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Track Bike Tuesday – 2012 KTM RC8R Track
KTM started to transition their flagship to a racing-only model in 2011, packing everything a superstock racer could want and leaving all the DOT equipment behind. Here’s a rare un-used 2012 on...
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Super Rare & Single: 1986 Yamaha SRX600
In the world of Yamaha, this is not really a sport bike. It is not mega powerful. It does nothing extraordinary. Yet somehow the SRX – this retro British single – is a lost gem in the models offered...
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What Goes Up…– 1993 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade
1993 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade It’s safe to say that the Fireblade prices over the past two years have set the 900RR on a new trajectory. What was once a bike known for being shoved in a back alley...
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She Got Legs: 1997 Bimota YB11 Superleggera
All Bimotas are rare. It doesn’t matter the model, the year, the capacity. Sure, some models are much more rare and drool worthy than others (here’s looking at you, Mantra), but all are built in...
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Good From Afar – 1984 Yamaha RZ350
Just a quickie post on a potentially interesting mystery bike for your weekend reading and researching. It is listed as a 1984 Yamaha RZ350, and these are always fun bikes to post about. The fan base...
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I Dream In Carbon Fiber: 1999 Ducati 996S
Ah, carbon fiber. Could there ever be anything so cool as carbon roving knitted into a bi-directional matrix and embedded in epoxy resin? Light weight and super strong, carbon fiber was the hot new...
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Orange Bang – 2012 Triumph Daytona 675R Track Day Bike
For your RSBFS Track Day Tuesday fun, how about this bright orange Triumph 675R for some high-zoot apex strafing? The mainstay powertrain of choice in Moto 2 GP racing, there really should be no...
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Italians Gone Wild – 2003 Moto Guzzi Ghezzi-Brian Folgore
2003 Moto Guzzi Ghezzi-Brian Folgore As petty as it may be, one of the most satisfying in the world is to see is the big guy lose. All the shiny tools and big trailers can only get you so far and...
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Dream a Little Dream: NEW 2003 Honda CB50R Dream
To celebrate its long history of Grands Prix racing in the smaller formulas – and to commemorate the 1962 introduction of the 50cc GP class – Honda produced the CB50R as a limited run model. These...
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Bigger is Better: 1983 Benelli Sei 900
OK – so maybe that Honda CB50R was cool, but you’re bigger than 50cc can motivate. Let’s go back to cubes and revel in a bit more displacement and a whole lotta extra cylinders. Six, in fact. Know as...
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A Triumph Owner’s Worst Nightmare – 2000 Buell X1 Lightning
2000 Buell X1 Lightning As an ex-Buell owner, anytime I get the chance to write about one I’m going to take it. From start to finish, Buell has released some cracking bikes. There’s really not a...
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The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get: 1974 Norton John Player Special
One has to wonder if Joe Walsh wasn’t contemplating the Norton John Player Special when the Barnstormers released their seminal album. A blatant tobacco advert in the form of racing sponsorship, the...
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Featured Listing – Historic 1999 Aprilia RS250 Challenge Cup Racer
Today RSBFS reader John brings us a fantastic bit of racing history. The Aprilia RS250 Challenge offered a true one make race series celebrating what was essentially the last of the two strokes. And...
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Featured Listing – 1994 Yamaha GTS1000
From the seller: There are places on the bike that look like scrapes or scratches that are simply reflections or glare but I couldn’t find a way to shoot in sunlight without them and the bike just...
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Mighty Max – 2011 Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE
Max Biaggi brought Aprilia to the top of the world superbike show in 2010, and the factory commemorated the achievement with a limited edition for 2011. Today’s RSV4 has all the bells and whistles,...
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Re-Californication: 1984 Yamaha RZ350
The Yamaha RZ350 was the last of the federally imported two strokes into the EPA-heavy state of California. With precise oil injection, the Yamaha Power Valve System (YPVS) to maximize efficiency, and...
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Clean and Original – 1986 Yamaha RZV500R
If the RZ350 earlier this week didn’t wake you from your four stroke stupor, then perhaps another 150cc and 2 cylinders of even more smoking goodness can rouse your interest. In today’s post you will...
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40 Years Later…Kawasaki GPZ900R
1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R/ZX900 A1 Today’s find is almost legendary. Just one year later, the GPZ900R was rocketed to a superstar status as it was blessed to be straddled by the infamous Scientologist...
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Intercepted – 1984 Honda VF1000F
Since many if not most GP teams have embraced the V4’s intrinsic balance and mass centralization, Honda may have been ( way ) ahead of the power curve with their 1980’s VF collection. Here’s a very...
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Hail Mary – 2008 Ducati 1098R
In late 2006 Ducati had a conundrum. The Pierre Terblanche designed 999 was a massive hit on the racetrack in the hands of the WSBK team, with 3 WSBK championships to show for it. In the showroom, the...
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