This is an ultra rare Bimota BB1 on eBay!
Bike: 1995 Bimota BB1
Location: San Diego, California
Mileage: 6,321km (3927mi)
The seller states that this bike is completely original and has always been stored inside. The title is from Germany and will probably be a pain–or impossible–to register here in the U.S. The pictures/video do show nicks, scratches, and oxidation on many surfaces, but the bike appears to be in generally good condition. We’ve seen this seller before with some rare bikes and his videos are always easy to remember because the bikes are always in the same alley and he always makes sure to show that the charging system works.
The original idea sounds fantastic: 145kg (Dry), 650cc single, 46rwhp, BMW-Rotax sourced power-plant with tubular frame and clever insights such as repositioning the fuel tank to achieve optimum CG. However, I’ve read, the actual finished product turned out to be crap. Supposedly the bike has ridiculous vibration–Relative to singles!–terrible ergonomics, underpowered brakes and poor handling. Here is a quote from a period test by Performance Bikes:
‘I expected the Bimota to be hot shit, but it’s turned out to be more of a luke-warm, fudgey stool. It’s nervous, skittish and sounds like the chain is about to leap off the sprockets’
Ah, OK then. Performance Bikes isn’t the only unfavorable review, the internet only seems to have stories of poor experiences. While the Ducati Supermono is extremely rare and held to a mythical status, the BB1 is also just as rare but regarded as something you never want to experience other than looking at.
That being said, this is still a very, very, rare Bimota with only 148 ever being produced. This example isn’t perfect, but it’s not too far off either and you’ll be one of the few to own one. There are a bunch of little cosmetic issues that will add up but once completed this should be a very nice show piece and, based on reviews, the German title shouldn’t be an issue because you wouldn’t want to ride the thing even if you could. Anyone have first hand experience they’d like to share?
Bid, or see what this bike goes for, on eBay .
AG
Update: This posting is pretty outdated. Check out some of these current listings on eBay for bikes and parts right now!
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[…] The seller states this bike is completely original but doesn’t state much about any imperfections. This comes to us from the same seller of the Bimota BB1 we just posted here. […]
>Anyone have first hand experience they’d like to share?
Yup – I’ve just bought one of these.
It’s a lovely wee thing. I’m quite sure that most of the negative comments about vibrations come from sportbike riders that are more used to twins, triples and fours. Having had a few trailbikes, the vibration doesn’t seem too bad at all to me.
It’s light. very light, and because of that, it’s agile. Not the fastest thing in the world, obviously, but then, do you really need 200bhp on a road bike, really?
I love the power of the larger bikes, but it’s very rare that you can really stretch their legs, with this, you can get closer to the limits, and concentrate more on the handling than on squirting past other road users on the throttle.
Mine does appear to have fuelling issues, but I’m sure a strip of the carbs and a tune up should see that sorted..