Here in the good ol’ US of A, 250cc motorcycles are generally lumped in with scooters in terms of the respect they get. And while scooters may be fun to ride, no one wants to be seen doing it. And two-strokes? Emissions legislation killed those by the early 1980’s so most Americans’ experience with smokers…
When it comes to making risky technology bets in the search of performance, Honda remains unparalleled in the world of engineering. Having offered every conceivable engine configuration possible over the years, Honda has always been about reaching further, exploiting rules where possible, and owning the competition. That is where the NR concept comes into the…
The Honda VFR400 model – also known as the NC30 or Baby RC30 – is one of the bikes that defines the grey-bike movement. It’s not all about two strokes with a side of ring-a-ding ding when it comes to rarities and imports. Models with actual moving valves (disk and reed valves notwithstanding) also qualify.…
Even the Ninja fears a Hurricane. Classic advertising from a quarter century ago. The Hurricane was Honda’s answer to the liquid cooled, inline four, middle weight sport bike question. Competing against the ultra-successful Ninja 600R, the CBR600 held its own. While styling was a bit pudgy when compared to the edgy look of the Kawasaki,…
For those of you that check in on Rare to learn something new, class is in session. Those with experience or knowledge of the brand, please share it in the comments section. What you are looking at is the Swiss interpretation of Bimota – only Elgi started many, many years ahead of the Rimini company.…
These have been showing up for sale regularly of late, which is surprising, considering how rare they are! I’d imagine quite a few of these came down through Canada, where they always seem to get the good stuff… Produced from 1988 through about 2000, the CBR400RR was a JDM “Japanese Domestic Market” product, never officially…
Update 10.13.2014: The seller has informed us that he has decided to keep this one for himself. -dc The 400cc grey bike movement is in full swing here at RSBFS. No sooner did a 1994 CBR400RR make our pages did we find this 1990 model. The 400cc RR models are relatively rare in North America,…
The first year of Honda’s long-running two-stroke race-replica series, this NSR250R looks to be in very good, unrestored shape and has a valid title and is currently road-registered! The NSR250R was powered by an ever-so-slightly undersquare 249cc, liquid-cooled two-stroke v-twin. It was fed by a pair of carburetors and featured Hondas ATAC torque-boosting system to…
