Race History: Ex-Anthony Gobert Bimota SB8K for Sale
Both a flamboyant racer and a cautionary tale, Anthony Gobert was a hugely talented rider who fell from grace after a failed drug test. Several times, actually. Racing today is obviously a far cry...
View ArticleJersey-Titled Vee Four: 1992 Honda VFR400R NC30 for Sale
Prices of the RC30 have gone through the roof, and enthusiasts who want a taste of Honda's homologation specials have been forced to go elsewhere. Luckily, the less-desirable, less cubically-endowed,...
View ArticleFeatured Listing: 1980 Bimota SB3 for Sale
Most of our readers probably think of Bimota as a manufacturer of overpriced two-wheeled status symbols dripping with billet and carbon fiber and Italian style. But Bimota originally took its name...
View ArticleDownsizing – 2009 Aprilia RS125 Spain’s No. 1 Replica
Happy New Year ! Developed as a mid-size for countries with progressive licensing, 125cc race replicas are finding their way to collections here, and they're somewhat easier on the funding stream than...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: 1992 Yamaha TZR250R
Happy New Year RSBFS readers! And being the beginning of a new year, it is time to get serious. What does one resolve to do for 2018? How do you commit to better yourself or those around you? Might I...
View ArticleFeatured Listing – 1990 Honda VFR400R / NC30 – Super Clean !
Long-time friend and regular around RSBFS, Greg at Deftone Cycles had some kind of luck with his last shipment of gray-market machines. This 1990 VFR400R has just about 14,000 km ( 8,500 miles ) but...
View ArticlePlayers Club: 1974 Norton John Player
Reaching back a bit further than regular RSBFS fare, today's bike is a great example of a rare, motorsports-themed repli-racer. Sure, it's nearly 44 years old, but an iconic model of a legendary...
View ArticleWSBK Ready: Race-prepped 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale
Before this 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale turned a wheel in anger, it was stripped of its street parts, taken down to its bones and rebuilt as a track weapon the likes of which few people will ever have...
View ArticleFeatured Listing: 1982 Honda CB1100R
This is a rare opportunity to get your hands on a very special early Honda homologation special. The CB1100R predates HRC, and was sold overseas to make the big bike legal for competition in Europe...
View ArticlePristine Entry-Level Italian: 2003 Ducati 620 Sport with Just 936 Miles!
Made for just two years between 2002 and 2003, the Ducati 620 Sport was intended as an affordable way into Ducati ownership for riders more interested in the Ducati brand than in actual speed. But...
View ArticleSales Summary – June 2017
Whether you are a collector or simply interested in values, let's take a look back at June 2017 and see what sold and for how much. Links to the original post on RSBFS included. SOLD Bikes 2009 Aprilia...
View ArticleUsed as Intended: 2013 MV Agusta F4-RR
The seller of this 2013 MV Agusta F4-RR seems to know little about its history or provenance, but it appears to have been mostly for track use up to this point, and sports a monoposto tail section...
View ArticlePristine stroker: 1996 Suzuki RGV250SP VJ23A
This 1996 Suzuki RGV250SP appears to be in the hands of our friend Gary in Utah, and like the lion's share of his bikes, it's nigh on perfect. The original fairings and tank show very few flaws, and...
View ArticleBella Varese – 1995 Ducati 916
Ducati's 916 was on the verge of success when fire at their shops in Bologna forced a move to their parent company Cagiva's facility in Varese. The resulting year's worth of production were given more...
View ArticleGreen and Clean: 1993 Kawasaki ZXR400R
Happy Monday RSBFS readers! The dreaded winter slowdown has yet to arrive - plenty of fantastic bikes continue to pop up despite the onslaught of weather across the US. If you are snowed in and...
View ArticleMean and Very Green: 1991 Kawasaki ZX-7R K1 for Sale
Forgoing the elegance and class of the European sportbikes, Kawasaki's unabashedly garish ZX-7R, or ZXR-750 as it was known in other markets, is splashed with jagged graphics in vivid green, white,...
View ArticleCali-Titled Two-Stroke: 1990 Kawasaki KR-1S for Sale
During the 1980s and early 1990s, the vibrant quarter-liter two-stroke class saw the NSR, RGV, and TZR go at it with knife-fight-in-a-phone-booth intensity. Notably missing from much of the action was...
View ArticleRelic: 1982 Laverda Jota 1000
Named after a Spanish dance conducted in triple time (triple, get it?), the Laverda Jota was an Italian superbike designed for high speed travel. Featuring a 1000cc inline three cylinder, the Jota...
View ArticleRough and Ready: 1990 Honda CBR250RR
Deftone Cycles is known for importing and selling some of the finest grey-market Japanese sportbikes available on these shores, and the vast majority of their offerings are clean as crystal...
View ArticleSales Summary – July 2017
The summer was HOT when it came to the supply of bikes. Whether you are a collector or simply interested in values, let's take a look back at July 2017 and see what sold and for how much. Links to the...
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