Update 10.8.2018: This bike has SOLD to an RSBFS reader! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc The Ducati 851 is rare and special enough in Ducati’s classic blood red livery, but it’s worlds more special in the Italian flag tricolore paint scheme. The 851 was Ducati’s first real foray into the gem-like speedfreaks we know…
The issue with a lot of the little two-stroke terrors that we feature is that they’re rare and often in museum-quality condition; original down to the pre-mix molecules. Not only is riding around on 20-year-old Dunlops a shame for a bike’s originality, it’s a pretty much guaranteed emergency room visit. So, too often the compulsion…
Update 9.6.2018: Seller notes that this bike is now SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc The Suzuki RG500 Gamma was the king of Sportbike Hill back in the mid-80s, as it tipped its hat to the high-strung square fours that a series of talented Americans were dominating with on the world stage. There were…
Update 7.31.2018: Price reduced to $18,000 USD or best offer. Good luck to buyers and seller! -dc The formula for out-of-the box racers has ever been simple: take the street bike, throw in more air and fuel, nip, tuck and trim, and generally make everything less comfortable. Then, cut production, raise the price and call…
Update 7.3.2018: I’ve been informed that this bike has sold! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Today’s featured listing comes to us from a seller whose bikes we have written about a number of times, but is a first-time featured seller. The guy has moved some pretty impressive metal in the past, but for his…
Update 9.14.2018: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Representing maybe the only way to smoke, be cool and rep Lucky Strike, this 1997 Suzuki RGV250V is one of just 120 export-model RGVs in Kevin Schwantz-aping Lucky Strike graphics. The export models got smaller rear sprockets, different airbox lids and exhaust cans…
Update 9.6.2018: This bike is now SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc There’s nothing like comfort food and family on Memorial Day, and in that spirit, we present this 1995 Honda RVF400. These little grey-market rippers and their ilk have been our bread and butter, our comfort food, here at RSBFS and this glistening…
Update 7.21.2018: SOLD! -dc Nothing in American motorcycling circles screams “MEH” like a 125cc single cylinder beginner bike, even if it does have a paint job aping a world champion’s race bike. That’s a shame, really, as most of the motorcyclists on these shores end up missing the joys of light, flickable, surprising rides in…