CMG Motorcycles has two motorcycles on RSBFS right now, a 0 mile VDue and a brand new Bimota Tesi! Check them both out! -dc
1990 saw the designer who succeeded founder Massimo Tamburini depart, and a new engineer arrive. Pierluigi Marconi presented a clean sheet design with inherent anti-dive and the 904cc Ducati desmoquatro. This piece of Bimota history is offered with zero miles and ready to display.
Inside the Omega-shaped alloy frame, the water cooled L-twin pumped 113 hp via a six-speed transmission and chain drive. Outside the frame were two similar swingarms, with hub-center steering in front, suspension and steering mechanically separate, and brakes could be applied without drastically affecting the tire loading and balance. Typical Bimota appointments included top Marzocchi dampers and Brembo brakes. Peculiar looking when bare, the Tesi 1D has a not-so-unusual monoposto fairing and riding position.
Coming from the client side of a New Zealand multi-line dealer, this Tesi has been on display since new. For a fan, it seems like too many appear without even break-in miles, but an unridden creampuff is great for the buyer. Transport from Oceana will have to be considered by the new owner, but is worth the effort in this case.
With all the CNC machined parts and pull-rod controls, the Tesi was expensive to build and many prospective buyers couldn’t accept the radical looks. Only a few hundred were built and many had just a short ride before retirement. And though two successive generations were introduced in the 2000’s, the 1D Tesi makes the original statement. CMG Motorcycles asks $43,990 USD for this example, and requests inquiries be sent to Brad by email – here –.
-donn
