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Spooky Sportbike: 1998 Laverda Ghost Strike 668 for Sale
The Zane-era Laverda Ghost and Ghost Strike are extremely rare here in the USA. They were designed to fill the same niche as Ducati's Monster and provide a profitable, parts-bin naked that would help...
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Monster Mash: 2007 Ducati Monster S4RS for Sale
This Monster S4RS was the ultimate incarnation of Ducati's first-generation naked bike. The very first air-cooled Monsters were sporty and fun, but quickly outpaced by bikes like Triumph's updated,...
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Out of the Winter Darkness: 1989 Honda RC30 in Canada
Before heading out for the holiday weekend, here is a bit of unobtanium: a 1989 Honda RC30 located in Canada. Perhaps if you are heading towards Ontario for the holiday anyway, a short detour is in...
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One Year Wonder – 1987 Yamaha FZ700
1987 brought a trade tariff for motorcycles over 700cc, and Yamaha's response was to de-stroke their recently designed FZ750 to 697cc's. Though it had the Genesis 5-valve head, some sporting...
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L.T.’s Pick – 2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S
Despite the relentless nudge toward water cooling and impenetrable fuel injection systems, as recently as 2008 Ducati put a capstone on their air-cooled desmodue development. The torquey 1100 is in a...
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Limited Edition: 2005 MV Agusta F4 1000 Tamburini for Sale
MV Agusta certainly got the basic components right when they introduced their exotic and achingly-beautiful F4 750, but it was down on power and a member of the suddenly superfluous 750 class....
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Iron Curtain: 2005 MZ 1000S for Sale
Looking a bit like Aprilia's Falco, the MZ 1000S was a high-end sport-touring motorcycle from a largely forgotten East German manufacturer that was powered by a big-bore parallel-twin engine. What...
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11 Out of 10 – 1984 Yamaha RZ350
Evolving from the now-vintage RD350, Yamaha made a splash with the first perimeter frame for the RZ350, along with the YPVS power valve and rear monoshock. Due to emissions concerns it was short-lived...
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Black Friday – 1990 Yamaha FZR400
Junior welterweight-sized FZR 400's were made for markets with progressive licensing laws, and couldn't last in the U.S. displacement arms race. Still, they are revered for their handling, light...
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Brutally Handsome: 2007 MV Agusta Brutale 910R for Sale
MV Agusta's Brutale represents the sane and reasonable option compared to their take-no-prisoners F4. Limited development budget meant the bike shared plenty of the fully faired machine's DNA and it...
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Later Bet – 2008 MV Agusta R312 1+1
Later in the long run of F4 1000's, MV Agusta made a play for the Italian SuperStock race series, and it breathed new life into the model. This R312 carbon edition is a great example. 2008 MV Agusta...
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Little Brother: 1989 Honda VFR400R for Sale
Looking very much like their very desirable VFR750R, the Honda VFR400R shares similar engine configuration, style, and that distinctive "PRO ARM" single-sided swingarm. The sophisticated V4 featured...
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Nearly New: 1998 Ducati 916 With Just 245 Miles for Sale
Much ink has been spilled waxing poetic about Massimo Tamburini's masterpiece, the Ducati 916. The bike was such a common sight throughout the 90s as the two-wheeled incarnation of lust, it's become a...
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Beginning of the End – 2002 Ducati 998
2002 saw Ducati introduce the testastretta engine into a production model, and work was wrapping up on the succeeding 999. The 998 was the best of the 916/996 chassis, with the 123 hp EVO engine, and...
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New Hope – 2000 Bimota SB8R
Drawing on his experience re-invigorating Laverda, industrialist Francesco Tognon's similar approach to Bimota involved development of a slightly less exotic and more saleable motorcycle. The...
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Cali Plate: 1996 Aprilia RS250 for Sale
A mix of sleek styling and proven Japanese power, the Aprilia RS250 was the Italian company's entry into the hotly-contested quarter-liter sportbike class battles and intended to take the fight to...
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Legendary – 2007 MV Agusta F4 1000 Senna #109/300
A now-legendary presence at any formula car race, Ayrton Senna won three F1 championships but succumbed to injuries sustained in a 1994 crash at Imola. The Senna edition of the MV Agusta F4 1000 is a...
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Featured Listing: 2008 BMW HP2 for Sale
There's a proud tradition of independent motorcycle builders "sportifying" some very unlikely machines: CBXs converted into monoshock cafe-racers, heavily modified Swallower Moto Guzzis with chain...
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Titled in AZ: 1985 Yamaha RZ500 for Sale
The two-stroke race-replicas like this Yamaha RZ500 represent a brief, very exciting time in motorcycling. The 1980s were a difficult time for bikes as well as cars: technology was leaping forward...
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Green Party – 2004 Ducati 998 Matrix Reloaded Edition
Peculiar as only a green Ducati superbike can be, the 2004 Matrix Reloaded edition commemorated a 996 that was used in 2002 to film the movie which was released in 2003. Still the early testastretta...
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