For many motorcycles take on a character of their own. Sometimes they are a representation of the owner, and a rolling expression of what is important to them. Other times they personify themselves with attributes of the manufacturing country. Even people that do not know much about motorcycles are not shocked when they come across…
1999 Bimota DB4 Miles: .1, YES 1/10th of a mile Never Registered Asking Price: $13,200 Update: This bike has sold! Congratulations to the buyer and seller! Words like pinnacle, ultimate or exotic get thrown around all the time. Often they are used to convey excitement for a brand, or the desire to own a specific…
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…
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…
Every once in a while on RSBFS we get the exceptionally rare treat of posting a bike we have never posted before in our history. That does not happen often, but today is one of those special cases. And in this instance, we will allow the “rare” part of the equation to slightly overshadow the…
Update: Bidding went to $73,700, reserve was not met The story behind the MV 750 AmericaThe MV 750 Sport was the most expensive Italian sporting motorcycle of the early 1970s. It was a true masterpiece in red, white, and blue. The ‘America’ edition of the 750S took things further, introducing more power and a striking…
Mike did a solid review of a 1983 Kawasaki GPZ550 back in 2017 on RSBFS. He states, “Back in the early 1980s the middle weight class was considered capped below 600cc, and manufacturers were scrambling to produce something better than the competition. While Honda looked to technology for a solution (liquid cooled, 500cc V-4 interceptor,…
Bidding on ebay ends on Thursday, Aug 31. This motorcycle is #223 out of 500. One of the most noticeable differences with the Limited Edition model was the use of lightweight Marchesini forged aluminum wheels. These wheels not only reduced the overall weight of the motorcycle but also added a high-performance and exclusive touch. On…
