With input from their U.K. importers, Laverda’s RGA hoped to excite some new fans and it was positioned just below the RGS super tourer. This medium blue metallic seems to have been a Laverda color but perhaps not that year. 1984 Laverda RGA 1000 Jota Special for sale on eBay Laverda began manufacturing motorcycles…
Just in time for Halloween comes this bright orange Italian beast. We usually tend to stick with bikes from the 80s, 90s, and 00s, but a classic Laverda Jota is just too cool not to post. Named for a Spanish dance in triple time as a reference to the bike’s three cylinders and the syncopated…
10.4.2021: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Francisco’s Portuguese collection had two NS400R’s, and the second is in the very collectible Rothmans race colors. Totally stock with 14,609 miles, it’s still in very show-worthy condition. 1986 Honda NS400R ( Portugal ) in Rothmans Livery Honda built the NSR500 for the GP…
10.4.2021: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Part of a Portuguese collection, this excellent NS400R is a rare three cylinder two-stroke. In ready-to-display condition, its combination of peaky power and light weight seems too promising not to at least try. 1986 Honda NS400R ( Portugal ) for sale on eBay Transferring…
Big nakeds have finally come of age here in the US, with trick, high performance options from all of the major manufacturers. They’re the perfect bikes for affluent, middle-aged folks who can’t handle the crippling riding position of hard-core sportbikes, but still have a taste for speed and the skill to appreciate thoroughbred handling. But…
After a long, slow fall from grace into obscurity, Triumph had some soul-searching to do. Once, a premier manufacturer of sporting motorcycles, the storied brand needed a brand new strategy when businessman John Bloor chose to resurrect the company, instead of turning their facility into upscale condos… Instantly creating a line of motorcycles to topple…
Chasing the ever-changing rules of production racing can be rough on smaller companies. They spend years developing a machine that can be sold to the public, but also meets the stringent requirements to compete in racing, and then the formula changes, leaving the new machine high and dry, unable to race competitively. Larger companies can…
Triumph entered the battle for sport riders’ hearts and minds in 1997 with their clean-sheet design T595. The marketing blunder that left casual shoppers thinking it’s a 600 is far in the rear-view and just adds another point of interest for fans. Seattle Used Bikes presents this slightly used and carefully updated Triumph T595. 1998…