It’s pretty common for cars in the USA to get evocative names like “Cougar” and “Charger” or components with nonsensical, but cool-sounding names like “Vortec” or “Jetfire.” In the motorcycling world, the reverse seems more common, since today’s bike was known as the Yamaha YZF1000 here in the USA while overseas it was the “Thunderace,” big…
Introduced in 1994 and weighing in at just 403lbs dry, the Bimota YB11 was a claimed 35lbs lighter than the Yamaha “Thunderace” that donated its powertrain, which hardly seems worthy of the name “Superleggera” but the difference between the two bikes is pronounced: the Bimota is sharper, more agile, more aggressive. It also helps that…
Yamaha’s YZF1000 wasn’t a big seller, and was available in the US for only one year, making this an extremely rare bike here. Five valves, five gears, and 1003cc’s should tell you pretty much all you need to know about this bike. Known as the “Thunderace” in many markets, the big YZF was a strange…
Update: The seller has notified us that this bike is sold. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc I know, an all too common tale amongst Bimota offerings in our Feature Listings. But I think you’ll agree after reading that this was recently purchased with the intent to ride and personal circumstances have changed that fate…
Bimota YB11 with Yamaha YZF1000 Thunder Ace engine for sale in Australia. I surely wasn’t expecting to find this many Bimotas for sale, but right after posting the Tesi 3D, I found two other Bimota listings on ebay. I already posted the SB6R that was “stranded’ in Europe and here’s the other listing – a…
This is a very nice Thunder Ace with low miles! Located in Yorktown, Virgina is a 1997 Yamaha YZF1000R Thunder Ace with 5,698 original miles. I’m very excited to post my first Thunder Ace and one of the best examples I’ve seen! These bikes weren’t all that popular but they also wern’t all that rare…
Here are some rare modern classics for sale on eBay for under $10k each. Let the Italian goodness begin: 1987 Bimota YB5 with a current bid of $8500, 4 days remaining: quote from seller’s eBay listing: This lightweight cycle (from 208 units made in 1987) comprises classic Bimota tri-color design, Yamaha FJ1200 engine, robust 41.7…
After spotting the Yamaha YZF1000R for sale right here in town, I got curious about how rare this model is today. Turns out, I can’t find many available to evaluate! The few I spotted were actually outdated ads that had sold already. Most were a bit cheaper, but not by a great deal. I guess…