In the past on this blog, I've covered some pretty odd cars, like the Avantime and Renault Sport Spider, for example. But since I have entered the world of motorcycles for about 2 and a bit years now, Bimota has been on my radar ever since. Its not like the brand is common and I see them all the time; but with the times that I have seen them in person, they've been terribly beautiful, in the weirdest, most nostalgic way.
History of Bimota
Bimota, as a motorcycle company, was founded in 1973 in Remini by three Italian men: Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri and Massimo Tamburini. And funnily enough, Bimota's namesake comes from the first two letters of each of the men's last names; instead of what I originally thought was 'Bi' for 2 and 'Mota' for motorcycle.
Massimo Tamburini was a prominent motorcycle designer, specifically for Cagiva, MV Agusta and Ducati. People have called him 'the Michelangelo of motorbike design'.
Before all this, Bimota actually started in 1966, but they were a company that focused on air conditioning and heating unit installation. The turn to motorcycles only happened when the three men made frame tweaks to a Honda 750 Four since Tamburini crashed at a track; and from then on, the rest was history.
Bimota's Motorcycles
The names of Bimota's motorcycles might seem confusing and hard to remember, but the first letter in each of the model designations stand for the brand the bike is based off. For example DB5 stands for Ducati-Bimota 5th Generation and BB1 standing for BMW-Bimota 1st Generation. Of course, Bimota also made some motorcycles with individual model names too. So for easy understanding, we will go through the bikes in brand-partnership order.
Honda
1975 - 1976 Bimota HB1 - Pictured Above
Based on: Honda CB750 Four/CB400F
Engine: 736 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, SOHC, transverse inline 2
Power: 69 hp @ 8,000 rpm
Production Numbers: about 10 - 12 were made
1982 - 1983 Bimota HB2
Based on: Honda CB900 Bol d'Or
Engine: 901 cc, air-cooled, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 95 hp @ 9,000 rpm
Torque: 77 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 200 kg
Top Speed: 231 kph
Production Numbers: 193 units
1983 - 1985 Bimota HB3/HB3-S
Based on: Honda CB1100
Engine: 1,062 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 115 hp @ 8,500 rpm
Torque: 100 Nm @ 7,500 rpm
Wet Weight: 239 kg
Top Speed: 235 kph
Production Numbers: 101 units
2010 Bimota HB4 Moto 2
Based on: Honda CB600RR Fireblade
Engine: 600 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 118 hp @ 13,500 rpm
Torque: 66 Nm @ 11,250 rpm
Dry Weight: 135 kg
Top Speed: 295 kph
Harley-Davidson
1976 - 1977 Bimota HDB1
Based on: Harley-Davidson/Aermacchi 500
Production Numbers: 1
1976 - 1977 Bimota HDB2
Based on: Harley-Davidson/Aermacchi 250
Production Numbers: 35
1976 - 1977 Bimota HDB3
Based on: Harley-Davidson/Aermacchi 350
Production Numbers: 2
Kawasaki
1978 - 1981 Bimota KB1
Based on: Kawasaki 900 Z1
Engine: 1,015 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 84 hp @ 7,950 rpm
Torque: 79.4 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 190 kg
Top Speed: 237 kph
Production Numbers: 319 units
1981 - 1982 Bimota KB1 T2
Based on: Kawasaki Z 1000LTD
Engine: 998 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 95 hp @ 9,500 rpm
Torque: 83.2 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
Production Numbers: 508 units
1981 - 1984 Bimota KB2
Based on: Kawasaki Z 500
Engine: 497 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Production Numbers: 37 units
1981 - 1984 Bimota KB2-J
Based on: Kawasaki Z 400
Engine: 398 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, SOHC, parallel twin
Production Numbers: 37 units
1981 - 1984 Bimota KB2-S
Based on: Kawasaki Z 550
Engine: 553 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Production Numbers: 72 units
1981 - 1984 Bimota KB2 Laser TT
Based on: Kawasaki GPZ 600R
Engine: 592 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 65 hp @ 10,500 rpm
