1997 BIMOTA YB11 SUPER LEGGERA In Dallas

Well maintained 1997 YB11 in the Dallas area.  3500 miles on the clock and has the solo tail cover.  Contact the seller for more details and additional pictures.  Seller is asking $8500.  Jump over to Dallas Craigslist here.

IK

From the “Seattle Homologation Superbike Collection“, these three examples are now listed on eBay:

This is a great bike and in wonderful “rider” condition.

That means this bike has been ridden. It is not a museum queen that has been parked.

It has a few miles under the belt but is in pretty good condition for its age.

The bike carries a set of Keihin Flat-Slide race carbs on it so it has the “race rattle” of the flat slides to go along with a STRONG running 1000cc Yamaha engine.

All operator manuals, service manuals and factory tool kit are also included.

If you are looking at this auction and are a serious collector -then you already know how rare these old Bimotas are here in the USA.

If you are looking for an original Bad Boy Bimota with a large capacity 1000cc Yamaha in-line 4 engine that can actually be ridden down the road on a daily commute or regular trips up and down the street for Bike Night, this is the bike for you.

Beautiful Condition and under 1,900 miles

Factory original everything. Gi.Co.Moto pipes are the only modification (stock pipes are included).

All operator manuals, service manuals and factory tool kit are also included.

This bike is immaculate and the photos speak for themselves.

If you are looking for a factory original and unmodified Ducati 851 in showroom condition -this is your machine.

Contact me for more info or photos.

Beautiful Condition and under 2,000 miles

Factory Original.

All operator manuals, service manuals and factory tool kit are also included.

If you are looking at this auction and are a serious collector -then you already know how rare it is to see a YB4 here in the United States.

This bike is very rare and in immaculate shape.

If you are looking for an original and unmodified Bimota YB4 E. I. in showroom condition -this is the bike for your collection.

We wish the seller the best with these and hope they find new homes via eBay!

dc

Bimota SB8RS – Brand new!

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Price: $10,600 with reserve in place
Mileage: 1

From the auction:

You probably just scrolled down to look at this hand built masterpiece before reading my listing. As I still do every time I take the cover off,  just lost for words to describe this beauty. You may have even called your buddies to look at it. I know this sounds arrogant but it really is the bike that gets the most attention of all the bikes in the collection and it has some stiff competition in here.

What else can I say.  I think the seller has pretty much summed it up right there.  Like some of  the two strokes, I think we’ve had a steady stream of Bimota’s up for sale this spring and summer.  I don’t know if we’ve had one with 1 mile on it and a limited edition to top it off  (not that any Bimota is mass produced).  From what info I can gather the RS was pretty much a cosmetic upgrade with carbon bodywork and various other visual upgrades.  It looks like the owner topped it off with an aftermarket exhaust system.  If you are a Bimota expert and know about some engine upgrades on the RS please post a comment below as there is very little info on this model.

Enough words, pictures please:

And more from the auction:

This bike has thousands of dollars in exotic aftermarket parts that were installed years ago when it arrived and have just started the bike having been fueled for the first time. The sound of the full titanium Moto Corse exhaust has long been wanting to make it’s music after years of waiting to hear it run. Needless to say, the sound is something you must experience yourself. Other trick items installed are gold Volta Moto rear sets, Moto Corse titanium kickstand, Moto Corse windscreen, Marchesini wheels and GP style rear caliper & rotor. The SB8RS is powered by a reliable Suzuki power plant tweaked by the Bimota specialists to perform at a higher level than the “run of the mill” TL1000 with a light weight chassis built around it. The new owner of this SB8RS will be titled the first owner which will prove as an even more attractive investment. You are welcome to see the bike prior to bidding however the bike is brand new and aside from the added enhancements it is just as new as the day it left the factory.

