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Still New – 2004 Ducati 998S Final Edition

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4-2-2021 Update: 2+ years later, it looks like this Final Edition found a new home as it’s now in Texas. It’s also back up for sale with the same mileage, so find it in Frisco, Texas with bidding up to $12,899 and the reserve not yet met or a BIN of $24,999 here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This Ducati …

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In Belgium – 1996 Aprilia Moto 6.5

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I’m all hopped-up on an Aprilia 660 at the moment, but here’s an Aprilia 650 from three decades ago that was quite a bit more polarizing thanks to a distinctive shape from French product designer and motorcycle enthusiast Phillipe Starck. In the mid 90’s, he combined those two facets to design the Aprilia Moto 6.5, an in-town runabout that oozes …

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Rare Project – 1972 Gilera Gina Macho

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Gina is a combination of GIlera and ArgentiNA, as this bike was a partnership between “Italy’s finest design engineers and the genius of Argentina’s master craftsmen.” The company offered trail and road models in both 175cc and 250cc displacements – here’s a rare example of the 175cc road bike that will need some work before it can hit the road …

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2002 Aprilia Tuono Limited

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The Aprilia Tuono is a motorcycling legend now, but it was rolled out in many small stages. It started as as a limited run of a Streetfighter kit for the Falco in 2001, and the following year Aprilia officially created the Tuono (officially called the Tuono Mille RSV-R Limited) with 135 built in the first run and then an unknown …

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1988 Ducati Paso

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Post Sale Update: This Paso sold for $2,600 including buyer’s fee on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Santa Monica, California. Released in 1986 and named after racer Renzo Pasolini, the Ducati Paso was a bike created from odd beginnings. Built when Ducati was owned by Cagiva, this bike was designed to compete with the up and coming Japanese superbikes of the …

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2004 Aprilia RSV1000 Nera

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Post Sale Update: This Nera sold for $12,500 after 717 bids on eBay in Byron, California. In the early 2000s, Aprilia decided to launch the “Dream Series” of motorcycles and scooters – limited edition variants of their already-impressive machines. At the time, the Italian firm’s highest performing bike was the RSV1000R, so that’s what they used for the platform of …

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1998 Moto Guzzi Centauro

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Post Listing Update: after being relisted, this Centauro did not meet reserve despite 26 bids up to $6,550. Designed for the 75th anniversary of the MG factory, the Moto Guzzi Centauro was a limited production model designed as a sporty variant of the classic Italian cruiser with very distinctive bodywork – bodywork that the factory advertised as being 100% recyclable.