Always a welcome find on the pages of RSBFS, the ultra unique, ultra Italian, ultra rare Bimota Tesi 1D is a Ducati-powered masterpiece. Designed as a replacement for the traditional, telescopic front fork, the hub-center steering works in conjunction with a forward-facing swingarm to isolate braking forces from regular suspension duties. The effect, while visually…
The rampant excess of the 1990s is a glorious time period to look back on. For those with the available funds, the sky was the limit. Nothing seemed out of reach and few places embodied that ethos like Japan. There were many shops offering custom upgrades to rare and exotic motorcycles. Tuning companies were more…
One of the most interesting and promising areas of modern motorcycle development has been with suspension systems. At the rear, bikes went from hard tail to twin shocks, and then stagnated for decades until the rising rate single shock came to vogue – as it continues today. The front of the motorcycle has explored a…
Throughout the history of the motorcycle, there have been many attempts to develop a superior suspension system, and the hub-center steered Tesi or “Thesis” was Bimota’s attempt to radically alter the sportbike landscape and do something completely new, a shocking move for such a tiny company. The ubiquitous telescopic forks have a number of disadvantages,…
Here is a time capsule, a zero miles/NOS Bimota Tesi 1D SR that has never had fluids installed. The 1st generation Bimota Tesi is already a bit of unobtanium and something every collector considers so this one is certainly one to take notice of…plus the color scheme is perfect for the holidays. 1992 Bimota Tesi…
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…
Who Needs Forks? 1992 Bimota Tesi 1D Well, here is another one for the engineering geeks in all of us. If you’ve followed RSBFS for a little while you may have noticed Tesi’s appear for sale on a regular basis. Kind of surprising for such a limited production run bike. One other thing I’ve noticed…
For Sale: 1991 Bimota Tesi 1D Update 10.17.2011: Just a few hours remaining to snag this one. Current bid is $15,200 and looks like reserve has been met. Good luck! Today’s RSBFS Featured Listing is a very rare, and very special bike. Any Tesi will quickly draw the stares of motorcycle enthusiasts, but how about…