In the early 80’s a few manufacturers experimented installing a Turbo on a motorbike. While on cars the added complexity proved to be a very efficient way to boost power, on the 2 wheelers this wasn’t as successful. In 1983 Suzuki launched the XN 85: but after 1153 models were produced it replaced this with a…
Among one of the best handling motorbikes ever made and superbly fun to ride with commitment here we have Suzuki’s late 2-stroker from 1993: In comparison to the previous models, it featured a revised (stiffer) rear swing arm and most notably a reduced V angle of 70°. In original trim the bike featured the following…
Location: San Antonio, Texas Mileage: 22,700 Price: Auction, BIN $10,900 The Yamaha RZ500 is a popular ride here on RSBFS. A four cylinder, 500cc two stroke monster, the RZ500 gets the respect it deserves cause it’s a bad ass machine of a by-gone era. The fact it was never legal here in the U.S.…
Location: Marina del Ray, CA Mileage: 22,500 Price: $9,200 BIN The holidays are a time for giving and for those of you out there who want to make this RSBFS staffer happy, here’s your shot. We have up for consideration a Honda NSR250 SE in Repsol livery. While not the SP edition, it’s…
Location: Thomasville, GA Mileage: 1,877 Price: $9,800 BIN The RC51 is a well known Honda V-twin that is the last in the evolution of the RC line made famous by the introduction of the RC30. Granted the RC30 and RC45 have quite a bit more appeal to many buyers than the RC51,…
Location: Sutton, West Virginia Mileage: 12,794 Price: Auction A buddy of mine had a 1990 FZR600 when we were in college at mighty Oregon State University (#15 in the BCS currently!) and it was about the coolest bike in the world. He let me ride it. Once. My bike at the time was a CBR600…
Location: Fresno, CA Mileage: 23,243 Price: Auction Update 1.22.2013: Previous owner requested that we remove the pictures due to copyright violation. -dc Been looking for a clean old slabby for the garage to put next to your collections of progressively newer GSX-R’s? Or maybe you want to start that dream collection. Either way, here’s one…
Location: San Francisco, CA Mileage: 15,700 Price: Auction, with reserve The V-4 is a stellar motor. There are many options out there for your motor. In-line 4, in-line 3, V-Twin, etc. You got options. But the V-4 is a great configuration. Don’t believe it? Well, check out the MotoGP bikes. Honda, Suzuki (when they ran…