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…
Here is one we haven’t had on RSBFS since 2008, a Yamaha YZF1000R which is also known as the ThunderAce. 1996 Yamaha 1000 YZF Thunderace on ebay australia The introduction of the Honda CBR900RR/Fireblade pretty much made every other 1000cc+ sporbike look over-sized and overweight. The major Japanese manufacturers quickly recognized that the Fireblade required a response…
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…