407 pounds dry, 145 horsepower. I don’t care what year it is, that formula equals ridiculous power to weight ratio and grins per mile. The YB10 sports the FZR1000 motor of the era and is surrounded by a modified frame from Bimota that brings the weight closer to that of the same year’s FZR600.

1991 Bimota YB10 For Sale on eBay

A very original, extremely clean, collectible and very rare Bimota YB-10 with only 5600 low miles. Recently, I had the carbs completely serviced with all needed new parts (have the receipt and all the old parts). It runs perfect now. Using the proven Yamaha’s legendary five valve FZR 1000 engine and the fantastic lightened hand built chassis, this bike will always be a reliable performer with no lack of mechanical spare parts availability. FZR 1000 was and still is considered to be one of the best and most reliable liter class engines ever made!

Bimota motorcycles were and still are hand-built in Rimini, Italy, using the finest possible parts available. Many billet parts and hand laid fiberglass body makes this bike even more exotic. Bike has never been down, it’s all original, including paint and everything else. It runs absolutely perfect and starts right up with a single push of the starter button. You have the reliability of the proven mechanical operation plus the exotic and beautiful parts that all work well together!!

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Welcome back to our latest sales report, where savvy buyers and sellers keep an eye on market values. We blogged 60 bikes in April and here is a review of 20 of them, most having sold. In fact 4 of them sold to our own readers. Lowest sale price was $1900 and highest was $64k!

Congratulations to April’s buyers and sellers!

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This Suzuki RGV250 Lucky Strike failed to sell even though it was bid up to $8100.

From the Michigan collection, this 1996 Bimota DB3 Mantra did end up selling after one relist for full price of $16900.

This 2002 Ducati MH900e with under 1000 miles sold for $22900.

The 1983 Honda CX650T Turbo sold for $15100! These really do have quite the following!

The 4k mile Honda RC30 failed to get much love when first listed with spares at $30k and then relisted without it failed to sell at $17600.

This adorable and exceptionally clean 1983 Kawasaki GPz 305 sold for just $1625!

The first of two 86 Honda NS400R’s that would sell this month, this one sold for $10099!

The second NS400R sold for just $6100 in comparison.

This 1987 Honda NSR250 looked pretty tidy and sold for just $3800.

At $4000, this has to be the cheapest RVF400 we’ve seen sell. Congrats to the lucky new owner!

This little 1983 Ducati 350 Desmo sold for only $1900, which is probably the cheapest Ducati we’ve ever seen sold either!

Here’s the 1983 Suzuki GS550ES which sold for $3450.

Sold to one of our readers, this 1998 Ducati 916SPS sold for $12900.

Also sold to one of readers was this 1993 Ducati 900SS Superlight for $9200.

This stunning 74 Ducati 750 Sport, original and unrestored, sold for an eye popping $64k!

Back to the blue smoke, this 1999 Aprilia RS250 Cup sold for only $5300.

This 1985 Honda VF1000R sold for a tidy $8000.

A good month for classic Honda’s as this 1983 CB1100R sold as well for $23600.

Sold to one of our readers was this very handsome 1997 Aprilia RS250 for $8100.

Finally, this 85 Yamaha RZ500 sold to one of our readers for $14500.

If you have issues seeing a Bimota possibly being tossed down the track; look away. The quick hits: no title, owner isn’t positive on exact year of the bike, loaded with race goodies and a $65,000 BIN (open to offers though).

The said goodies:

Pectel SQ6 ECU

Custom Made Wiring Harness

AIM Digital Dash

HPE Full Exhaust System

Completely Built 1178cc HyperMotard Engine

Ohlins Gas Forks

Ohlins Shock

BST Carbon Wheels

BREMBO Full Floating Rotors

BREMBO Billet MonoBloc Calipers

BREMBO Brake GP M/Cyl w/ Accosato Electric Lever Adjuster

BREMBO Clutch GP M/Cyl

ATTACK RACING Triple Trees

YOYODYNE Slipper Clutch

SP ELECTRONICS Quick Shifter

ANTIGRAVITY Lithium Lightweight Battery

Too many other items/mods to mention

What’s under the hood you ask?

This HyperMotard motored DB5 was built up to 1178cc / 102mm bore with very close to 117hp and was recently rebuilt with only 4 trackdays on it.

 

A look at your office. I’m curious about the custom built wiring harness. I’ve read a custom race harness can be quite a high dollar item.

All I see is dollar signs.

It has apparently won quite a few national and regional titles. Can you add another?

Click for the listing.

Ian

When it comes to rare motorbikes, there are a couple of manufacturers that have their full catalogue belonging in this category. Bi. Mo. Ta. is one of them. I reckon that in the future there will be more space for exotic, almost custom made sport bikes’ brands. I mean, look at the success of Vyrus. In the 80s and 90s, what Bimota did  was driven by pure passion. Nowadays, we see a process of “conformation” among the top brands. The global market and competition makes every OEM look at each other, sometimes take deliberate inspiration from one another. Look at Ducati, Triumph and Yamaha being in a frenetic race to “copy” the brilliant BMW R 1200 GS that is so successful sales wise. Look at Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki, all coming up with similar 250cc 4 strokes often manufactured in South East Asia. Obviously these are to some extent the rules imposed by commercial competition. With the exception of  Ducati’s Panigale with its frameless approach and Apirlia’s bold and loud V4 there is little creativity out there. Suzuki is even the only manufacturer left, to offer a 750 cc 4 cylinder sportster (thank you Hamamatsu !). For the individual and wealthy rider, even a Panigale R isn’t that “special” besides coming with a hefty price tag.

