Bimota – a significant and famous portmanteau for motorcycle enthusiasts. Named after a combination of the three founder’s last names (Bianchi, Morri & Tamburini), Bimota started life out as a small design firm creating chassis and bodywork kits for racing. By replacing the spindly frames from production motorcycles, Bimota found that they could engineer a…
Seeming to have made a silk purse from a nasty old two-stroke 500, Bimota had just about set the moto world on its ear when reality intervened. This V-due has carburetors set up by a Bimota cognoscenti and proves that there really are unicorns among us. 2000 Bimota V-Due 500C for sale on eBay With…
Early on, Bimota sold kits to incorporate the buyer’s own drivetrain into their chassis and fairing designs. This unicorn was professionally prepared and has only seen the light of day for 1,800 miles since. 1984 Bimota SB4S for sale on eBay Bimota specified the 1075cc air-cooled engine from the GSX-1100, and shares its formidable 112…
In livery looking a bit like an xmas ribbon candy, this sweet DB4 claims just 325 miles, minty fresh and some nice factory accessories. 2000 Bimota DB4 for sale on eBay Bimota borrowed Ducati’s 904cc desmodue for the DB4, replacing its fuel injection with Mikuni carburetors and of course their own exhaust system. An identical…
10.4.2021: This bike has SOLD! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc The last gasp of the two stroke sportbike could have been something incredible; a jewel of a machine with impeccable balance and style and an unmatched power-to-weight ratio. And it almost was. When Bimota release the 500cc v-twin two stroke V Due in 1997,…
Last seen on RSBFS in 2015, Bimota’s SB8R-S brought Suzuki’s TL-1000 twin to the Rimini carrozzeria. Out of Vegas with minimal pertinent information, the condition of this SB8RS is to drool for. 2000 Bimota SB8R-S Carbon for sale on eBay As Bimota liked to do, they took a leading drivetrain and wrapped it in their…
Revitalized in the early 2000’s, Bimota and their sadly late designer Sergio Robbiano presented the DB6R Delirio, powered by Ducati’s latest 1100cc air-cooled engine. This Long Island example has barely been ridden and looks basically new. 2008 Bimota DB6R for sale on eBay Even Bimota was compelled to produce an all around naked sport, but…
The Bimota DB2 is a bit of an odd duck [pun!]: the company’s claim to fame was building high-spec, light weight, race-inspired sportbikes powered by Japanese engines. Those engines came from bikes that were overbuilt and often significantly heavy, so Bimota found a significant performance increase by building motorcycles as much as a hundred pounds…