Not your stock Goose. This Guzzi has a known history and a number of modifications that have made the engine a bit hotter than stock. The sport 100 was a nice bike but of course the V Twin was always underpowered compared to the competition. Guzzi had a tremendous racing heritage but by the mid 90’s…
The Ducati 851 was the bike that started the modern era of racing success. It was the first water-cooled 4 valve twin that has been the foundation of all the engines through to the current 1198 in the Superbikes. While the bike has 851 as its designation the engine actually displaced 888cc which by 1993…
So a 2004 Ducati 999S is not the rarest of Sportsbikes but the one that Eric Bostrom used as his daily rider is certainly a bit different. The bike by itself is rather sexy but adding the Bostrum heritage takes it to an extra level. Now I could go on about how special the bike…
Our mailbox is bursting at the seams this week with Craigslist finds! Some of these we may have posted before or on our Facebook page, but archived listings often don’t have fresh contact info or prices. Take a look: From Victor, a 1987 Yamaha TZR250 in San Diego From R.G., this 2008 Ducati Monster TriColore…
Our latest feature listing comes from Kenny in Calgary. He’s offering his thoroughly sorted Duacti 749R, #378. Take a gander at this beaut: This is one of the early models that came stock with the carbon fiber fairings for those who know the 749R. For those not familiar with what sets the R apart from…
Italian Alternative: 1980 Moto Morini 500 Sport No, the average guy looking for a Ducati 1098 is not going to also consider a 31 year old Moto Morini. A connoisseur of Italian motorcycles might take more than a casual glance. I must be getting old because it used a take a full fairing and the…
Do a quick search for previously listed Ducati 900SS/SL’s (Superlight) on this website and you’d swear they’re more common than SP’s! We’ve seen quite a few listed in the last 18 months but here’s another beauty. This one isn’t concours quality and has some miles on it at nearly 32k, but the seller is honest…
For Sale: 1984 Moto Morini 500 Sei V Quick: Name an Italian manufacturer of classic vee-twin sportbikes. Chances are that your first response was Ducati. There might have even been some fringe folks who sprung Moto Guzzi to mind. MV Agusta might have been another Italian guess. But how many of you thought of Moto…