Torque: 37.3 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Wet Weight: 186 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 12.3 s @ 108.5 kph
Top Speed: 214 kph
Production Numbers: 62 units
1983 - 1984 Bimota KB3
Based on: Kawasaki Z 1000J
Engine: 998 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 103 hp @ 9,400 rpm
Torque: 85.3 Nm @ 7,300 rpm
Dry Weight: 205 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 11.6 s @ 197.3 kph
Top Speed: 233 kph
Production Numbers: 112 units
2022 Bimota KB4 / 2022 Bimota KB4RC
Based on: Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX
Engine: 1,043 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, transverse inline 4
Power: 142 hp @ 10,000 rpm
Torque: 111 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 186 kg
Suzuki
1975 - 1977 Bimota SB1
Based on: Suzuki TR500
Engine: 493 cc, water-cooled, 2-stroke, parallel twin
Power: 83 hp @ 9,000 rpm
Top Speed: 265 kph
Production Numbers: 50 units
1977 - 1979 Bimota SB2/SB2 80
Based on: Suzuki GS 750
Engine: 743 cc, air/oil-cooled, 4-stroke, 8-valve, transverse inline 4
Power: 75 hp @ 8,700 rpm
Torque: 56.9 Nm @ 8,250 rpm
Dry Weight: 196 kg
Production Numbers: 140 units
1980 - 1983 Bimota SB3
Based on: Suzuki GS 1000
Engine: 987 cc, air/oil-cooled, 4-stroke, 8-valve, transverse inline 4
Power: 87 hp @ 8,200 rpm
Torque: 84.3 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
Wet Weight: 219 kg
Production Numbers: 402 units
1983 - 1984 Bimota SB4 Mirage
Based on: Suzuki 1100 Katana
Engine: 1,075 cc, air/oil-cooled, 4-stroke, 16-valve, transverse inline 4
Power: 112 hp @ 8,750 rpm
Torque: 94.1 Nm @ 7,000 rpm
Wet Weight: 211 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 11.9 s
Top Speed: 249.4 kph
Production Numbers: 272 units
1985 - 1986 Bimota SB5
Based on: Suzuki GSX 1135
Engine: 1,135 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, transverse inline 4
Power: 119 hp @ 8,500 rpm
Torque: 104 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
Wet Weight: 233 kg
Top Speed: 248 kph
Production Numbers: 158 units
1994 - 1996 Bimota SB6
Based on: Suzuki GSX-R 1100
Engine: 1,074 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, transverse inline 4
Power: 156 hp @ 10,000 rpm
Torque: 100 Nm @ 8,400 rpm
Dry Weight: 190kg
Quarter Mile Time: 10.6 s @ 219.5 kph
Top Speed: 275.4 kph
Production Numbers: 1,144 units
1997 - 1998 Bimota SB6R
Based on: Suzuki GSX-R 1100
Engine: 1,074 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, transverse inline 4
Power: 156 hp @ 10,000 rpm
Torque: 120 Nm @ 9,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 190kg
Top Speed: 280 kph
Production Numbers: 600 units
1994 - 1995 Bimota SB7
Based on: Suzuki GSX-R 750
Engine: 749 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, transverse inline 4
Power: 132 hp @ 10,000 rpm
Torque: 82.6 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Wet Weight: 228 kg
Production Numbers: 200 units
1998 - 2000 Bimota SB8R / 1998 - 2000 Bimota SB8R Special / 2000 - 2004 Bimota SB8K
Based on: Suzuki TL 1000R
Engine: 996 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree V-Twin
Power: 135 hp @ 9,500 rpm / 133 hp @ 9,500 rpm
Torque: 104 Nm @ 8,500 rpm / 93 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 179 kg / 176 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 12.0 s
Top Speed: 255.9 kph / 265 kph
Production Numbers: 250 units / 150 units (combined with the SB8R)
SB8K had the same performance figures as the SB8R, but was just built from 2000 - 2004. It also looked the same as the SB8R.
2004 Bimota SB8K Gobert Replica/SB8K Santa Monica
Based on: Suzuki TL 1000R
Engine: 996 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree V-Twin
Power: 142.6 hp @ 9,750 rpm
Torque: 105.5 Nm @ 8,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 176 kg
Top Speed: 269 kph
Production Numbers: 50 units / 24 units
Yamaha
1974 - 1975 Bimota YB1
Based on: Yamaha TZ 250
Engine: 247 cc, 2-stroke, parallel twin
Production Numbers: 12 units
1977 Bimota YB2
Same as YB1, but 15 were made instead.