I don’t know if I could have owned that thing and never fired it up or taken a quick spin on it.  The seller truly has some patience.  The bidding has been going on for a couple of days now.  As of this posting the reserve had not been reached (just over $10,000) but the auction does have a couple of days left.  Maybe you can convince the Mrs. you’ve been a good boy and deserve a little Xmas in July.  .

IK

Bimota SB8K Santa Monica available on eBay!

Bike:  2006 Bimtoa SB8K Santa Monica

Location:  North Palm Beach, Florida

Mileage:  1,000mi

This looks to be a very nice–as one would expect with a sub-1k mile bike–Santa Monica on eBay that looks to be 100% stock, excluding the tank protector, as the seller states.

As you may know, the SB8K uses a Suzuki TL1000R based 996cc V-Twin with Bimota’s own fuel-injection system that uses radial mount fuel injectors which ensures very good power distribution.  The SB8K also features a very smart ECU which can also be used to download up to an hour of historical data from the bike.  The bodywork, including the tank, is all made of carbon-fiber while the majority of the other items are from aluminum.

I have yet to ride a SB8K but, I do have some very good experience on a TL1000R and I can honestly say the engine is the best part of the equation.  The TLR is heavy at slow speeds and the suspension isn’t perfect, but everything is overall very good with the motor the standout piece.  As many of you Duc’ riders know, the low-end torque of a V-Twin is fantastic and this motor continues to shine as the rev’s climb to the red-line.  The shortcomings of the TLR are the same reasons Bimota originally opened it’s doors:  Because the Japanese could build fantastic motors but didn’t have the resources to build fantastic frames and suspension.  Don’t get me wrong, the TLR is a very good bike, but I don’t doubt that the SB8K is far superior to it.

As the seller states, this bike originally sold for $49,495.29 (The price list says 2007) and this auction has the reserve under the base price of a Ducati 1198 ($16,495).  Which means, this bike has depreciated $33k in just four years.  If this bike goes for just over $16.5k, I call it a deal because, like the seller states, that is 1198 base money and, in the long run, I’d rather have a SB8K over a 1198–especially as that 1198 still has all of it’s depreciation ahead of it.  See Phil’s review of the other SB8K currently on eBay .  See this SB8K on eBay .

AG

Final Edition:  1997 Bimota DB2 EF on Ebay

It just doesn’t get much more Italian than this.  A tried and true Ducati engine in a hand built frame with quality components from front to back.  As the seller states, this is one of 100 DB2 EF’s built.  It is also one of just 75 with a full fairing.  As is usual with these bikes, the mileage is at a minimum:  1402 miles.  Basically the seller has completed the break in for you. 

Here is what the seller has to say about the bike:

“Limited Edition, Exclusive, Unique,” How many overused adjectives can be used to describe something that is truly available to very few. In the more then 30 years of it’s existence, Bemota has produced fewer then 12,000 finely honed racing and street motorcycles, roughly the number of motorcycles Honda Manufacturing would produce in 2 days. The Bemota DB2 EF is one of a production run of only 100 and the engraved pewter tank plaque notes this as the third built of that 100 unit production run.

“Edizione Finale” the final edition of the DB2 is powered by a 904 cc desmodromic valve Ducati engine, similar to the Ducati Monster 900cc engine but with carburetors. The intention being to produce a machine with the hart and sole of a pure race bike but with the manors of a civilized street motorcycle.

Suspension is uncompromised with Paioli 41 mm front forks, custom cast with the Bimota logo on the slider axel lug and single Ohlins rear shock. Brakes are twin disk floating Brembo in front and a single disc Brembo in the rear. The frame of small diameter tubes is reminiscent of a birdcage Masserati with billet triple clamps that are a work of art unto themselves. The signature of Massimo Tamburini, the godfather of the finest modern MV Agusta’s and Ducati’s is clear, as it should be for his role as one of the key founders of Bemota

The bidding is quite active already on this one with quite a few days left in the auction.  As of this writing the bike was at $9000.   As of late, a lot of the more expensive bikes have not been meeting reserves on Ebay.  Now I don’t know if it is the economy creeping in or sellers with unreasonable reserves.   Maybe this will be one of the bikes breaking the trend.  If your garage is needing a Bimota in it, then it is time to  .

