Baba’s ‘Blade: 1994 Honda CBR 900RR

1994 Honda CBR900RR for sale on eBay Now legendary Honda engineer Tadao Baba once had a vision: open class displacement and horsepower in a middleweight motorcycle format. The journey was arduous and fraught with failure, but the assembled team persisted. The result was the 900RR, which – aside from being the most popular motorcycle model…

Featured Listing – 1993 Honda CBR900RR!

Update 4.23.2023: Sold on Iconic for $10,700. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Ducati faithful hang on the works of designer Massimo Tamburini and the engineering of Fabio Taglioni and his protege Massimo Bordi. But fans of Honda have another hero from another continent – but with the same ideology. That legend is Tadao Baba,…

Buffed ‘Blade – 1994 Honda CBR900RR

No new FireBlades are coming off the assembly line, so maybe a restoration of a classic sportbike could push someone’s particular button.  This SoCal example looks reasonable all around – not too many miles, fairly clean, not overdone, and substantially original. 1994 Honda CBR900RR for sale on eBay Designer Tadao Baba slipped the Blade in…

Stoney End – 2002 Honda CBR954RR

Wrapping up Honda’s FireBlade legacy was left to the CBR954RR, with the engine closest to the full liter and the lowest weight of the series.  Here’s a Colorado example that looks carefully tended, despite the gravelly background. 2002 Honda CBR954RR for sale on eBay The 2002 ‘Blade might look a little chunky with its twin…

Holy Bat Signal! 1993 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade

If you’ve been following any of the CBR-RR craziness lately, there have been a few that recently crossed the auction block on Bring A Trailer (BaT) for BIG money. Like 50 Large Grovers (as in Grover Cleveland, not Grover the Muppet) big money. Like always, these were pristine, relatively low-mileage examples of the breed. They…