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Bud977 · Joined: 03 Mar 2013 Posts: 525 Location: Sydney

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222241593537?rmvSB=true

Hhhm...I was interested in seeing what is trick on this bike. Surprisingly, a lot of it looks like standard Bimota fare.

Wheels are different, special sump, radiator, oil cooler etc.

"model year 1988
VIN 00037
It is the 1988 Bimota YB4 WSBK Team Yamaha Loctite Parrish/Heuwen The bike was raced in 1988, ridden by Keith Huewen who is now a Moto GP commentator.

It was ridden in the British Championship and also some World Championship events like the Hungaroring.

It has all the genuine parts with special quick release pipes magnesium sump etc. and very important it is exactly as it was raced. There were originally only 4 imported to the UK Team Loctite had problems with the fuel injection and converted them all back to carburettors.

Iconic bike of an iconic race era."

brian · Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia

Very cool
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2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Seems to have a little bit of race history that bike...although perhaps a bit ghoulish??...this is direct from Keith Huewens own Internet history page..

"(1988) Loctite Yamaha ran Bimota machinery for British and selected World Superbike rounds but, like most things Italian back then, the bikes were a little temperamental and our team lacked the funds and technical ability to develop the bikes. I was also defending my Superstock title. It was a tough year, the low point being a live BBC TV race at Cadwell Park where aspiring Kenny Irons hit the rear of my stuttering Bimota as I led the warm-up lap onto the back-straight and fell to his death. By the end of the season, with options short and finances deteriorating throughout the racing world, this proved to be my most difficult winter."

Evilchicken0 · Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 2996 Location: London

Such a nice bike
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2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Thought I recognised the Railings in the background...its at MadeInItalyMotorcycles....where its listed at 22,000gbp....so for any bidders n the ebay ad...that should give you a guide...Oh...and I'm not one of them...

http://www.madeinitalymotorcycles.com/single-post/2016/08/18/Bimota-YB4-WSBK-ex-Heuwen-For-Sale

sb8rs · Joined: 05 Aug 2011 Posts: 150 Location: London

my yb4 is for sale if anyone is interested?