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Tirefriar



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:40 am    Post subject: Just got The Art of the Motorcycle and... Reply with quote

Was very disappointed not to see one single Bimota model. This book is the showcase of the Moto expo at Gugenheim in 1998. Laverda, MV, Giuzzi and Ducati were well represented in the expo, so why no Bimotas on the display? Plenty of Hardly Ablesons, though. Maybe the book should have been called The Art of Yestrday's Technology... Aside from that minor gripe, the book and the execution is great.
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brian



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Definitely not on my shopping list then Laughing
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trev45



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No bike's in 1998 as Bimota was not trading ?
I was the first in Australia to rego a 1998 model

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Tirefriar



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The book has all various model years all the way un to 1998. They had plenty of Bimota stock to choose from but didn't. Now I ask you how can there be a collection called The Art of Motorcycle without at LEAST one Bimota present.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah that's just not right in my opinion. Anybody that's got even the smallest amount of appreciation for engineering and design, would have to rate a lot of different Bimota models right up there with the best.

I don't get it, why on earth would a book with a title like this, not feature Bimotas?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe HD was the major $$ contributor?!
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