For Sale: 1992 Bimota Tesi 1D
The weather forecast for St. Louis, MO is 59 degrees F with no chance of rain. Why is this important? Simply because in that fine city, with reasonable riding weather even on the last day of the year, there sits a Bimota Tesi 1D with only 350 miles on it – just waiting for its next care taker. The question is, will that next owner be a collector or a rider?
We have posted bikes from this particular seller before, and should I ever make it east of the Rockies I will make a point to drop by in person and oogle the well-presented machinery. As we see in the pictures – and as vouched for by RSBFS readers in the know – this dealer of high-end collectable motorcycles is the real deal. And in this case, the collectable in question is one of the iconic models in Bimota’s history: the swingarm front suspension Tesi.
There have been several Tesi 1D models on the market lately. Most recently CA collector Chris Dolan placed two up for auction. You can see them HERE and HERE. Both bikes were looking to fetch north of $20k, and I would expect something similar with this particular example, if not higher.
From the seller:
1991 Bimota Tesi
Super nice
everything works
Mint condition
owners manual toolkit and workshop manual included.350 original miles.
Nice!
With only 350 miles on the clock would you be willing to ride this beauty? I know that the common thinking is with mileage so low this is probably a bike someone will park rather than risk adding miles to. I really admire that kind of restraint, as I don’t think I would ever have that kind of control.
This auction is live right now and the bidding has started at a moderate pace. From the opening ask of $500, this bike has risen to just under $4k – which is far, far below the going rate. There is a reserve in place as well, so it will be interesting to see if bidding will reach that mark. For more information and pictures, click the link and jump over to the auction. Don’t forget to tell us what you think about this one!
MI
$15,877 and reserve still not met… Nice bike, but over $15k, I could find at least 3 nice bikes for that. But then I like to ride them not sit around in a garage to be admired or collected. Which is what this bike will probably do.
Good luck though, shouldn’t have no prob selling it. ☺
Like EuroRash, I’m more of a rider than a collector, but if I should ever decide to start collecting, this would be the first bike I’d want in my collection. I was floored by the Tesi when I first saw pictures of one in a magazine when I was a teenager, and it made a lasting impression.