IK

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bimota-DB2-EF-/120589055735?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item1c13aaf6f7

Update 6.28.2010: All bikes are still available! 5 new pictures taken this past weekend at the top.

A collector and friend of RSBFS is thinning the herd and offering the following fantastic homologation specials for sale {please kneel}:

Get the goods on each bike below:

1992 Ducati 851 with Less Than 2000 Miles!

Update 8.9.2010: SOLD!

Comments from the seller:

All original -except for the addition of the booming Gi.Co.Moto twin pipes for that wonderful “Sound of Thunder” music from the Desmo V-Twin engine.

1988 Bimota YB6

Update 8.9.2010: SOLD!

Comments from the seller:

A beautiful old school collector for the Bimota enthusiasts.

Yamaha 1000cc engine with Keihin flat-slide carbs
(oh….this one will scoot alright!!).

Growls like a mean-ass junk yard dog.

1988 Bimota YB4E.I.

Comments from the seller:

Take a look at this sexy thing……probably my favorite Bimota of all time. This thing is such a work of art. The 1988 YB4E.I. model released after Bimota took the last ever TT-F1 title in ’87.

Graves Yamaha AMA Formula Extreme R7-1

Update 8.9.2010: SOLD!

Comments from the seller:

Graves Yamaha AMA Formula Extreme R7-1 raced by Damon Buckmaster (AUS). YEC factory kit EVERYTHING from frame to swingarm to bracing to chassis to radiator to engine and every part on it. Adjustable swingarm pivot, steering stem, ride heights, etc.

Stroker 1080cc full-on SuperBike factory engine and every special YEC Kit factory item from the Yamaha WSBK team. 190hp and the best SBK chassis available back when Superbikes were Superbikes (and not warmed-over street bikes). This thing is light and goes like a missile.

The R7-1 was actually BANNED from AMA competition after it laid waste to the Formula Extreme class back in the days before the AMA series scuttled the class because the FX bikes were faster than the 750cc SuperBike Class (headliner) machines.

Have a ton of the press articles on the bike from magazines (and web
magazines) of the day.

{Still kneeling right?}

Yamaha FZR750R OW01

Comments from the seller:

Beautiful condition, all original with 2,700 miles. Only 200 of these produced and they’re getting harder
and harder to find here in the States.

Honda RC30 VFR750R

Comments from the seller:

Wonderfully clean example with only 2,950 miles on the odometer. All original and unmolested condition.
Has all the manuals and tool kits and everything else it came with from the factory.

Honda RC45 RVF750

Comments from the seller:

Very clean example with 6,975 miles on it. Has the HRC PGM wire modification done to it (more HP)
and has a aftermarket exhaust canister installed for a little more of that V-4 sound.

Bimota Vdue

Comments from the seller:

Still in all original condition. 360 kilometers. Has the usual Vdue “issues” with the engine fueling -but can be sorted out.
(I’ve got another bike exactly the same that has been sorted and runs great.) This bike has stayed in original condition
though and has not had any modifications done to it.

So here’s my question: How do you choose? This is my favorite era of SportBike and seeing a collection like this is exactly what I’d like to have in my own stable some day. It would be like that corner spot in the Barber Motorsports Museum with all the great ones:

Interested parties better hurry because come Thursday after my $175mil PowerBall lotto ticket hits, I’m just going to buy them all!

