Level Up: 2000 Bimota DB4ie

When ever a Bimota pops up on the market it is noteworthy.  These bikes are rare, exotic and beautiful both to ride and to look at.  The idea that a small batch Italian manufacture would take an already fabulous bike , the Ducati 900SS, and make every little detail just that much better is what…

Dragon West – 1999 Bimota DB4 Tri-Colore

Bimota’s fourth Ducati used the tried-and-true ( if not overpowering ) 904cc desmodue, but was a lightweight handler.  This owner hasn’t belabored the cosmetics, but from the looks of the tires has used it as intended – on the wickedly technical Palomar Mountain Loop. 1999 Bimota DB4 Tri-Colore for sale on eBay The DB4 design…

Italian Charm: 1999 Bimota DB4

Bimotas are not exactly known for their scary antics and cartoonish horsepower. They are instead renowned for being rolling exhibitions in balance, handling and craft mastery. The brand has had it share of screamers — the 1100cc SB6R and the Suzuki TL-1000R-powered SB8 come to mind — but it isn’t their stock and trade. 1999…

The Sum of Its Parts: 2000 Bimota DB4 for Sale

Bimota’s successful line of Ducati-powered bikes seems a bit unconventional for the brand, considering they’d always been about creating machines that fused powerful, well-engineered Japanese engines with lightweight, race-bred frames to create bikes that were more than the sum of their parts. But machines like this DB4 seemed to be more about just distilling a…