1978 - 1980 Bimota YB3
Based on: Yamaha TZ 350
Engine: 347 cc, 2-stroke, parallel twin
Production Numbers: 15 units
1987 Bimota YB4R / 1988 - 1989 Bimota YB4 750IE / 1988 - 1989 YB4 750IE SP
Based on: Yamaha FZ 750
Engine: 749 cc, 4-stroke, 20-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 121 hp @ 10,500 rpm
Torque: 97.5 Nm @ 10,400 rpm
Dry Weight: 180 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 10.8 s @ 201.8 kph
Production Numbers: 2 units / 303 units / 15 units
1987 - 1988 Bimota YB5
Based on: Yamaha FJ 1200
Engine: 1,188 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 130 hp @ 9,000 rpm
Torque: 108 Nm @ 7,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 210 kg
Top Speed: 243 kph
Production Numbers: 208 units
1988 - 1990 Bimota YB6 / 1989 - 1990 Bimota YB6 Ex-Up / 1989 - 1990 Bimota YB6 Tuatara
Based on: Yamaha FZR 1000
Engine: 989 cc, 4-stroke, 20-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 140 hp @ 9,000 rpm / 145 hp @ 10,500 rpm (Tuatara)
Torque: 107 Nm @ 8,500 rpm / 94.1 Nm @ 9,000 rpm (Tuatara)
Dry Weight: 168 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 10.4 s @ 213.1 kph (Tuatara)
Top Speed: 260 kph / 279.4 kph (Tuatara)
Production Numbers: 546 units / 60 units / 114 units
1987 - 1988 Bimota YB7
Based on: Yamaha FZR 400
Engine: 399 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 65 hp @ 12,000 rpm
Torque: 38.2 Nm @ 9,000 rpm
Production Numbers: 321 units
1990 - 1992 Bimota YB8 / 1992 - 1993 Bimota YB8 Furano / 1993 - 1994 Bimota YB8 Evoluzione
Based on: Yamaha FZR 1000 Ex-Up
Engine: 1,002 cc, 4-stroke, 20-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 149 hp @ 10,500 rpm / 164 hp @ 10,500 rpm
Torque: 117 Nm @ 9,250 rpm / 101 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 180 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 10.4 s @ 216.9 kph
Top Speed: 276.9 kph
Production Numbers: 252 units / 152 units / 169 units
The Furano and Evoluzione shared the same performance figures.
1990 - 1993 Bimota YB9 Bellaria / 1994 - 1996 Bimota YB9 SR / 1996 - 1998 Bimota YB9 SRI
Based on: Yamaha FZR 600
Engine: 599 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 95 hp @ 10,500 rpm / 100 hp @ 11,500 rpm / 106 hp @ 12,500 rpm
Torque: 68.5 Nm @ 9,500 rpm / 65.7 Nm @ 9,500 rpm / 64.3 Nm @ 10,000 rpm
Wet Weight: 188 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 11.4 s @ 190.7 kph / 11.6 s @ 195.5 kph (YB9 SRI)
Top Speed: 237.1 kph / 240.5 kph (YB9 SRI)
Production Numbers: 145 units / 651 units / 225 units
1991 - 1994 Bimota YB10 Dieci / 1992 - 1993 Bimota YB10 Dieci Biposto
Based on: Yamaha FZR 1000 Ex-Up
Engine: 1,002 cc, 4-stroke, 20-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 145 hp @ 10,500 rpm
Torque: 94.1 Nm @ 9,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 180 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 10.4 s @ 215 kph
Top Speed: 278.2 kph
Production Numbers: 224 units / 38 units
1996 - 1996 Bimota YB11 Superleggera / 1996 Bimota YB11 Superleggera 25th Anniversary
Based on: Yamaha YZF-1000R Thunderace
Engine: 1,002 cc, 4-stroke, 20-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 145 hp @ 10,000 rpm
Torque: 109 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 183 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 10.4 s @ 215 kph
