“When it rains, it pours” seems to apply to cool motorcycles. Haven’t seen a GSX-R750LE in a long time? Suddenly, four or five examples come up for sale. I’m not sure why: maybe it’s that folks hoarding them with an eye towards eventual sale suddenly see a demand for them and want to get in…
Update 5.6.2017: Sold in just 4.5 hours! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc If you have a rare sportbike for sale, model years 1980ish to 2004ish, consider our Featured Listing service for $59. Email me to see to get started: dan@motoringblogs.com This is not your usual diet of 40:1 premix. This grey-market 250cc Featured Listing…
Honda has been a believer in the V4 engine configuration for a long time, and it really started with bikes like this VF750F that includes a genuine HRC racing engine kit! Introduced in 1982 and available in a variety of displacements, including 400cc and 500cc versions, it was really the VF750F that really defined the…
Pop Quiz time! Say you live in the United States and want a voluptuous, import grey market bike that can’t be easily found on our shores. Where do you go? Canada, of course! Just feast you eyes on this sexy NC30 – baby RC30 if you so care to call it – and wonder why…
Values of Honda’s overbuilt homologation special VF1000R have been shockingly low up until very recently, but these red-white-and-blue beasts are starting to see a significant increase in price. They’re not lightweight or nimble at nearly 600lbs with a tank of fuel, but Honda’s build quality and engineering prowess are on display throughout the bike: the…
What do you have when you locate a nice NSR250R MC18 in Canada? You have a cool smoker that is *almost* in the States. And while Quebec may seem very far away from your US-based locale, it is quicker and easier to bring a tasty bit of forbidden fruit down from Canada than to import…
Hot on the heels of this Featured Listing VFR400R that sold in just 3 hours, we find a Canadian NC30 that is looking for a new home. Since these models have never been officially imported into the US as a federalized vehicle, we have to source them from somewhere else. Therefore, allow me to introduce…
Spring has sprung, and you all know what that means, right? Time to dust off those leathers, spoon some fresh rubber onto your favorite scoot, and hit the track. Nothing teaches you about riding consistently like a track day; think of it as your personal canyon road with no cops. And for those of you…
