2008 Bimota Tesi 3D serial #0000 – first one in the US!

2008 Bimota Tesi 3D – serial #0000 – with only 1040 miles!

Another post, another Bimota, and another one of my favourites from the marque.  Can you tell I like Bimotas?  And this one is the very special hub center steered Tesi 3D:

If you searched for this brand of motorcycle, you already know what you are looking at.  Unquestionably one of the most exotic and rare motorcycles on the planet.  Owning this bike was a dream for me since the first time I saw one but unfortunately financial circumstances force the sale of my baby. Rather than retype all the manufacturer details, please visit the following bimota website:

http://www.bimotaamerica.com/bikes_t3da.html

2008 Bimota Tesi 3D with 1040 original miles.  This motorcycle is sure to gather a crowd wherever you take her.  Incredibly gorgeous in person and so much detail that you can literally stare at it for hours and find something you never noticed before.  An engineering and machining marvel with a forkless front suspension, trellis rear swingarm, omega aluminum frame, and carbon fiber bodywork.  This bike is powered by a very reliable Ducati 1100cc engine.  This bike has a very comfortable riding position and a great power to weight ratio due to it’s light weight.

Another intersting aspect of this particular bike is that the VIN number ends in 000000 meaning it is the first Tesi 3D to hit american shores. This bike was also the actual bike photographed and tested at Miller Motorsports Park by one of the mainstream US motorcycle magazines.  This bike was purchased from an authorized Bimota dealer on an MSO.  I am the first owner.  Clear title in hand and ready to go.

The motorcycle does have a couple of minor flaws that were there when I originally purchased her.  I have attempted to capture these issues in the posted pictures.  The issues are not significant and could be corrected by the new owner.  They were never enough to bother me and were never noticed by anyone of the hundreds of people who have stopped to galk at this bike. These flaws consist of:

– chipped clearcoat in rear fender (clearcoat only, carbon fiber is unaffected)

– chipped/cracked clearcoat area on front fender (again clearcoat only, carbon fiber unaffected)

– small indendations in aluminum rear section of right side of swingarm and scratches in trellis (touched up so very difficult to see) presumably from an inproperly place swing arm stand by the “professionals” at the magazine that tested this bike

– minor dings in upper fairing where hand controls bump into fairing at full lock.  This is a design flaw and cannot be adjusted out of one side.  The marks were present when I bought the bike and I was able to adjust one side to clear but the other cannot and be in a functional position.

Retail on this bike is $36,900.  My reserve is far less than that.  Own this dream bike at a fraction of the original purchase price.  Please feel free to ask questions

The mainstream US motorcycle magazine is none other than Cycle World (Feb 2008 issue) and they did test this bike at Miller Park.  The first production batch (I think 29 for the US market) had a wet clutch, carbon fiber tie rods and CNC machined brake and clutch reservoirs on top of the triples, as opposed a dry clutch, steel tie rods and plastic reservoirs on the later production units.

If you’re wondering how that front end works, check out the video of one of Motocorse (Japan importer of Bimota and makers of exquisitely fine motorcycle components) test riders flogging a the 3D round the the Tsukuba circuit:

Watching the 3D overtake slower bikes on the OUTSIDE gives me goosebumps!!  Oh, .

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