1999 Laverda 750S Kilometers: 22,467 Clean Title Listed Price: $13,850 AUD [Approximately $8,940 USD] 1999 Laverda 750S for Sale at $13,850 AUD [$8,940 USD] Looking very much like an Italian take on an early 90s Kawasaki ZX-7R, this Laverda 750S represents the brand’s short-lived rebirth during the company’s “Zanè era,” so named as production was…
1997 Bimota SB6R for Sale Miles: 2,400 Clean Florida Title Asking Price: $10,000 Or Best Offer Listing Ends: October 7th, 2024 1997 Bimota SB6R for Sale on eBay at $10,000 I will never not post a Bimota SB6R or SB6 when I find one for sale. Crashed or badly neglected example? I’ll just title the…
One time RSBFS contributor and long-term RSBFS friend Marty pointed out this pretty SB6R in the UK with the following note: “Back in the day, the joke on RSBFS was that Bimota SB6’s couldn’t be counted as a Rare Sport Bike because there were always ones for sale on eBay and other sites. Sadly those…
Laverda is a company that went through some pretty distinctive periods; from being family owned through the mid 1980s to the various government, corporate and investment teams that brought it back to life, to the Aprilia-owned years that saw its eventual demise. But it is the latter half of the ownership story that interests us…
If you don’t mind the typical Italian quirks, the Bimota YB11 currently offers tremendous bang for the buck. It’s as rare as hen’s teeth, with just 650 made worldwide, packs a Yamaha YZF1000R motor and gearbox, is clothed in lightweight bodywork, and generally trade at $10,000 or less. It doesn’t get much rarer or more…
Bimota’s tried-and-true formula is on display in the exotic SB6: take a powerful Japanese lump, hang it from an innovative frame and top-quality suspension, and then wrap it in wildly futuristic bodywork. In this case, the “lump” was from Suzuki, the liquid-cooled 1074cc inline four and five-speed gearbox that powered the final iteration of their…
Update 3.12.2020: This bike has SOLD in 3 days! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Bimota has had a long standing history of offering up sublime rocket ships crafted with ingenuity and Italian flair. Throughout the years Bimotas have been powered my many different engine combinations, including all of the Japanese Big Four. Of those,…
The Laverda 750S Formula was a massive gamble to revive a long a storied (but sinking) brand. This excerpt from an earlier post on a similar bike is being utilized by the seller of today’s find in the advert – but only partially. In the spirit of completeness (and to be lazy), I reprint it…