Category: Exotic
1998 Bimota V Due Evoluzione Finale
Known as the bike that drove Bimota into bankruptcy, the Bimota V Due was the first and only bike Bimota built with an engine of its own design and construction. A 500c V-twin 2 stroke which featured crankcase fuel injection, the V Due was a tremendously ambitious under taking. Not only was it their first […]
1999 Aprilia RS250 Challenge Cup
In 1999 Aprilia began sponsoring the RS250 Challenge Cup series for their 2 stroke RS250 motorcycle in the U.S.. As the 2 strokes couldn’t pass emissions, Challenge Cup bikes were produced in Italy without lights, street switchgear. horn, kickstand, mirrors or passenger accomodations. These bikes had 15 digit VIN as opposed to the U.S. standard […]
1997 Bimota SB6R
Built using a 1997 Suzuki GSXR1100 engine, the Bimota SB6R was 50 lbs. lighter than the donor bike. Using Bimota’s Straight Line Connection frame design, the SB6R had a significantly lower center of gravity too. It was an improved version of the Bimota SB6 which preceded it, featuring better mass concentration and slightly lower weight. […]
1997 Bimota DB2 Edizione Finale
The Bimota DB2 was first introduced in 1993 and produced until 1997. The bike featured the air cooled 90 degree desmo V twin used in the Ducati 900SS in a lighter more compact trellis frame. Weighing about 30 lbs less than a 900SS SP, the DB2 replaced the DB1 and served as a relatively high […]
1986 Suzuki RG500
Produced as a road going replica of Suzuki’s 500GP XDR45 racebike the RG500 had a square four 2 stroke motor (2 parallel twin cylinders with separate crankshafts ganged together) in an aluminum frame. During the mid 80s Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki all produced road going replicas of their 500 GP bikes (NS400R, RZ500 and RG500 […]
1985 Honda NS400R
Built to commemorate Honda’s 3 cylinder 2 stroke 500 GP NS500 racebike which Freddie Spencer won the 1983 500 GP championship on, these bikes featured a liquid cooled 400cc 90 degree V3 2 stroke engine in an aluminum frame. Limited to 400cc displacement to avoid limitations imposed by Japaness domestic market regulations, the Honda had […]
1985 Bimota DB1
The first Bimota to use a Ducati engine, the Bimota DB1 was a pivotal motorcycle. Featuring the 2 valve per cylinder 90 degree 750cc v-twin from the Ducati 750F1, the bike had a trellis frame, which used the engine as a stressed member to hold the swingarm pivot. Combined with all encompassing bodywork the bike […]
1984 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition
The 1984 Yamaha RZ350 was the last street legal 2 stroke motorcycle to be produced for sale in the U.S.. They were also the last iteration of the 350cc Yamaha liquid cooled 2 cylinder 2 stroke motorcycles introduced in 1980 to replace the air cooled 400cc RD bikes. The bikes featured a quarter fairing, Yamaha […]
1984 Yamaha RZV500R
Built to celebrate the 1983 Yamaha 500GP V4 2 stroke OW69 which Eddie Lawson used to win the championship in 1984, this bike featured a 500cc V4 2 stroke engine (two parallel twins with separate cranks ganged together in a 50 degree V orientation) in a hand built aluminum frame. Produced for the Japan market, […]