Production Numbers: 600 units / 50 units
BMW
1995 - 1997 Bimota BB1 Supermono / 1996 - 1997 Bimota BB1 Supermono Biposta
Based on: BMW F650
Engine: 652 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, single cylinder
Power: 48 hp @ 6,500 rpm
Torque: 57.9 Nm @ 6,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 145 kg
Production Numbers: 376 units / 148 units
2012 Bimota BB2 Concept
Based on: BMW S1000RR
Engine: 999 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 193 hp @ 13,000 rpm
Torque: 112 Nm @ 9,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 178 kg
Production Numbers: Only 1 made
2013 - 2015 Bimota BB3 / 2015 Bimota BB3 TTrofeo Special Edition
Based on: BMW S1000RR
Engine: 999 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, DOHC, inline 4
Power: 193 hp @ 13,000 rpm
Torque: 112 Nm @ 9,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 178 kg
Production Numbers: 26 units / 60 units
GASGAS
2012 Bimota BBX 300 / 2012 Bimota BBX 508
Based on: GASGAS EC300E / GASGAS EC500F
Engine: 300 cc, 2-stroke, single cylinder / 495 cc / 4-stroke, 4-valve, single cylinder
Power: 50 hp @ 7,340 rpm / 65 hp @ 7,340 rpm
Torque: 49 Nm @ 6,890 rpm / 50 Nm @ 6,890 rpm
Dry Weight: 104 kg / 111.7 kg
Gilera
1993 Gilera GB1
Based on: Gilera RC 750
Production Numbers: 2 units
Ducati
1985 - 1986 Bimota DB1 / 1985 Bimota DB1R Works Racer / 1986 - 1987 Bimota DB1S / 1987 - 1989 Bimota DB1SR / 1990 Bimota DB1SR Serie Finale
Based on: Ducati 750 Paso
Engine: 748 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 62.5 hp @ 7,500 rpm / 80 hp @ 9,200 rpm (Serie Finale)
Torque: 61 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 160 kg
Standing Quarter Mile: 12.6 s @ 167 kph (Serie Finale)
Top Speed: 223.7 kph
Production Numbers: 453 units / 10 units / 63 units / 153 units / 7 units
1986 - 1987 Bimota DB1J
Based on: Ducati 400 SS Junior
Engine: 398 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 42 hp @ 10,000 rpm
Torque: 35.2 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Production Numbers: 53 units
1993 Bimota DB2 / 1994 - 1996 Bimota DB2 SR / 1997 - 1998 Bimota DB2 EF
Based on: Ducati 900 SS
Engine: 904 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 86 hp @ 7,000 rpm / 89.4 hp @ 7,500 rpm (DB2 SR)
Torque: 90.2 Nm @ 5,700 rpm / 88.3 Nm @ 5,250 rpm (DB2 SR)
Dry Weight: 169 kg / 168 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 11.4 s @ 189.4 kph
Top Speed: 225.4 kph
Production Numbers: 408 units / 157 units / 100 units
The DB2 EF had the same performance figures as the standard DB2.
1994 - 1995 Bimota DB2J
Based on: Ducati 400 SS
Engine: 398 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 42 hp @ 10,000 rpm
Torque: 35.2 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Production Numbers: 408 units
1995 - 1998 Bimota DB3 Mantra
Based on: Ducati 900 SS
Engine: 904 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 86 hp @ 7,000 rpm
Torque: 90 Nm @ 5,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 172 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 11.9 s @ 175 kph
Top Speed: 207 kph
Production Numbers: 454 units
1999 - 2000 Bimota DB4 / 2000 - 2001 Bimota DB4 i.e.
