Kawasaki built its image on powerful and raw powered motorbikes. “Aggressive” was, and still is, the marketing theme. Back in the days, “green” wasn’t yet the symbol. Instead, it all started with the 3 cylinder two strokes power plants. Ranging from 350cc to 750cc, the Mach series were serious powerhouses. I love the original ad…
Tamburini’s masterpiece, the Ducati 916 became in its last evolution the 998. I don’t know why but the Ducati stickers on the tank are not present… The final version was deliberately called 998 FE = Final Edition. This, featured some nice and worthwhile components upgrades like the front Öhlins fork in addition to the standard…
While it’s not brand new like the 998 Matrix we posted earlier, it’s remarkable that this 87 GSX-R 1100 has only 1100 miles. And man does it show! The pictures speak for themselves and bidders are very active. 1987 Suzuki GSX-R 1100 For Sale on eBay dc
This Saturno Bonanza is available on sale as a block or individuals. Originally wished by the Japanese importer the Saturno was born with a 350 cc engine. For the European market, Gilera increased the capacity to 500 cc and add a second over head camshaft. Hence the Bialbero name. The owner of this collection has…
Regular readers of RSBFS might know that I have a fetish for BIMOTAs. If you wonder why, just look at this: Do I need to say more ? I am tempted to leave the rest of his article empty. There is really not much to say here that your eyes have not already captured. A…
How will the market of Sport Bikes look in the future ? Who will be the target customers ? What should a new generation street motorbike deliver ? I guess this is what many OEM’s R&D and marketing departments ask themselves regularly. What we know, is that we don’t know. We can only observe the…
Update: The seller has notified us that this bike is sold. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc I know, an all too common tale amongst Bimota offerings in our Feature Listings. But I think you’ll agree after reading that this was recently purchased with the intent to ride and personal circumstances have changed that fate…
In the good old times of 2 stroke MotoGP, only the strong and brave would make it to the top class of motorbike racing. Things are different today. That is not to say that the rookies of today’s MotoGP aren’t as talented (just take a look at the practice lap times of Marquez), in fact…