In 1985, Aprilia started outsourcing some of their engine production to Rotax – the AF1 was one of the earlier results of this partnership.
1985 Kawasaki KR250S
Starting in 1978, Kawasaki won 4 consecutive 250cc World Championships with their KR250 racer – its most notable feature was the “tandem twin” engine which had one cylinder behind the other and two cranks!
1997 Kawasaki Ninja 600R
It might have been the mid 90s, but Kawasaki’s Ninja 600 was still looking like a monument to the 80s – especially with liveries like this one.
1 of 50: 1988 Ducati 750 Paso Limited Edition
Released in 1986 and named after racer Renzo Pasolini, the Ducati Paso was a bike created from odd beginnings. Built during the tumultuous years when Ducati was owned by Cagiva, this bike was designed to compete with the up and coming Japanese superbikes of the time.
1998 Ducati 900SS Final Edition
The last time I featured one of these, I mentioned that the “Supersport” was back…though it’s since been killed off again. Regardless, almost three decades ago the iconic air-cooled SS line came to a halt with a one-year run of 800 bikes. Ducati called it the FE, for Final Edition. All of the bikes got silver paint as well as …
8 Miles in the UK – 2003 Ducati 999R
Someone in the UK has a 999R that’s claimed to only have delivery mileage, it’s said to be “unregistered and unridden since 2003 pre-delivery test inspection.”
2026 BMW R 12 S
BMW recently released the R 12 lineup, which includes a cruiser, the G/S adventure bike, and the R 12 nineT retro standard. For a limited time they also offered the R 12 S, which their tribute to the legendary 1974 R90S in Daytona Orange.
Spondon Framed – 1977 Yamaha TZ750
Yamaha’s TZ750 is one of the legends of factory and privateer motorcycle racing. Cycle World called it one of the six greatest motorcycles of all time, and part of that honor came from the fact that a TZ750 won the Daytona 200 nine years in a row. Here’s one that “was purposefully built to compete in speed contests and to …
1985 Suzuki RG400 Walter Wolf
After Suzuki introduced the RG Gamma series in 1983, the line grew to span displacements ranging from 250-500cc. Of particular note was the RG400 Gamma Walter Wolf, as it was a two year only model that was exclusively sold in Japan.
Original Owner – 1984 Honda VF700F Interceptor
Honda’s excellent VF750 Interceptor was scaled down to 700cc in 1984 to get around the newly implemented import tariffs on large cc bikes in the United States. Honda achieved this with a shorter stroke on the crank, leaving the rest of the bike mostly untouched.
#1 – 2018 Lightning LS-218
One of the most interesting stories in electric motorcycles in the last decade is that of Richard Hatfield and Lightning Motorcycles. I’d say they first came to national attention with the LS-218 Superbike, named after the incredible 218 mph it achieved at the Bonneville Salt Flats (and it also won Pikes Peak with Carlin Dunne, as featured in On Any …
1 of 100 – 2006 MV Agusta F4CC
View PostNo Reserve – 1986 Ducati 750 F1
Over on the auction site we’ve got a nice example of a 750 F1 that’s been recently serviced and is guaranteed to find a new home!
3,125 Miles – 2005 Honda CBR600F4i
I wouldn’t say I have a particular soft spot for the F4i, but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen one this cosmetically clean so if you’re looking for one (maybe to capture some nostalgia), this might be worth purusing…
#11/25 – 2019 Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory Summit Attack
Aprilia introduced the V4 1100 generation of the incredible Tuono in 2016 and they made sure to continue offering the up-spec “Factory” variant in the process – it got the same 175 horsepower engine and highly capable chassis as the base model, as well as being bestowed with top-of-the-line Öhlins forks/monoshock/steering damper, Brembo M432 monobloc four-piston calipers with revised braking …