Based on: Ducati 900 SS
Engine: 904 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 80 hp @ 7,000 rpm
Torque: 81 Nm @ 7,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 165 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 12.1 s
Top Speed: 212 kph
Production Numbers: 264 units
2005 Bimota DB5 Mille / 2006 - 2007 Bimota DB5R
Based on: Ducati 1000 SS
Engine: 992 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 88.5 hp @ 7,750 rpm
Torque: 87.5 Nm @ 5,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 156 kg
Top Speed: 230 kph
2007 Bimota DB5S / 2007 - 2011 Bimota DB5R / 2007 Bimota DB5S Borsalino Limited Edition
Based on: Ducati Monster 1100
Engine: 1,078 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 94.5 hp @ 7,050 rpm / 94.9 hp @ 7,050 rpm / 85.5 hp @ 7,700 rpm
Torque: 103 Nm @ 5,500 rpm / 103 Nm @ 5,570 rpm / 87.5 Nm @ 5,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 168 kg
Top Speed: 220 kph
2011 Bimota DB5 E Desiderio / 2011 Bimota DB5 RE
Based on: Ducati Monster 1100 EVO
Engine: 1,078 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 98 hp @ 8,500 rpm
Torque: 103 Nm @ 5,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 169 kg
2005 Bimota DB6 Delirio / 2006 Bimota DB6 Delirio Azzurro
Based on: Ducati 1000 SS
Engine: 992 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 88.5 hp @ 7,750 rpm
Torque: 87.5 Nm @ 5,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 170 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 12.1 s @ 182.9 kph
Top Speed: 214 kph
Production Numbers: 23 units (DB6 Delirio Azzurro)
2007 Bimota DB6R / 2007 Bimota DB6 Borsalino / 2010 Bimota DB6 Superlight
Based on: Ducati Monster 1100
Engine: 1,078 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 95 hp @ 7,050 rpm
Torque: 103 Nm @ 5,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 168 kg
2011 Bimota DB6 Delirio E / 2011 Bimota DB6 Delirio RE
Based on: Ducati Monster 1100 EVO
Engine: 1,078 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 94 hp @ 7,000 rpm
Torque: 103 Nm @ 5,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 165 kg
2007 Bimota DB7 / 2008 Bimota DB7 Oronero / 2009 Bimota DB7 Nerocarbonio
Based on: Ducati 1098
Engine: 1,099 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 160 hp @ 9,750 rpm
Torque: 123 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 172 kg
Top Speed: 270 kph
Production Numbers: 10 units (Oronero) / 50 units (Nerocarbonio)
2010 - 2012 Bimota DB8 / 2011 - 2012 Bimota DB8 SP / 2013 Bimota DB8 Italia
Based on: Ducati 1198 Testastretta Evoluzione
Engine: 1,198 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 170 hp @ 9,750 rpm
Torque: 131.4 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 178 kg
Top Speed: 280 kph
2011 Bimota DB9 Brivido / 2011 Bimota DB9 Brivido S
Based on: Ducati 1198 Testastretta Evoluzione
Engine: 1,198 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 162 hp @ 9,500 rpm
Torque: 131 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 177 kg
Top Speed: 260 kph
2011 Bimota DB10 B.Motard / 2013 Bimota DBx
Based on: Ducati Hypermotard 1100 Evo
Engine: 1,078 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 98 hp @ 7,500 rpm / 95 hp @ 7,050 rpm
Torque: 103 Nm @ 8,000 rpm / 103 Nm @ 5,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 168 kg
2013 Bimota DB11 / 2013 Bimota DB11 VLX
Based on: Ducati 1198 Testastretta Evoluzione
Engine: 1,198 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin / + Supercharger for VLX
Power: 160 hp @ 9,500 rpm / 188 hp @ 9,500 rpm
Torque: 131 Nm @ 8,000 rpm / 142 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 177 kg
Top Speed: 260 kph
2013 Bimota DB12 B Tourist
Based on: Ducati 1198 Testastretta Evoluzione
Engine: 1,198 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 160 hp @ 9,500 rpm
Torque: 131 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 177 kg
Top Speed: 260 kph
Bimota
Not only did Bimota use other bikes to make custom ones for themselves, but they also made fully independent motorcycles too. Though the pre-2000's motorbike history they had, might have led them to popularity; that was actually its downfall. With intense demand for their upcoming model, they went ahead with production before all research and development was finished, resulting in the whole project backfiring, leading Bimota to shut down and file for bankruptcy.
1997 Bimota 500 V Due
Engine: 499 cc, 2-stroke, 90-degree V-Twin
Power: 105 hp @ 9,000 rpm
Torque: 90 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 176 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 12.5 s @ 185.9 kph
Top Speed: 265.5 kph
Production Numbers: 150 Units
1999 - 2001 Bimota 500 V Due Corsa / 2001 - 2003 Bimota 500 V Due Corsa Evoluzione / 2003 Bimota 500 V Due Evoluzione / 2005 Bimota 500 V Due Edizione Finale
Production Numbers: 26 units (Corsa) / 120 units (Corsa Evoluzione) / 14 units (Evoluzione) / 30 units (Edizione Finale)
These motorcycles had the same performance figures as the standard 500 V Due.