In addition, OEMs should understand that the buyers of their top offerings are usually between 35 and 40 and ultimate performance, that you can’t use on the road, might not be the only aspect they look for, when investing their hard owned money.

So, here we have what was a bold attempt, driven by passion and that resulted into the  financial collapse of Bimota. The 2 stroke V2 500cc:

The development of this bike took so long (and therefore so many resources) because it was a totally new bike from the 2 stroke engine to the new chassis. The V2 is among the most hard to find Bimota and one that didn’t get trashed on track days is always a good find. here are its technical specs:

This will not be cheap, nor it will be useful as a commuter. This will be the jewel in the crown of your garage. Starting price is set at 12000 EUR. If you are curious about how a V2 would sound check this out (video is not from the same sample as on the offer):

Let’s hear it also from the seller:

The motorcycle is in collection status. Piston segments, clutch and chain and soft compound tires are new (for safety)
changed to 9500 km (invoice available)
the bike sleeps in a heated garage. never rolled in the rain.
it was developed by a pro who knows these machines. replacement of defective electronic
at the start and recovery engine for reliability.
bench it is 10 torque 9900tr / m and 110 hp at the wheel.
I do is for fun. This is a dangerous motorcycle for those who want to be smart with.
she is very beautiful, very light.
This is a first hand obviously.
I separated because I have 5 disks damaged in the column and it’s not my age.
I do not want her in my garage, that if anyone is interested
it is a 2-stroke engine, bimota the last 2-stroke engine production
this bike is very rare for registered … a motorcycle gp rolling on the road.

The bike has 10000 km and looks to be in the right conditions even though pictures are not enough. Who knows where the reserve is ? To find out, you can start bidding on the eBay link below.

Bimota V2 500 2 strokes in France

Claudio

Regular readers of RSBFS might know that I have a fetish for BIMOTAs. If you wonder why, just look at this:

Do I need to say more ?

I am tempted to leave the rest of his article empty.

There is really not much to say here that your eyes have not already captured. A short time ago, there was some discussion on the blog about how special an MV Agusta F4 SPR 750 really is. I am not going to make comparisons. All I can say is that with about 14500 $ you have here an opportunity to acquire:

1) A beautiful and exclusive (by nature) Bimota
2) A very special and rare model within the Bimota production range
3) A hand built motorbike
4) A bike that featured the best components that a race team would have had access to in 1993
5) A bike with a full carbon fairing beautifully painted and all stock
6) A bike that had in 1993 a whopping 164 HP from the FZR 1000 power plant…that’s more or less like a bike of today with 250 hp (just like a factory GP)
7) A bike that is so sexy and unique that you wonder whether viewing it should not be allowed to non adults
8) A bike that you can take apart piece by piece and you will be left with a collection of the finest craftsmanship bits made of machined blocks of aluminum
9) A bike that had in 1993 a carbon fiber gear actuator lever
10) A bike that in 1993 was so light that you wouldn’t believe it (180kg = -30kg vs Yamaha FZR 1000)
11) A bike that today will still perform in any conditions
12) a bike that is the most advanced evolution of the YB4 which won a Formula 1 World championship in 1987

With less than 10.000 km on the clock, this pristine piece of art is an object of desire…literally!

Repeat after me: I want it….I want it…I want it…

Here it’s not a matter of: “is there a buyer ready to pay 14500 $ cash for this”, it is a matter of “first come, first serve”….

1993 Bimota YB 8 Furano in Switzerland

Good luck to you all!

Claudio

Here is the latest round up of bike sales or bikes that saw high bid activity. We’re starting with Feb 25th and moving forward as they hadn’t been reported on in the last Month in Review as they were still open at the time of publishing. Each picture is linked to eBay as they haven’t been archived yet.

We blogged over 60 bikes in March and these are the ones we have sale values on. A great read for savvy buyers and sellers alike!

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1982 Suzuki Katana 1000 Sold for $7000

2002 Suzuki TL1000R Sold for just $4100

1987 Yamaha FZR750R Sold to one of our readers!

2008 Bimota DB5R Sold for $21500

2008 Yamaha YZF-R1 Scott Russel Race Sold for $8215

1996 Honda VFR750 Sold for just $3223

1985 Honda VF1000R Sold for just $4500

1974 Yamaha TZ750 Factory Racer Sold for $42500

1993 Honda CBR600 F2 Sold for just $2750

1978 Laverda 1200 Jota America sold for $10401

1987 Suzuki GSX-R 1100 sold for $4800

1989 Yamaha FZR400 For Sale

1990 FZR750R OW01 sold via Craigslist, owner reported bike as sold.

1988 Yamaha FZR750R sold for $5200

1981 Laverda 1200 Mirage sold for $10300

2001 Honda NSR150SP sold for $3550

1986 Honda RS250 sold for $3750

1988 Ducati F1 750 sold for $13700 to one of our readers

1989 Yamaha FZR1000 sold for $5500 to one of our readers

1993 Honda CBR900RR sold for $5000

1991 Ducati 851 sold for $8700 to one of our readers!

1995 Aprilia RS250 Chesterfield had met reserve at $8500 but was pulled from eBay. The seller’s website indicates it as available for $8950.

2006 Ducati 999R with 6 miles sold for $23000!

1986 Honda NS400R sold to one of our readers for $7500!

2000 Aprilia RS250 sold for $7200

1979 Suzuki GS1000S sold for just $5000

1983 Laverda RGS1000 sold for $8250