If you have questions about the model specifications or history, or just want to chat about the collection, please post a comment below — the whole RSBFS team is going to keep an eye on this thread and will be happy to answer questions! Qualified buyers, I am acting as a proxy for the seller. Please send your inquires to dan@motoringblogs.com for additional details.

dc

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Italian Exotica:  1995 Bimota – SB6

Is it ok to buy a motorcycle just for the frame?  Question number two, has a stouter looking frame ever been produced?  I don’t know if Bimota designed that thing for form or function but it looks like a beast.  Are  my eyes deceiving me, is that a carbon fiber license plate holder?  One thing I did notice about the auction though is the dealership has this bike listed as an SB6R.  I hate to use the word “just” but this is just the standard SB6.  It also looks like somebody with too much time on their hands got a hold of the wheels and resprayed or powder coated them.  This is a Bimota, you don’t respray them!  As with most  Bimota’s it looks like the bike has been taken care of and is generally good shape.  The sellers say the bike has been fully serviced.

Unfortunately the dealership didn’t list much in the way of specifics on this particular bike (it has had two owners).  They instead choose to copy and paste an old review of the SB6.  It’s all about salesmanship my friends.  In my opinion,  on bikes with high price tags you have to go the extra mile and give as much info on the bike as possible if you expect people to buy.  As you would expect with an exotic bike with a low starting price, the bidding has been pretty active.  The reserve has not been met though and I’d expect it will be a little higher than if it was being sold by a private party.  The dealership has to obviously cover what they paid on the trade in.  If you’ve got the itch for an exotic Italian bike,
IK

Italian Art:  2000 Bimota SB8R On Ebay

Clean, low mile Bimota SB8R on Ebay with two days left on the auction.

From the auction:

offered for sale is my 2000 Bimota SB8r. the bike has a moto corse slip on exhuast, stainless steel hydrualic lines, recent tires battery and fluids.

 it has a billet clear clutch cover, barnett kevlar clutch, custom pressure plate, stronger clutch springs.

 front sprocket reduced one tooth.

digital fuel trimmer. the fuel injectors have been flow matched and spray paterned

it has been kept indoors, not garaged, housed, in a climate control. outside only over 55 degrees to be ridden only, never parked never sun baked, never been wet.

Comes with Bimota interior soft cover,  shipping rear stand and transit crate base. parts manual. Accumate battery protector/charger.

The auction is taking place .  Might be worth a look just to find out where Dragons Liar, NJ is.  How cool a name is that?

IK

1997 Bimota SB6R

Location: Annapolis, MD
Price: $12,000
Mileage: 1400

Found this sweet SB6R today while trolling CL ads. This one looks to be in stellar shape and ready to display or properly flog on your favorite set of twisty roads. I know these have the GSXR 1100 motors and when you pair that with Bimota’s weight saving engineering it can only make this one rip!

Check it out and pick it up here

I haven’t ever seen one of these up for sale; likely because only 10 or so were brought into the US.

1997 Bimota SB6R with 1400 original miles. Kept as a show and display bike, maintained but seldom ridden.

Needs an appreciative rider, these bikes were hand built in Rimini, Italy by craftsmen, using only the finest components. Brembo brakes, Ohlins shocks, Paoli carbon-fiber forks in a hand-built chassis with scads of CF, alloy and Ti components stock. The SB6R has the water-cooler 1100 Suzuki GSXR motor that was tweaked to put out another 10% above stock, making this the fastest, quickest bike that Bimota has ever built; and it still handles like a dream.

This bike is stock and unmolested, making it very collector desireable.

Cheers!

dd

This is a Bimota Tesi 1D in California!  Located in Folsom, California is a 1995 Bimota Tesi 1D EF with 2,689km (1,670mi).  This bike is #3 of 25 and has all new rubber hoses and some small upgrades.  The seller is brief and doesn’t provide much information but, it is a Tesi and if you’re looking for one, you only need to know where to go.  This was the last year for the 1D with some stragglers still being sold into 1996.  The 1D features a Ducati sourced 904cc V-Twin, front swingarm with a, front & rear, Marzocchi shock.  I’ve included a stock photo to remind anyone who may have forgotten what a Tesi looks like.  See the ad on Craigslist here.

AG