You have to wonder what makes one bike worth, say, £5000, yet another bike of similar age, condition and performance unable to even get a sniff at a few hundred quid.
Take the RD500 on the opposite page; a mid-’80s sportsbike, capable of raising a smile and 140mph. It doesn’t even come with a motor, yet someone is prepared to shell out over five large on it. By the time it’s tidied up and got a fresh engine between its frame rails, I doubt the buyer will have much change from 10 grand, maybe more.
Now look at the VFR750F on the same page. It’s another mid-’80s, 140mph sportsbike that’ll smack a big grin across your chops when back to its best, yet all potential owners have turned up their…
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Practical Sportsbikes (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2018