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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:32 pm Post subject: DB5R road test?? |
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Did any magazine ever road test a DB5R? If not, why not? _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
2008 Bimota DB5R
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Closest I ever found is a One page article in a magazine (UK Based)...giving specs and the price difference between this bike and the standard Db5S...Basicially saying that there was 4,000GBP worth of extra parts added...but price hike was a mere 1,500GBp between the 2 Bikes...let me have your email address and I'll gladly send a scan across for you to read, albeit a short read...
reason for no Bike Test? I suppose that they were in such a short production that no one had one to either lend or want to lend to a bunch of Journo hacks to thrash and crash........Lets face it, I'll bet the only way to test ride any New Bimota is to go direct to the factory....No dealer now in UK and when there was one (and only one) there was no test rides either.... |
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husson73
Joined: 31 Jul 2010 Posts: 188 Location: Paris FRANCE
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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french weekly magazine Moto Journal did a test of a DB5R and a Tesi 3D, years ago, still have it but should searching.
Text in french, no mesurement of performance, both bikes came from swiss importator and were special order about the colors (DB5R all red and Tesi Grey black)
If you want it I can scan it |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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That would be fantastic, husson73, if that's your real name!
Spikethebike at comcast.net _________________ Spike C.
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CNC
Joined: 19 Jul 2013 Posts: 257 Location: Slovenia
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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I have some DB5 Mille tests if you'll be happy with that... _________________ Bimota DB7, Bimota DB5 Mille, Ducati 916, Ducati M900, Benelli Tornado Tre |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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That would be great! It would be close enough for giggles! _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:19 am Post subject: |
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The early Mille bikes had Ohlins front and rears so may be the best comparison of a test you can get, same suspension as the Db5R's...and not so down on power as they were Cat free...engine upped in size when cats fitted to compensate.... |
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CNC
Joined: 19 Jul 2013 Posts: 257 Location: Slovenia
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Spike,
here is test from Alan Cathcart... Others that I have are unfortunately in German. Enjoy!
_________________ Bimota DB7, Bimota DB5 Mille, Ducati 916, Ducati M900, Benelli Tornado Tre |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Thanks so much for posting this! What a nice writeup. What magazine is this from? I would like to see if I can dredge up a copy! _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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CNC
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SpikeC
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Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a bunch, I have a bid in! _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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I lost the auction for the Moto Italia book, but I won one for a copy of Bike from Oct 2007. It is not a road test, but a very neat article about using a DB5 as a courier bike in London! There is one passage that has me stumped, tho- one of those English English terms, you know.
"Strike a dropped Biro mid-bend and it sits up faster than a junkie hearing a dole cheque hit the doormat"
What is a "Biro"? _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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2bims
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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A Biro is a cheapo Bic Ball point pen...transparent clear casing...so its saying the bike stands up quickly at the slightest obstruction on the road surface....trying to say it is light , flickable, sensitive, and giving feedback to every undulation on the road surface...I suppose
How many pages is the article? Is it worth getting a copy? |
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CNC
Joined: 19 Jul 2013 Posts: 257 Location: Slovenia
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Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:24 am Post subject: |
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You also got my attention with the article in Bike magazine. More info please...
Steve thanks for excellent "brit" dictionary _________________ Bimota DB7, Bimota DB5 Mille, Ducati 916, Ducati M900, Benelli Tornado Tre |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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The Bike mag has a section called "Summer in the City" and the Bimota covers 5 pages plus some pics in the section on surviving in a city environment.
Dispatching with a Bimota is a rather curious concept and is tarted as such. The bike in the article is a DB5S.
The issue is Oct 2007. My scanner went belly up so no piccies. _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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