Honda’s early NSR-250’s were nicely templated on the winning RS250R race machine, in race livery almost hard to tell apart. This one went from road to private collection and has been made ready for the new owner’s choice. 1987 Honda NSR250R for sale on eBay Honda’s MC16 used a 249cc V-twin, with cylinders slightly turned…
Update 5.6.2017: Sold in just 4.5 hours! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc If you have a rare sportbike for sale, model years 1980ish to 2004ish, consider our Featured Listing service for $59. Email me to see to get started: dan@motoringblogs.com This is not your usual diet of 40:1 premix. This grey-market 250cc Featured Listing…
In countries where riders prefer their roads twisty and their exhausts smoky, bikes like this little Suzuki RGV250 aren’t all that rare and don’t command the prices they do here in the US, and titled examples of the little two-stroke sportbikes are even more difficult to find. Introduced in 1988, the RGV250 Γ “Gamma” replaced…
Built between 1994 and 2004, the Aprilia RS250 has justifiably developed a cult following among dedicated corner-carvers and track rats. It’s the quintessential “giant killer,” wrapping an impossibly lightweight frame and sleek bodywork around a very compact, 250cc powerplant yanked straight out of Suzuki’s RGV250, with brakes designed to stop a much heavier motorcycle. That…
Here in the US, there’s always been a limited market for small-displacement bikes. And when it comes to sporting machines, this seems doubly true: in many circles, a GSX-R600 is a “learner’s bike,” and anything smaller might be slapped with the dreaded “girl’s bike” label. Which is sort of funny: I’ve met some girls who…
I started reading the British bike magazines back in the late-90’s, when Suzuki’s TL1000S was busy making headlines for its wayward behavior and monstrous 115whp. My girl at the time was working at Tower Records in the San Fernando Valley, and every month, unsold magazines had their covers ripped off and returned to the publisher,…
At first I thought this seller was being awfully brazen to post a picture of his title for this bike and then it dawned on me — it’s 25+ years which should make it a registered classic in most states. Compared to NSR’s and RGV’s, we probably see these the least in North America. There…
We haven’t had the pleasure of a 250 smoker in a little while and this 94 VJ22 should fit the bill. It’s advertised as never down and the bodywork, signals, mud guards, etc. are still in place too. And of course the best piece of all, the small metal plate just below the stop lights.…
