Ducati’s sculptural 916 may have made headlines for being “the world’s most beautiful motorcycle” and found its way onto the bedroom walls of teenagers all over the world. But ultimately, it was the chunkier, slab-sided Ducati 851 that was really the game-changer for the company, a bike that offered truly modern performance and helped the…
Today’s Featured Listing Ducati Monster S4RS Tricolore represents the performance high water mark of the iconic first-generation machine. Introduced in 1993, Ducati’s original Monster might have been a bit overly-ambitious in terms of its name. It was no slouch in terms of performance, but the claimed 80hp produced by the bike’s venerable air/oil-cooled, two-valve v-twin…
Straight from Bring A Trailer“This 1983 Honda VF750F Interceptor is powered by a liquid-cooled 748cc DOHC V4 and is finished in a white, blue, and red livery. Features include dual radiators, Yoshimura mufflers, triple disc brakes, a tinted windscreen, a 16″ front wheel, a TRAC anti-dive fork, a Pro-Link rear end, a recessed fuel valve,…
In a move very unlike the traditional and boring boxer twins of the day, BMW came out of left field with the K1 and garishly redefined the meaning of the “gentlemen’s express.” Utilizing wind tunnel-defined aerodynamic bodywork, the K1 sought to build the ultimate high speed cruiser despite adhering to German laws limiting motorcycles to…
Bring A Trailer Auction8 Kilometers$5,500 at time of postNo reserveAuction ends in 4 daysLocation: Marshall, Virginia As reported on Bring A Trailer“This Bimota YB7 is one of a reported 321 produced, and it was imported to the United States before it was acquired by the seller in 2017. Finished in white, red, and green, the…
UPDATE: Sold to a collector in NY. Congratulations to the buyer and seller! Today’s Featured Listing is a beautiful 1998 Honda CBR900RR brought to us by RSBFS reader Jesse. He is on the second owner of this iconic machine and has offered a lot of info about his ownership with the bike. Famously developed by…
In the racing world – both MotoGP as well as World Superbike – Ducati is on a roll. Leading both championships by a strong margin, it would be fair to trace that racing dominance back to the 1972 breakthrough of Paul Smart and the legendary green-frame 750 win at Imola. But if you search for…
Originally available in Canada as one of those morsels of forbidden sport fruit taunting US riders from just over the border, this 1985 Yamaha RZ500 now resides in the US of A down Florida way and is looking for a new home. Sporting updated expansion chamber pipes, a steering damper and a few more stickers…