Bimota Forum

[vort28]

[Tirefriar]

Just to show how screwed up the fleabay system is, this seller has 159 positive transactions rating and 100% satisfaction rating. Looking at that you'd think that you shouldn't think twice about dealing with this seller but the reality is quite different, no?
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1991 Bimota YB10
2001 MV F4
2003 Aprilia RSV Mille CE Replica
2004 BMW R11S BCR
2010 Ducati Streetfighter 1098 S

[morebhp]

You outbid me last time - I wont be bidding this time
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Now - SB6R, GSX1400, KTM 990 SuperDuke
Then - H2A Trip, GSX1000R , EXC400, TZ250, R1, TL1000S, 1100 Kat, RG500, RD500, GPZ 900R GPZ1100 UniT, GSX1100, Z650
It was like that when I got here

[Tirefriar]

[vort28]

Some models seem to be going up , but some are not.
Strange really as some Bimota's don't seem to worth the sum of the parts that they contain. It is a real shame.
Problem I think is Bimota just don't seem to feature on most peoples radar . They are willing to pay £15-20k for a special addition Duc 1098 , but not for a DB7 , or 10k for a superlight 900ss , but would they pay that for a DB4 ? I doubt it. Yet I believe the DB4 is one of the most underrated Bimota's out there. They are a really nice bike.

I have said it many times , I bought my SB6 at the same time my brother bought a RC45, we both paid the same for the bikes, there was probably about the same number of each bike made. I know which is the better bike yet an Sb6 is 6-8k and a RC45 a 20+k, how does that work ?

[Tirefriar]

You are spot on about the brand recognition. Nothing against Duc's but if you ask "what they would consider a top italian superbike" majority will respond with Ducati, much less so with MV Augusta. When you ask about a Bimota, you usually get a blank stare or something like: "a friend of mine used to own a Buy-mota (pronunciation!!) "

Nothing surprising on the pronunciation, though. Many here still pronounce Jaguar as Jag-wire
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1991 Bimota YB10
2001 MV F4
2003 Aprilia RSV Mille CE Replica
2004 BMW R11S BCR
2010 Ducati Streetfighter 1098 S

[vort28]

Very few in the UK recognise the name either , only people of a certain age group that had an SB6 or Vdue on their bedroom wall with scantily clad female on it

I know 1 person on here got asked if it was Chinese when he parked up at a bike meet !!!!!!

[Tirefriar]

[2bims]

Oh Dear.....the poor fellows "Bimota Bible" didnt sell....teehee....hopefully he'll come to his senses and list as an auction...but actually go through with the sale this time........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bimota-25-Years-of-Excellence-by-Giorgio-Sarti-English-version-Very-Rare-/182127689559?autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=ZM%252BLNLQ%252BEJbFpodnkW%252BMQiE9WcI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[TVRRICH]

Well said 2 bims, I second that. Perhaps he will message me through e bay and sell it to me for what I won it for last time!!. I'm not holding my breathe.

[2bims]

Hopefully so...I did message him to let him know that the 140gbp was ridiculous...and that his previous record of "selling" and then withdrawing had been noted amongst Bimota owners on this FOrum....he didnt message back...but thankfully no-one bought his book...so maybe he'll come to his senses....

[bimotabob]

My ex partner brought me one of those books years ago, it was fairly rare when she got I remember.
Interesting book, still have it. Theres many myths about Bimota circulated by people usually who know nothing about them.
Then there is the Bimota owners who know nothing about motorcycles that own them, everything becomes obvious once you do your research.
The guy i brought my Furano off was one of them, a salesman if I remember correctly and a real douchbag. Didnt know enough to even change a bikes oil.
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