Erik Buell extended his nine lives right into the CAD/CAM era, with the limited production 1190RX looking modern, sharp and well engineered. Today’s offering looks excellent despite one puzzling brush with reality. 2014 Erik Buell Racing 1190RX for sale on eBay Toned down a hair from the racing 1190SX, the RX still claimed 10 more…
Always fun to look at an unusual BMW model from more than a decade ago, seemingly undamaged, super clean – and then power up the dash to see the odometer… 33K miles ! Today’s R1200S from a Philly suburb, is hiding out in black with black trim. 2007 BMW R1200S for sale on eBay The…
Just in time for the long weekend is an R1200S in stars and bars. The biggest S had a just a three-year run but provided plenty of fireworks. 2007 BMW R1200S for sale on eBay Though engineers on the R-side knew the S1000RR was in final production engineering, they made one last set of tweaks…
KTM made a corporate foray into the superbike market in 2008, and it quickly evolved into a very innovative and powerful machine. Today’s RC8R has a moderate 15K miles, and looks excellent. 2013 KTM RC8R 1190 for sale on eBay After a 2005 show bike and the 2008-9 1150, the RC8R had a host of…
So rare it’s difficult to find a test or review, Bimota’s YB9 SR had total production of just 651 over three years. This example is a long way off in Queensland but looks to be worth the extra effort. 1996 Bimota YB9 SR ( Australia ) for sale on eBay Massive looking but light alloy,…
The 1962 Grand Prix season had a new class – 50cc, and Honda built a bike to compete, the RC110/111. It’s been the subject of more than one commemorative, the most recent being in 2004. Like most we’ve seen, today CB50R has been used only for display, and though it’s built for racing, will likely…
No superbike aspirations, but trying to fly the brand’s flag in developing markets, Ducati’s 350XL was strictly for more carefully licensed countries. This one has some km’s but the 350 desmo shows very nicely. 1984 Ducati 350XL ( Britain ) for sale on eBay The 349cc two-valver was a 600 Pantah re-cylindered for under 21…
Trying to start a motorcycle business is one thing, but setting the corporate sights on a liter V-twin ups the ante somewhat. Voxan pulled this off in the late 1990’s, at least for a while, and gave the imports some competition. This very unusual example looks excellent and located in Britain. 2003 Voxan Cafe Racer…
