Brand New 1990 Bimota Tuatara!

In 1990 this was the fastest production bike in the world with a top speed of over 175mph. It was one of only 60 built and it was Bimota’s fastest ever offering. Dry weight is a scant 370lbs while boasting 150hp from the Yamaha FZR1000 motor with Bimota added fuel injection. Styling was probably avant-garde…

Early Bimota – 1986 Bimota DB1

Listed originally in October 2011, this DB1 is back on eBay. Previous auctions have seen this one bid into the high teens but maybe this spring it will sell for the buy-it-now of $30k. Links updated. -dc Here we have a lovely example of the first Ducati engined Bimota’s the DB1. This bike dates from…

2008 Bimota Tesi 3D for sale in California

Like the Yamaha GTS posted on RSBFS earlier this month, the Bimota Tesi 3D has a hub centered fork. And that’s about where the similarities between the two end. The GTS was a single model attempt by a big Japanese manufacturer to adapt hub centered fork technology to an otherwise standard bike. The result was…

Michelangelo Down(under): 1993 Bimota YB8 Furano

Few manufacturers in the motorcycle world have created quite as many exotic machines as the fabled Rimini, Italy firm of Bimota. Known for high quality, lightweight sportbikes that are produced in limited numbers – with commensurately high price tags – all Bimotas except one (first person to correctly post a comment as to which model…