Located in Greenwich, Connecticut is a higher mileage (for a Bimota) 1987 Bimota YB5. This YB5 has 19,838 miles, making it a higher mileage Bimota–most seem to hover around the 5k or less mark. However, what this YB5 does offer is the opportunity to actually use your Bimota without worrying about depreciation. This bike still appears to be very clean for a twenty-two year old bike. The idea of this bike being very usable isn’t out of the question, the moving parts originate from the Yamaha FJ series so they should be quite dependable and as long as they are maintained properly. A 4200 mile YB4 went for $10.6k and a zero mile YB6 went for $13.8k recently, making this YB5 probably a bit high at $10k. However, it is only an asking price, not the sold price. If you’d like to make an offer, see the New York Craigslist ad here.
This entry has been published on June 2, 2009 and links to eBay may have been updated to point to similar bikes of interest.