Bimotas

[SPman]

Wandered into the causeway bike shops on Saturday. Hadn't been for a while and discovered the Kawasaki shop has a new agency - Bimota, Moto Morini and Bennelli, and the shop was bulging..DB6's, DB7's an SB8 and an absolutely superb Tesi! The Benellis all look like transformers - not nice at all, the Morinis are OK, but nothing flash looking, but, when my (Lotto) ship comes in, it's a Tesi for me! (OK, I like oddball bikes....), although a DB7 would be a close 2nd..

Oh yes, they had an RC45 for sale, as well.......

[98tls]

:doh:Lucky bastage,how much for the Tesi?

[The Pastor]

its doesnt have forks?


WHAT?

[sAsLEX]

its doesnt have forks?


WHAT?

Neither do BMWs.....

[Ixion]

Forks are so twentieth century.

[98tls]

its doesnt have forks?


WHAT? Neither does my TL but i still love it.:rolleyes:

[Forest]

its doesnt have forks?


WHAT?

It has hub-center steering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hub-center_steering). The following video will make everything clear.

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[geoffc]

Neither does my TL but i still love it.:rolleyes:
Hi there.
Saw it latest week at Youngs. Like the improvements you have made. Have you got the petrol tank sorted yet? Yes nice machine. I swapped from one red VTR to the newer one they had in the shop. Cheers Geoff

[mstriumph]

besides which, it is aesthetically bewdiful ...... SPman wants one to ride but i'd be happy just to have it sitting in the lounge and pat it occassionally

it is SERIOUSLY pretty, that bike :yes:

[kasper]

Just saw the video.

Meep!

I like.

[madbikeboy]

Hub steerers are cool. Also check out Veyrus. The old Tesi 2D was pretty neat, but the 3D is so stunning.

For the record, the BMW system (whatever they call it) is a copy of the Norman Hossack design. http://www.hossack-design.co.uk/

When the patent ran out, BMW (instead of doing the honourable thing) copied the design, relabelled it, and called it theirs...

[gsp0702]

Ermm, each to thier own, but trying to work out how the Benelli's can be accused of being transformer like, Yet the Bimota Tesi is gorgeous?

Anyway I am sure the shop will have them for a long time, or certainly until Bimota go bust again sometime in the next month or so. Thier problem always seems to be that using engines from oth ermanufacturers like Suzuki and Ducati leads to direct comparison with the equivalent bike, and when the Gixxer 1000 OR Duke 1098 is a better all round bike ergonomically, and in terms of performance and often finish why pay half to twice as much again for a Bimota.

[madbikeboy]

Ermm, each to thier own, but trying to work out how the Benelli's can be accused of being transformer like, Yet the Bimota Tesi is gorgeous?

Anyway I am sure the shop will have them for a long time, or certainly until Bimota go bust again sometime in the next month or so. Thier problem always seems to be that using engines from oth ermanufacturers like Suzuki and Ducati leads to direct comparison with the equivalent bike, and when the Gixxer 1000 OR Duke 1098 is a better all round bike ergonomically, and in terms of performance and often finish why pay half to twice as much again for a Bimota.

Because the Bimota is exceptional. Look at one up close.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I have the horn for that RC45.

Just saying.

[HenryDorsetCase]

what dealership is that?. I want to ring them.......

[gsp0702]

20 years ago I would agree with you, exceptional Bikes and so much better than what they were based on, I don't think anyone would argue that the SB6 wasn't far superior in everyway to the GSX1100. However I would seriously doubt that the DB7 is significantly better the 1098S in anyway.

1098 S 33k NZ, the only price I could find for the Bimota was $50K aussie. And lets face it if you go home with 1098 your hardly leaving with Bimota's ugly mate are you.

And I do like Bimota's and a Supermono sat in the garage alongside the Guzzi and a Laverda would be nice. I just feel that their selling point of putting a great engine into a frame and set-up to fully exploit its potential disappeared a longtime ago.

[EJK]

Never seen a bike lilke that before......

Whats more rare? MV Senna or that Bimota?

[imdying]

Probably wouldn't be hard to find a bike that at face value does everything the Guzzi does for less money, but you brought one anyway.

[gsp0702]

Can't argue with that, Guzzi was Heart rather than head buy. Personally I really hope that Bimota do well, but on recent history I would guess they may struggle especially in the current economic climate.

[imdying]

I guess if you're pretty flush, then paying another 17 or 20k for a DB7 is worthwhile just to be different from your 1098 toting mates :D Personally I'd buy it over a 1098 just on looks alone... it's a look pretty much on it's own, where as the other looks like a bad attempt at reliving the glory days of the 916 (I hate the wheels on the 1098 soo much... flower petals? Come on people WTF?!)

[Forest]

If you want an affordable hub-steering bike, it looks like there is a nice Yamaha GTS1000 on trademe.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Tourers/auction-171283237.htm