The Bimota DB2 is a bit of an odd duck [pun!]: the company’s claim to fame was building high-spec, light weight, race-inspired sportbikes powered by Japanese engines. Those engines came from bikes that were overbuilt and often significantly heavy, so Bimota found a significant performance increase by building motorcycles as much as a hundred pounds…
In this day and age when a very limited edition can be a few thousand, here’s a Ducati-based naked with total production of 23 units ! Not perfect, this Azzurro is still very good, with one of Borgo Panigale’s best drivetrains, and livery celebrating Italy’s national football team. 2007 Bimota DB6 Delirio Azzurro for sale…
Bimota’s fourth Ducati used the tried-and-true ( if not overpowering ) 904cc desmodue, but was a lightweight handler. This owner hasn’t belabored the cosmetics, but from the looks of the tires has used it as intended – on the wickedly technical Palomar Mountain Loop. 1999 Bimota DB4 Tri-Colore for sale on eBay The DB4 design…
Bimota’s tried-and-true formula is on display in the exotic SB6: take a powerful Japanese lump, hang it from an innovative frame and top-quality suspension, and then wrap it in wildly futuristic bodywork. In this case, the “lump” was from Suzuki, the liquid-cooled 1074cc inline four and five-speed gearbox that powered the final iteration of their…
Looks like this one found a buyer outside of eBay, but so rare it’s still worth a peek… -donn Bimota DB2’s make only an occasional appearance on RSBFS, expected with total production of just over 400. The Tricolore is much more rare, and this rejuvenated example is in particularly nice shape. 1994 Bimota DB2 for…
Bimota’s SB8R combined Suzuki TL1000 power with a hybrid alloy/carbon chassis, and presented the company with a WSBK win in 2000. This example was parked in an aircraft hangar for many years but shows none the worse for it. 2000 Bimota SB8R for sale on eBay Bimota saw the potential in Suzuki’s liter twin and…
As the sun gets ready to shine on another riding season in the northeast, a nice example of a liter Bimota has become available. Looks like this YB11 has undergone a careful riding restoration over the past few years. 1997 Bimota YB11 for sale on eBay Bimota took a shine to Yamaha’s twenty-valve 1000 early…
This Bimota SB4S is the epitome of an Italian exotic: long, low, lean, and fast, stuffed full of the best componentry and radical thinking available at the time. Imagine it sitting next to nearly any other early 1980s machine and it’s almost like a MotoGP bike just dropped by your local bike night. Note the…