretty SB6R in the UK with the following note: “Back in the day, the joke on RSBFS was that Bimota SB6’s couldn’t be counted as a Rare Sport Bike because there were always ones for sale on eBay and other sites. Sadly those…
Update 2.10.23: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc The legend that is the Suzuki GSX-R began stateside in 1986. The original air/oil cooled slab sided model was followed by the Slingshot era, denoting rounder flanks and tweaks to the engine tuning. And when the air/oil cooling had reached its maximum efficiency,…
Bimota’s tried-and-true formula is on display in the exotic SB6: take a powerful Japanese lump, hang it from an innovative frame and top-quality suspension, and then wrap it in wildly futuristic bodywork. In this case, the “lump” was from Suzuki, the liquid-cooled 1074cc inline four and five-speed gearbox that powered the final iteration of their…
Bimota is known for taking the road less traveled – in order to travel that road faster and with more exclusivity. And while Bimota has had some brilliant successes and failures, it was the SB6R that promised mainstream potential. Housing a GSX-R1100 powerplant magically wrapped in aluminum and fiberglass, the SB6R weighed less than the…
Well this is obviously not some perfectly-preserved replica, so if that’s a problem, just move along. Me, I’m always glad pristine originals exist in museums, so we can tell what those original, factory-supplied decals on the tank looked like before years of spilled gasoline caused them to flake and peel. But I don’t really want…
