For Sale: 1983 Suzuki Katana 1100 Easily the most recognizable of the early Japanese sportbikes, the Suzuki Katana was a “love it or hate it” affair. Regardless of opinion, there is no doubt that the sharp-edged Katana made a bold statement. It continues to do so today, and the Hans Muth styling retains all of…
Location: Fresno, CA Mileage: 23,243 Price: Auction Update 1.22.2013: Previous owner requested that we remove the pictures due to copyright violation. -dc Been looking for a clean old slabby for the garage to put next to your collections of progressively newer GSX-R’s? Or maybe you want to start that dream collection. Either way, here’s one…
Location: Haddonfield, New Jersey Mileage: 11,092 Price: Auction, $2,500 Reserve It would be hard to debate the importance of the GSX-R 750. It may be, more than any other bike, the most responsible for the sportbikes we see today. As heavy metal owes everything to Black Sabbath, so does the modern sportbike to the GSX-R…
The oil cooled Suzuki GSX-R models are sought after by many enthusiasts. The engines of these bikes proved to be very reliable despite the extra mechanical noise given by the absence of thicker water insulated walls. The oil cooling system coupled with thin fins for better exchange with air proved a smart solution to keep…
Update 11.10.2012: This plated VJ22 is back on eBay with about an hour to go. One bid of $4500 appears to be the winning bid as well. Last chance for what may be the cheapest plated VJ22 available. Links updated. -dc Back to our regularly scheduled program of two strokes and gray-market smoke. Today’s bike…
For Sale: 1986 Suzuki RG 500 Gamma We must be getting closer to Christmas. Some fantastic bikes are coming on the market just in time for me to make my list. If you’ve been a good boy or girl, here is something that you might need to whisper in Santa’s ear… This RG 500 Gamma…
Update 11.2.2012: This bike is back on eBay after we first saw it early in October. In previous listings it has failed to pass $4k in bids and wears as $10200 buy-it-now. Thanks for everyone’s email. Links updated, -dc Finding a good two stroke these days is getting tough. You are generally faced with locating…
The Suzuki GSX-R 750 is among the most sought after super bikes of the late 80s and synonymous of sportiness. Especially so, if the colors are like the ones of this almost pristine sample found in Germany: The bike has less than 9000 km which is really rare for this particular version. The seller describes…