Hard for a sport rider to keep any factory’s stock set-up, but the 2005 Honda RC51 SP2 might be a good candidate. This seriously black stocker from Mass. has all the SP2 goodness and none of the typical farkles. 2005 Honda RVT1000R / RC51 SP2 for sale on eBay After two successful years with the…
10.4.2021: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc The last gasp of the two stroke sportbike could have been something incredible; a jewel of a machine with impeccable balance and style and an unmatched power-to-weight ratio. And it almost was. When Bimota release the 500cc v-twin two stroke V Due in 1997,…
Looking to use Ducati’s own rule book, Honda introduced the V-twin RC51 and went superbike racing. This excellent example shows very little wear for its 8,000 miles, and looks worth its not-insignificant asking price. 2001 Honda RC51 – SP1 for sale on eBay Comparing to the 996S, the Honda’s engine is slightly more oversquare, and…
Last seen on RSBFS in 2015, Bimota’s SB8R-S brought Suzuki’s TL-1000 twin to the Rimini carrozzeria. Out of Vegas with minimal pertinent information, the condition of this SB8RS is to drool for. 2000 Bimota SB8R-S Carbon for sale on eBay As Bimota liked to do, they took a leading drivetrain and wrapped it in their…
Update 9.14.2020: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc It’s ironic to find such a nice, clean and unmolested replica racer street bike in this 2003 Aprilia RSV Mille R when the inspirational rider for the bike itself was nicknamed “win it or bin it.” Noriyuki Haga – a long-standing staple of…
Back after a short break, Moto Guzzi’s Le Mans returned with a raft of updates from the Mk. II. This Bay State native has been carefully kept in red, and has a couple of nice nods to reality. 1983 Moto Guzzi Le Mans III for sale on eBay Though del Lario was never tempted by…
Update 9.10.2020: This bike has SOLD to an RSBFS reader in just 7 days! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Unlike the earlier RC30 and RC45 that were pure homologation specials and built in very limited quantities primarily as the basis for Honda’s production-based racing efforts, today’s Featured Listing RVT1000R or “RC51” represented a change…
For those readers interested in some old school cafe racer action, one need look no further than the classic original – the Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans Mk1. These big, air cooled, v-twin cruisers are the antithesis of the smaller two stroke set (such as this Honda NS250F). Powered by a 850 cubic centimeters of…