A couple of days after Adam and I checked out the Newport Car Museum, we also had the chance to meet Gordon Razee (the son of Ralph Razee) and the man behind Razee’s Motorcycle Center.
2024 MotoGP Austin – Preview
Tomorrow I fly out to Austin for one of my favorite weekends of the year – MotoGP at Circuit of the Americas! There’ll also be some quality time at the Handbuilt Show and I’ll be riding the track the day after the GP race with Aprilia Racers Days. Let’s take a look at what to expect:
2023 Bimota KB4
Bimota’s latest model is the KB4 – it features the 1,043cc inline-four (good for 142hp and 82lb-ft of torque) pulled from a Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX. Bimota calls the KB4 a sport-tourer, though it only has one seat and no luggage.
1994 Yamaha TZ125 with Yamaha WR250 Engine
Yamaha’s TZ125 production road racer was offered between 1980 and 2010 – Yoshiaki Kato won the All Japan 125cc Championship on one in 1993. It utilized a 2-stroke 124cc single cylinder engine paired with a 6-speed transmission, but that doesn’t matter in this case as today’s example utilizes the 4-stroke 250 out of a Yamaha WR250X supermoto!
No Reserve – 1983 Suzuki XN85 Turbo Project
On the market for less than a year, Suzuki XN85 was the first factory bike to feature a 16-inch front wheel – previously reserved for race bikes. That wheel, combined with low clip-ons and a Suzuki Full Floater rear suspension made it a nearly peerless handler for the time. It also featured a low pressure turbo that helped boost power …
Kawasaki 175 Racebike by Highwayman
I’ve been spamming you guys with updates on my CB160 race bike, so here’s something related – a lovely 175 2-stroke road racer built and campaigned by Highwayman Bikes which is well set up for AHRMA GP200 and GP250!
485cc – 1984 Yamaha RZ350 Custom
The last street-legal two-stroke sportbike officially imported into the US, the RZ350 is very much a sought-after collectors bike in the US. Only sold in the states from 84-85, these bikes were incredibly fast for 350cc, and absolutely look the part. As you can tell from the headline, this one’s been the recipient from quite a bit of custom work.
Well-Modified – 2015 Honda NSF250R
2011 marked the end of two-stroke world championships – the next year, Moto3 moved to four-strokes, and Honda’s first factory effort was the NSF250R. Over on Iconic we’ve got one of the nicest-modified examples I’ve seen in a very long time.
1994 Benelli Devil 80
Here’s a little Italian I’ve never heard of, let alone seen: a Benelli Devil!
330 Pounds – 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701
A stock Vitpilen weighs 366 pounds wet, but according to the seller this bike now weighs just 330 pounds with a full tank of gas thanks to a staggering amount of modifications…and it doesn’t even have carbon fiber wheels!
1984 Kawasaki KDX200
As Dirt Bike Magazine put it in their model history of the KDX200, “To this day, no one can clearly define the Kawasaki KDX200. Was it a beginner bike designed to teach wives and kids the fine art of off-road riding? Or was it a Navy SEAL of a bike built for the toughest enduros and the most grizzled riders? …
Interesting History – 2002 Ducati 998 With 513 Miles
In 2001, Pauline Hailwood (widow of the great Mike Hailwood) sued Ducati over the use of her late husband’s name for the MH900e. What does that have to do with a 2002 Ducati 998? Well, the current owner represented the estate during the proceedings and received this 998 directly from Ducati! He rode it for all of 513 miles over …
2024 MotoGP Austin – Let’s Meet!
Just a heads up that I’ll be in Austin next week for one of my favorite motorcycling weekends of the year – MotoGP in Austin! Will I see you there?
1977 Benelli 900 Sei Race Bike
I have a policy here that I only share bikes with public asking prices, but the photos of this bike with the bodywork off are worth breaking my rule for.
Press Release – 2025 Indian Scout
I just featured an old-school 101 Scout and I’m intrigued to hear that Indian is bringing back the model (along with 4 others!) as part of the all-new Scout lineup for 2025.