This is a truly rare bike: a 1984 MHR color scheme Ducati Pantah 650. By the way MHR = Mike Hailwood Replica (see chap below): The Pantah is an important version in Ducati’s history as it represent the ancestor of the commonly know Ducati L2 motors with the cams driven by belt. The upgraded 650…
Among the limited editions Ducatis, the Senna is perhaps the least common and in a way also the least kitted out. What is special about these versions is the unique color scheme with red wheels and original black Ducati paint. That is, if you always liked your Ducati black and yet you want an original…
For Sale: 1985 Yamaha RZ500 Update 6.20.2012: Back on eBay and it looks like for the last time as it’s now no reserve. Thanks for the heads up Jared! Links updated. -dc Update 3.8.2012: Mileage is now stated as 9300 miles and buy-it-now dropped to $15k. -dc Hot on the heels of Ian’s post on…
The 1985 Suzuki GSXR-750 is where it all started for Superbikes. Before the Gixxer there were street bikes, fast street bikes, heavy street bikes and a few contemporary 2 strokes GP racer replicas. The whole hierarchy of sport bikes was then turned upside down by the first lightweight, high output 4 strokes 750 cc. This…
If I only had some free cash I would grab one of these YB…. Here we have 2 of the most known models from the manufacturer of Rimini powered by the Yamaha FZR1000 and FZR1000 EXUP engines. They are on sale from the same owner (why, why, why ????) and up for grabs in Switzerland.…
Here is an imported (from Canada) 2 stroke RZ 500 v4 Yamaha. This model was otherwise available in Europe under the name of RD500 (check the video below to spot the differences): I reckon that 2 strokes 4 cylinder bikes will hit high prices in the future as they are becoming more and more a…
Finding a Suzuki GSXR750R Limited Edition produced in 1986 is quite a task today. If that’s not special enough for you, then you need to aim for the Yoshimura factory version: This Hyper Endurance model features a unique color scheme with red and “smoke-dark-grey” paint instead of the classic blue-white-red typical of Suzuki. Even the…
For Sale: 1978 Bultaco Streaker 125 The Spanish are a rabid lot – they love their motorcycle racing more fervently than any other nation I have witnessed. That country has also produced its fair share of racing greats: Sito Pons, Dani Pedrosa, Ángel Nieto, Jorge Lorenzo, Àlex Crivillé and Álvaro Bautista just to name a…