The first-generation Aprilia RSV Mille is a pug-ugly bike. There, I said it. The styling is bulbous and overwrought, with weird, gimmicky details and bits that don’t really hang together. Look, owners and fans can spare me the outraged comments: I really like these, and I’d take one over almost any Japanese sportbike you could…
Super Singles of the 1980’s week continues with this machine. It may look at first blush like another ratty little 80’s graphics-festooned track day special that might have been ridden back in the day by Vanilla Ice with no helmet “so his hair can blow.” But this Wood-Rotax SJ676 is truly something special: one of…
I know, I know… Another Bimota with hardly any miles. But this one is a bit different as it houses a Rotax single cylinder motor usually seen in the BMW F650 variants. It’s also very light and more of a momentum machine than an all out brute like we usually think of with Bimota’s. Finally,…
Originally posted in May, this ex-Steve Crevier Aprilia/Rotax racer is back. The opening ask continues to be set at $10k. There were a few takers last round, but the bike never met reserve. All links updated. MI Wake up, Walter Mitty – your transportation has arrived. This fantastic looking racer is claimed to be an…
E=MC2: Two 1988 EMC 250’s With Race History UK RSBFS readers, here is your chance to shine. Other than the basic EMC history Mike featured in a previous post, I’m having a heck of a time digging up any solid info on this pair bikes. I know we have some readers based in…
For Sale: 1996 Aprilia RS250 Update 6.8.2012: Back on eBay is just under a month. The last auction failed to produce a single bid even though most comments below suggest it’s probably pretty close to what it’s worth. Links updated. -dc From the DMV-restricted land of California comes this good looking smoker, all registered and…
Keeping It Interesting: 1983 Rotax Powered Spondon SP7 These are the bikes that keep it interesting. I love running across a bike I don’t know a damn thing about and that is exactly what this is. Most of us know Spondon as a company that builds exotic frame kits for RG500’s but we’ve seen a…
For Sale: 2002 Aprilia RS250 in Hungary After whiffing on my XR1000 post (I *still* think those bikes are rare, but I concede the sporting nature is a bit lacking), I was determined to find something rare, cool, fast and desirable – who would have guessed that my search would take me to Hungary? Yet…