Quite rare stateside, the Yamaha 400-four powered Bimota YB7 might be the exotic you feel safe sending your girlfriend out on. While most of the 321 production models went to Japan ( due to insurance regulations ), a handful has found there way here. Though you can wind it out in every gear, the feather weight makes the YB7 probably Bimota’s most streetable bike.
1988 Bimota YB7 for sale on eBay
Reporting 65 hp at 12,000 rpm, you have to get deep into the 4-valve inline four to go places. But you’re not swimming alone – clearly oversized aluminum perimeter frame is welded to billet connectors, with matching aluminum swingarm. 42mm Marzocchi forks are followed by Ohlins monoshock, all kept in check by dual 280mm front disks, 230mm rear. The headline news at the first corner is the “vintage” weight of around 350 lbs., making this a thoroughly flickable ride.
From the stable of a Conn. collector, this Bimota has under 5,000 miles, not a boatload of eBay photos, but some good information in the auction:
Only 320 units made for the world wide market it is believed that less than 20 were delivered to the United States making this a very rare jewel. Most of the production went to Japan where the 400cc motor capacity was the largest bike you could ride at the time. This is a wicked cool little bike. It features the hand welded huge aluminum beam frame that Bimota is known for as well as the top quality Marzoochi/Ohlins suspension, massive Brembo brakes and Bimota spec OSCAM wheels. For power you got a screaming 14,000rpm Yamaha FZR400SP power plant. Cool thing about this bike is you can sit on it and touch the ground flat footed if you are under 5’5″. My wife and daughter both rode this with no problem. I’m 5’11” and it fit me perfectly. It’s so dam light at about 325lbs. It flicks from side to side so quickly its amazing. Probably the most fun bike to ride in my whole collection. This particular bike came to me a few years back from it’s first owner. It’s in real nice condition. It has not ever been crashed but a couple scratched on the left side motor cover and the bar end say it did fall over once. That is more than likely due to the suicide Ducati style retracing side stand. (stupid design!) Anyway the bodywork is very nice with no breaks it has a few stress cracks but certainly completely showable. I would rate it a 8 out of 10. Not museum quality like my other listed Bimota’s but very very nice. This bike was recently serviced and runs perfect.
Sporting the classy white with red and gold, the dual-headlight fairing is looking good. Pete says it fits him nicely at 5’11”, though a backpack would be handy with the monoposto seat fairing. If you can stick with the bigger-bike guys to the start of the twisties, the little YB7 will show its specialty. With a road title this is certainly a rare opportunity, and on the east coast…
-donn
thats a pretty great collection, but I wonder what the single small headlight pink bike is…maybe a vance and hines edition yamaha with a weird faring?
Not one bid on the 400?
This has to be one of the coolest Bimotas I’ve ever seen – the styling is perfect for 1988, and the Yamaha it was based on was more fun than a night in Vegas with Strippers, JFK, and Stalin. Probably the only 4-cyl Bimota that can see full throttle with some regularity on the street without becoming Semi-splatter.
If I had the scratch handy, I’d be on this. Of course I would ride it until the wheels came off, so obviously I’m not a Bimota candidate in any case.
A shop with hardwood floors. I count 2 RC30’s a RC45, R7, R1LE and SB8R.
looks like an nsr 250 in the near foreground, im not that eagle eyed I can recite the year or model wonder if thatll be for sale soon
I have the same bike ,titled in Illinois, 5000 miles, all stock, superb old school little superbike,handling is razor sharp and bike weights nothing,i think $9k is a little high but they are very rare
I see that as well, its an RC done in Rothmans in the left of the screen, also is that a Vance & Hines Yamaha with the single light ahead? I don’t see any NSR’s, Would like to see rest of collection
yea…thiis is one of my most rare bikes. It is really an amazing ride. This is really only for someone who wants one the most exotic 400cc bikes in the world. Oh well no one bid on it so I guess I just get to keep it. Way better than a sharp stick in the eye……heheheh
So cool. I’m a big 400cc 4cyl fan. If it wasn’t a greybike and had a 17 digit vin that could be easily titled in CA, I’d go after it.
The Rothmans is an RC30
Hey Pete,
Glad you’re doing so well. I would love that little Bimota. Good luck with the sale.
Joel
yes this was said earlier…
Pete the collection of bikes you have is fuckin nuts. Good for you.. Everyone needs to check out his facebook page!!
When I grow up, I want to be Peter Boccarossa……………………….
I don’t think you could detect any frame flex on this 400, in fact, if you hammered the binders on , it might just throw off the rotation of the earth. After the forks snapped and the tyre spun off the rim.
wicked funny…yea the frame frame on this little guy is so big and burly. It would take a lot to actually feel and ‘frame Flex’……
Pete, give me a call I’m interested in the bike 917 478 3560.
Best,
James