When you think of legendary homologation machines, one generally thinks of the RC30, the RC45, the OW-01, or any number of the limited edition Ducati SP, SPR, or R bikes. All are cutting-edge, relatively compact, and scream hyper performance, even when sitting still. Add to that vaunted list a relative unknown – but no less…
For this morning’s Track Day Tuesday segment – rapidly becoming my favorite on RSBFS – we have a real life The Matrix moment. Will you take the red pill or the blue one? Because this morning we have two ultra-rare factory Honda customer race bikes from two different sellers. Sure, some of you were just…
Update 4.23.2023: Sold on Iconic for $10,700. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Ducati faithful hang on the works of designer Massimo Tamburini and the engineering of Fabio Taglioni and his protege Massimo Bordi. But fans of Honda have another hero from another continent – but with the same ideology. That legend is Tadao Baba,…
Located in France is an ultra cool, ultra rare Honda CB1100R. While not in the same cutting edge technical league as, say a NR750, RC30 or RC45, the CB1100R was distinctly race-bred on the endurance circuit of Europe. That makes this a real hot rod among the more pedestrian CB set, and the CB-R sports…
Written off as an overpriced toy by many, the re-envisioned Honda Dream 50 was more an exercise in technical engineering and nostalgia than a sales and marketing ploy. Here was a bike that recreated a throwback from 1962, a fresh interpretation of the RC110 – Honda’s first 50cc Grand Prix racer. Exclusively offered in Japan…
The Honda CB1100R is a rare – and relatively unsung – homologation bike from the fabled stables of Big Red Racing. Loosely based on the CB900F street bike, the CB1100R was designed as a production racer in the European theater, and was a popular platform for endurance events. As a street bike the CB1100R is…
To celebrate its long history of Grands Prix racing in the smaller formulas – and to commemorate the 1962 introduction of the 50cc GP class – Honda produced the CB50R as a limited run model. These bikes are very rare in the United States (initially offered in Japan and abroad), and were purportedly assembled by…
Collectors can be a competitive crowd. They are constantly trying to find the best, rarest and most interesting items to add to their collections. Often this manifests into the search for zero mile examples of machines. These bikes are literally brand new and allow the owners to have something in perfect, and original condition. But…