1998 Bimota V500
Miles: 2,000
Clean Nevada Title
Located in Utah
Bid at post: $8,600
Reserve not yet met
Auction ends: June 17
SELLER
Super clean Vdue two stroke vtwin direct electronic fuel injected Morini engined Bimota with full carbon fiber wheels, upgraded floater brakes and full titanium expansion chamber exhaust.
This is NOT the carbureted recall but has a functional injection! Rear sprocket oversized as these were geared really high.Many updates and upgrades.
Bike is available for preview, in person payment and pickup. I will work with you shipper and prefer direct payment like wire transfer. I am available by phone and you can come look at it in person.
RSBFS
This is an original fuel-injected Vdue, not the later carbureted Evoluzione model. The seller claims the injection system is sorted and functional—unusual, since most were converted to carbs due to reliability issues.
For anyone interested:
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Who fixed the injection, and was it done by a known Vdue specialist?
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Is there documentation or proof of the work?
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Has the bike been used recently or just stored?
A running, fuel-injected Vdue is rare—worth verifying the details.
If you are a Bimota person – please feel free to comment. I had to do some research to figure this out and would love to hear from a Bimota fan/owner.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
This seller seems to be liquidating a really interesting collection.
The seller has the facts wrong.
What does the seller mean when he/she says, ” This is NOT the carbureted recall but has a functional injection!”
Carburetion (the Evoluzione) was the solution to the disastrous injection system developed by Bimota. It simply did not work well. It was attempting to rectify that same injection system that led to Bimota’s bankruptcy.
Are bidders to assume the exhaust silencers are included in the sale? They aren’t on the bike and there is no mention of them in the description. Where is the stock exhaust system?
Where are the stock signal lights/turn indicators? Why would anyone remove them and install cheap Chinese indicators?
Bimota built the bike with their own floating brake rotors. Why replace the front brake rotors with ridiculous wavy rotors? Non-stock brake rotors, non-stock brake and clutch reservoirs.
Why wouldn’t the seller put a new battery in the bike and have it running? Given what is likely a very high reserve price, one would expect the bike to be in a running and rideable state. Ideally, the seller should have included a video of the bike running and showing everything functions as it should.
Anyway, the point is; why take such a rare bike and ruin it by changing everything? Was the bike down at some point? That would explain the changes made. There is more to this bike than the seller is saying. Possibly much more. Does the seller have the stock parts that were removed? Including the stock wheels?
I get the impression the seller is flipping this bike and knows nothing about it. The description and changes to the bike and the seller’s lack of actual details lead me to that conclusion. I may be wrong, but we’ve seen this approach here many times.
I’ve been looking for one for years but would not go near this one. I’m after the carbureted Evoluzione, and from a seller that knows what he/she is selling.
Thanks JR for a succinct description of this bike, is there credence to changing out the crankcases to stop the leaks around the seals?
Has anyone sent the seller questions? A few weeks back he had a TZ 700 listed, removed it and I see it’s now reposted. I asked him why he pulled it and he said because he needed to change the payment terms. OK, seemed odd but he did reply very quickly. That TZ looks like it might be a bit bike made from parts. Hard to say unless you ask or go look with a knowledgeable eye. I was more interested for a friendwho has been looking for one. As for the Vdue, with there being so few of these, if you really want one, this might be the right fit for someone who can’t afford a perfect one. If it’s got 95% of the correct parts it might be OK. If I was 10 years younger I would buy this and track it. I know I can sort out the crank seal issues and if the injectors were giving me issues I’d put on a set of carbs. At 60 years old I just recently parked my NSR250 in favor of a Kramer. I love 2 strokes, but I am at a point where I prefer to just ride and not have to worry about seizing because of a 30 year old $5 part. It’s on the buyers side to decide if this is right bike and needs to go in eyes wide open. Great comments and keep up with the great finds on the website.
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Interesting and rare bike for sure, but as for reliability, if you’re looking for something to actually ride, a Suter might be more your thing. Bring deep pockets.