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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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Location: worcestershire
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Aahhhhhh..........
and those are only the first impressions, wait till you get it set up to suit you and get some sticky tyres on it 
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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008
Posts: 2311
Location: Marlborough
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They do understeer with age... it takes some time to find the sweet spot with the front end but its there somewhere. 
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Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: Australia
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Man... how amazing would it be to have Isle Of Man at your door step. You're a lucky man 
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'99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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vort28
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
Posts: 2194
Location: Northwest , UK
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Late to the party as usual but congrads on the SB6, was my first Bimota experience and still holds a special place 18 yrs later. When set up they do take some beating.
As for tyres and a race track on your doorstep, what you doing with road tyres on ??? get some spare wheels with cut slicks on and you are talking serious grip.
Now you may have read a few threads about the perils of SB6 ownership or Bimota ownership in general , but you know the biggest problem you have ? These things seem to breed over night. Well thats what I tell the wife. 
How many bikes can you fit in your garage, because if its less than 3 , you need to put in planning permission . |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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These things seem to breed over night. Well thats what I tell the wife.
How many bikes can you fit in your garage, because if its less than 3 , you need to put in planning permission . |
Never a truer word was spoken!!
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philfingers
Joined: 05 Sep 2009
Posts: 337
Location: Bimota Capital of the UK, Kidderminster
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| How many bikes can you fit in your garage, because if its less than 3 , you need to put in planning permission . |
Ah, too true. My wife has been known to say 'so this is another rare and hard to find bike I suppose'
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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 |
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madplankton
Joined: 02 Mar 2012
Posts: 38
Location: Isle of Man
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I have a cunning ploy in that I acquire, and dispose, of so many bikes each year one's "equal other" is never sure which is a permanent member of the family... 
"I'm just trying to find the perfect bike for me..."
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008
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Location: Marlborough
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ahhh, the perfect bike? Does not exist! You can have the perfect combination of bikes for you but one is never enough...
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philfingers
Joined: 05 Sep 2009
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Location: Bimota Capital of the UK, Kidderminster
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I just buy them and then I can never sell them, it's such a limited market makes them difficult to sell. Of course they sell easier if you advertise them 
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GeorgeV
Joined: 25 Aug 2011
Posts: 159
Location: New York, USA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:56 pm Post subject: Congrats!!!! |
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Welcome to the forum!
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