Other Various Motorcycles
Apart from the "SB1~, DB1~, YB1~ & so on" line-ups, Bimota also produced other individual motorcycles. The most prominent of the 'extra' bikes, being the Tesi line-up (having started its roots with Ducati, but finishing its journey off with Kawasaki instead), so I'll leave this for last.
2003 Bimota 666 L.E.
Based on: Ducati 1000 SS
Engine: 992 cc, 4-stroke, 4-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 85.5 hp @ 7,750 rpm
Torque: 87.5 Nm @ 5,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 135 kg
Production Numbers: only 1 was produced.
2016 Bimota Impeto
Based on: Ducati 1198 Testastretta Evoluzione
Engine: 1,198 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 162 hp @ 9,250 rpm
Torque: 130.5 Nm @ 8,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 177 kg
1990 - 1991 Bimota Tesi 1/D 851
Based on: Ducati 851
Engine: 851 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 103 hp @ 9,500 rpm
Torque: 83 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 188 kg
Top Speed: 250 kph
Production Numbers: 127 units
The Tesi lineup is Bimota's weirdest bike line: Tesi means Thesis, and it revolutionized a whole new layout of where the front fork was located. It was attached with the steering hub, instead of the conventional layout. This would drastically reduce the "sinking" that happens when the front brakes are applied, adding to a more stable motorcycle. Though it wasn't exactly the first motorcycle that used this layout (see the ELF X below), it was the first one to make it onto the road, as the ELF X was track only.
1991 - 1992 Bimota Tesi 1/D 904 / 1992 - 1993 Bimota Tesi 1/D SR / 1993 Bimota 1/D Edizione Speciale / 1994 Bimota Edizione Finale
Based on: Ducati 900SS
Engine: 904 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 113 hp @ 7,500 rpm / 117 hp @ 9,000 rpm (Edizione Speciale / Finale)
Torque: 72 Nm @ 7,000 rpm / 85.3 Nm @ 8,500 rpm (Edizione Speciale / Finale)
Dry Weight: 188 kg
Quarter Mile Time: 10.9 s @ 202.2 kph (SR)
Top Speed: 225.3 kph / 248.8 kph (SR)
Production Numbers: 20 units / 144 units (SR) / 50 units (Edizione Speciale) / 25 units (Edizione Finale)
2005 - 2006 Bimota Tesi 2/D Millennium
Based on: Ducati ST3
Engine: 904 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 87 hp @ 8,000 rpm
Torque: 84 Nm @ 5,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 154 kg
Production Numbers: 25 units
2007 Bimota Tesi 3/D Concept / 2008 Bimota Tesi 3/D / 2009 Bimota Tesi 3/D Rock Gold
Based on: Ducati Monster 1100
Engine: 1,078 cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve, 90-degree L-Twin
Power: 95 hp @ 7,750 rpm
Torque: 102 Nm @ 4,750 rpm
Dry Weight: 168 kg
Production Numbers: 29 units (3/D Concept) / 300 units (3/D) / 1 unit (3/D Rock Gold)
2021 Bimota Tesi H2
Based on: Kawasaki Ninja H2
Engine: 998 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, supercharged inline 4
Power: 238 hp @ 11,500 rpm
Torque: 141.7 Nm @ 11,000 rpm
Dry Weight: 207 kg
Production Numbers: 250 units
2021 Bimota Tera H2
Based on: Kawasaki Ninja H2
Engine: 998 cc, 4-stroke, 16-valve, supercharged inline 4
Power: 200 hp @ 11,500 rpm
Torque: 137 Nm @ 8,500 rpm
Dry Weight: 207 kg
Production Numbers: 250 units
Though I have not listed every single Bimota motorcycle in existence, I hope I have covered enough, so that next time you see one in public, at least you'll know what it is! If you have a favorite Bimota, let me know down below; and until next time... drive safe, ride safe and have a good day!
No comments:
Post a Comment