A bit of an overbore? Heck yes! A bit boring? Never! The legendary Suzuki Katana from the early 1980s continues to defy description. Essentially a period GS model with funny bodywork, the Katana pushed Suzuki into a class of its own and anointed the Hamamatsu factory as King of the Hot Rods. Today’s RSBFS find…
Welcome to Track Day Tuesday – and do we have a doozy for you! Start with one of the most stunning examples of styling that came out of the 1980s, and then stuff it full of 1260cc honest to goodness, old-school GS four-cylinder power. Upgrade the suspension with beefier parts. Upgrade the brakes with bigger…
Spring has not yet sprung, but the ring-a-ding-ding sounds of our favorite smokers continue this week with a very cool RG500 Gamma. We don’t see enough of these square-four monsters on these pages, and rarer still in the black & red livery. This particular bike is on the ground in Japan, purportedly a full-power example…
Another day, another really cool 250cc smoker. And this one is properly titled and plated in the uber-restrictive state of California! While not as original/pristine as the earlier bikes, this 1992 Suzuki RGV250 is still one hot scoot ready for the canyons or the local race track.
Ah, the Turbo wars of the early 1980s. The best of the bad old days, when manufactures jumped on the technology bandwagon in the search for 1,000cc HP from a midsized motor. All four of the major Japanese brands offered a Turbo bike for at least 1 or two years, and perhaps the most rare…
One time RSBFS contributor and long-term RSBFS friend Marty pointed out this pretty SB6R in the UK with the following note: “Back in the day, the joke on RSBFS was that Bimota SB6’s couldn’t be counted as a Rare Sport Bike because there were always ones for sale on eBay and other sites. Sadly those…
Update 2.10.23: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc The legend that is the Suzuki GSX-R began stateside in 1986. The original air/oil cooled slab sided model was followed by the Slingshot era, denoting rounder flanks and tweaks to the engine tuning. And when the air/oil cooling had reached its maximum efficiency,…
Update 2.8.2023: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc