A few weeks ago I was in Mallorca on a short break. I walked into a small tapas restaurant (Manolo’s Bodega). The walls inside the tiny place were covered with photographs. Many of them pictured people on motorbikes and track days. One caught my attention, it was of a guy sitting on a RC30. So…
For all two stroke fans out there, here is a classic 4 cylinder square from Japan: the mighty RG400: The bike is currently fitted with a complete (tobacco sponsored) ABS body work and it looks like this: It is from an RG enthusiast in the United Kingdom, who has posted it on eBay, to collect…
Here is a quickie: a 2006 GSX-R1000 reportedly from the Michael Jordan race stable and ridden by Steve Rapp. Rapp did indeed ride for MJM in 2006 – on the #15 bike alongside team mate Jake Holden – and finished 11th in points with a season best of 6th place. 2006 Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki…
What we have here is a true, multi-national offering. A custom frame and bodywork wrought from the finest craftsmen Rimini, Italy has known is powered by the fiercest Japanese liter 750 cc engine offered during this period and is now available in Germany (also known as the land of few speed limits) for purchase by…
Few years ago when the BMW S1000RR first came on the market, I watched a few times a video review on youtube from gizmag. To describe the immense power of the bike, the name “Superbike” wasn’t enough. The reviewer called “SuperDooperBike”. Back in the 80s, after the Suzuki stormed the world with the featherlight super…
The other day I went for a spin with my 1984 RD350. After a few hours I felt like going again. The weather didn’t really allow that. I spent the rest of the week working long hours in the office and I am still waiting for the time I can take it for the next…
It has been proven in the past that a current CA title on an import two stroke is worth cash; buyers are willing to pay a stiff premium in the land of CARB/EPA/DOT/DMV and other alphabet soup wanna-be government regulatory agencies. This particular RG500 Gamma is located in California, but alas there is no title…
When it comes to Japan, this GJ21A model Gamma is not exactly what you would call rare. In fact, in many areas of the world, these bikes are not rare at all. Rare is dependent upon supply, and the supply of these wonderful quarter-liter two strokes is very sparse to citizens living in the United…