Bimota

Bimota is a small motorcycle manufacturer based in Rimini, Italy that was founded in 1973 by famed motorbike designer Massimo Tamburini along with his partners, Bianchi and Giuseppe Morri.

Tamburini had the idea to start his own company after suffering injuries while riding a Honda 720 in 1972. Wanting to create a steel frame that would hold up under the strain of new powerful Japanese motors, Tamburini came up with the plans himself. Instead of focusing on reinventing engine design, Bimota’s goal has been from its inception to create top-of-the-line motorcycles around high-class pre-existing engines using the finest available parts.

Bimota quickly moved into the creation of its own bikes by 1977. The KB1 and the SB2 were some of its first models, and the company also produced bikes for sportscar manufacturer Lambroghini during this period. This partnership helped to solidify Bimota as a luxury lifestyle brand in the motorcycle world.

The company won two racing titles in 1980, followed by over more twenty titles in the next seven years. This was a time of flux for the company, as Tamburini left in 1985 to design for rival manufacturer Caviga. The company gained a new designer in Federico Martini, who debuted the company’s DB line of bikes. These cycles were made with Ducati engines, a tradition carried over through most of the 1990’s.

Martini advanced to company CEO and stepped down in the early 1990’s. He was replaced by his own student, Pierluigi Marconi. Marconi had already proven himself by creating the Tesi 1D in 1990. The Tesi began as Marconi’s engineering thesis at the Università di Bologna in 1985 – a motorbike which had its front wheel controlled by a mechanism within the chassis instead of via the handlebars. The result is not only an entirely unique visual profile, but also a cycle that takes turns with more ease at higher speeds.

The 90’s also saw the release of Bimota’s first motorcycle built around its own engine, a twin-cylinder roadbike called the V-Due. Demand for the vehicle proved so high that Bimota rushed it into production without proper testing. The company would immediately have to recall the entire run when it was discovered the bike did not meet European emission standards and customers complained about its fuel injection system. Bankruptcy soon followed, and Bimota closed its doors for several years.

In 2003, Bimota was relaunched with a new investment team, and the company once again boasts a small but high-quality product line.

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Bimota DB5R Motorcycle Air and oil cooling system 1100 DS Ducatti engine Displacement of 1079cc		Bimota DB5S Motorcycle Displacement of 1079cc Ducati 1100DS engine Bistron 3.5bar fuel pump
Bimota DB6 Delirio DUCATI 1100 DS engine L-twin cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder Air & oil cooled cooling system		Bimota DB 7 Motorcycle Displacement of 1099cc 1098 Testastretta Evoluzione engine 90° "L" twin, Desmodromic configuration
Bimota Tesi 3D Motorcycle Displacement of 1079cc Ducati 1100DS engine 90 degree L-Twin configuration		Bimoto DB5 Motorcycle V2, four-stroke engine type Power of 92.00 HP (67.2 kW)) @ 8500 rpm Bore and stroke of 94.0 x 71.5 mm
Bimoto DB7 Oronero V2, four-stroke engine type Power of 164.00 HP (119.7 kW) Upside-down marzocchi fork full adjustable front suspension