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By A Knockout: 2003 BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replika
Staid and steady BMW sought to shed their stodgy image by featuring their new R1100S in a one-make pro-race series. Part race of champions, part senior legends tour, the the BMW Boxer Cup produced...
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Quattordici – 1990 Ducati 851 Strada
What a wild spring time we are having here at RSBFS! There appears to be a nearly inexhaustible supply of rare Ducati 851 examples in all different conditions and price points. We’ve posted so many of...
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Add Blue Here – 1984 Honda VF1000F Interceptor
Honda introduced a V4 superbike just a year after the 750’s intro, but then made significant changes and didn’t refer to it as an Interceptor in 1985, making the ’84 a rarity. Here’s an Ohio example...
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CA Interloper: 1991 Yamaha TZR250
In the wilds of Northern California lurks a menacing, gray market two stroke. Titled in Vermont, wearing some interesting new bodywork that appears to be the basis for the black/red Lucky Strike...
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Operational – 2001 Honda RVT1000R / RC51
Honda studied the V-twin superbike rulebook carefully, and took the RC51 right to the podium. Today’s example has seen under 1,000 miles per year, and looks excellent. 2001 Honda RVT1000R / RC51 for...
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Featured Listing – 1983 Suzuki Katana 1100
Found in New Jersey, today’s awesome 1983 Suzuki Katana is a throwback to what was the state of the art. Looking like a space ship – but rolling on caveman technology – the Katana made a serious...
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Three Legged Race: 1985 Honda NS400R
The Wonderful World of Honda in the 1980s pretty much consisted of every possible engine arrangement, frame type, suspension system, across multiple models in the same segment. It was like Honda...
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Quail Grail – 2001 Ducati 748R #839
One benefit of the tighter World SuperSport rule book was that since less could be modified for racing, the showroom specials sometimes came better equipped than their WSBK stablemates. Here’s a Bay...
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Racetrack Weapon: 1996 Kawasaki ZX-7RR
Homologation machines exist to go racing. Sometimes it is the street bike that makes the race bike possible. Sometimes the street bike is the actual privateer race bike. In almost all cases,...
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MidiTwin – 2003 Ducati 800SS SuperSport
It’s rare to see an 800SS, though it had a thoughtful group of compromises, the Terblanche design took many years to be accepted. Here’s an Iowan example which is a good year, in understated Senna...
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Little Italian: 1986 Moto Morini 350 K2
While not exactly the fire breathing homologation dragons usually befitting the pages of RSBFS, there is something unique and irresistible about the Moto Morini brand. And while the company produced a...
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Sun Chaser – 2002 Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans
Moto Guzzi’s most recent Le Mans, the V11 is an interesting mix of brawn and refinement. Today’s Arizona example has been well-loved and preserved for the next owner. 2002 Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans for...
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Blue-Grey Smoker – 1989 Yamaha RZ350
Today’s RZ350 is the fully-faired F2 model which was never imported to the U.S. Looks like a very nice survivor which should be an easy import. 1989 Yamaha RZ350 for sale on eBay Water cooling let...
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Canadian Delicacy: 1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma
The mighty Suzuki RG500 is well known on the pages of RSBFS. Derived as an homage to the RG500 GP racers developed in the 1970s, the Gamma is probably as close to the GP bike as you can get when...
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Get Your GP On: 1985 Yamaha RZ500
Hot on the heels of the big Gamma we posted earlier this week, it only seemed fair to post the other 500cc competition – the Yamaha RZ500. Seeming more readily available than the Gamma, the RZ500 is...
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Six for the road – 1983 Benelli 900 Sei
Might have sold outside eBay since it went NLA overnight, but still worth a look see… MI There is always a surge of nostalgic excitement when a big Benelli crosses the block. These were the worlds...
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TGIF: 1998 Honda CBR 600F3 Smokin Joes
How about a Friday quickie that isn’t closed yet? Check out this wonderful Honda CBR 600 F3 in full-blown Smokin’ Joe’s livery! Not terrifically rare in base model formats, the one year only...
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Plated in Place -2002 Ducati MH900e #552
-Editors pointed out this MH900e had been on RSBFS back in 2019, with new location and new pictures, worth a new post. – donn Polished in places most bikes don’t give a second thought, Ducati’s Mike...
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Instant Café – 2006 Ducati Sport Classic 1000
Ducati stylists must’ve had a poster of the 1973 750 Sport on the wall when they were preparing the Sport Classic 1000 for production. Today’s example shares the 1973 color, low bars, unfaired...
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Like a Weed: 1990 Ducati 851
The year 2021 has declared open season on the Ducati 851! I can remember few times when so many of these Bologna beasts have come to market – and all in such clean and low mileage condition. This is...
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