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vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

You done any engine mods to the SL , 944 kit , hi-comp pistons ??
DB4 has the sport kit on it, corse can , flat sides and K&N's, thought about the 944 route a few times, but costs seem to spiral for what seems to be little preformance.

philfingers · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:06 pm Post subject:

no it's got a dynojet stage III kit, modified airbox and laser race cans. makes about 84hp
i've heard good things about the flat slides, FCRs?
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vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

FCR's are a bit of a pig to start, no choke, but once warm the induction noise and response is to die for. Problem is , if you call it a problem, the induction noise drowns out the exhaust noise !! They're LOUD , VERY LOAD.

Whoshe · Joined: 04 Jun 2011 Posts: 6 Location: East Northants

Thanks for the replies. I do prefer the look of the sb6 and 7 for that matter but when I test rode them the yb11 just seemed to handle better and fit me better. Didn't have time to twiddle anything though. Anyway either would do me now.

Just clocked the sb6 on the j&s accessories site. Anyone know the history of the bike?

oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

It has it's very own thread.
Been on the market a while Wink

http://www.bimotaforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=402

Wink

v12al · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 74 Location: Wirral, Merseyside

All interesting views but being a car petrolhead too I have to say if you were gonna buy an exotic itallian car the 2 main ones are a ferrari or lamborghini.... the ferrarri is a great usable supercar and parts availability is good although expensive but the lamborghini is a pure race car experience and is very exlusive and you have very little chance of getting parts unless you try hard.... in the same order as i said it think ducati and bimota.
I know which I prefer and I still am not bored of pleading for parts from both of the exotics (or having to have them made).
Just buy a SB6, you won't regeret it until ya short of cash because you will never want to part with it.

dougk · Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 15 Location: Dorset

In 1998/9 I worked at Dell and my boss had an sb6 (and a load of other nice bikes) and a bunch of his mates including the guy who owned J&S were Ducati and Bimota mad...
If my memory serves me well... the owner of J&S uncrated one at a track day and then through it down the track first session.....it was a long time ago

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

I always thought of my Bimota as a Maserati rather than the other two
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philfingers · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject:

I'm sure mine was a Fiat in a previous life, I had a Lancia before- it's not that good though Smile

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03 YB11, 03 Aprilia RSVR Edwards, 94 Ducati Superlight III, 95 Honda NC30, 04 Ducati 999S, 91 kawasaki KR1-S C2, 91 Ducati 851 USD Strada, 89 ZXR750H1, 90 ZXR400H1, 205 16v Rally Car, A6 2.7TDI Avant, STM R1 engined Phoenix