Bimota Forum

bloodnut · Joined: 10 Oct 2014 Posts: 15 Location: New Zealand

Hi, I'm new to the forum, I have loved Bimotas since I watched Tardozzi racing the yb4 in the WSB in 1988. I then got to visit the factory in Rimini when I was up there to race the IOM TT in 1995. They were going to sponsor me to race a Bimota in NZ but it never panned out. The factory was amazing with each bike being individually build by 1 person from scratch.

I have just purchased a yb-6 from Japan and it is an strange colour, does anyone know anything about this colour?

cheers
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xwb4iyeg3lz62d/89-20%20YB6-3.jpg?dl=0

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Well the Bimota Bible Reference book....25 years of Bimota excellence....has no such colours in it...........The Japanese are know for painting their Bimotas up in many weird and wonderful colours with no reference to factory paint schemes...so probably just a one off scheme one owner chose at one time............

Bud977 · Joined: 03 Mar 2013 Posts: 525 Location: Sydney

Definitely a one off. Your YB6 will attract quite some attention with that paint job.

bloodnut · Joined: 10 Oct 2014 Posts: 15 Location: New Zealand

Thanks for the feedback, yes very bright. I guess I'll paint it red and white then.

Anyone else racing a yb-6 out there?

who · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:16 am Post subject:

I agree this one is a one off, however the Japanese market was an important one for bimota.

bloodnut · Joined: 10 Oct 2014 Posts: 15 Location: New Zealand

thanks, I have gone ahead with the purchase, should be here mid dec, ill post pics then.

Wish me luck!!!!!!!

who · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:44 am Post subject:

bloodnut · Joined: 10 Oct 2014 Posts: 15 Location: New Zealand

Shes arrived, the paint work is air brushed by Sugi Racing in Japan, it is stunning. The bike looks mint, everything is like brand new, still on the original hi-sports!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ix7tek08shwx0yr/20141211_192608.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s8ech5bh94rowxf/20141211_194331.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jtznfc8z6bcf0f3/20141211_203416.jpg?dl=0

Hursty · Joined: 29 Aug 2012 Posts: 319 Location: New Zealand

Looks mint bloodnut Cool

Won't miss you if we pass each other out on the back roads Wink

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desmopiega · Joined: 30 Oct 2013 Posts: 10 Location: rome, italy

beautiful, i like the original colours but also this is in a parcticular way

bloodnut · Joined: 10 Oct 2014 Posts: 15 Location: New Zealand

Thanks Hursty, im at Red Baron, drop in on the sb6 some time.

Desmopiega the colour looks way better in real life than pics. A work of art really, i will get a set of race fairings and put these away safe. I will also store the fzr1000t motor, the electrics, switch blocks, speedo, etc.

I had found an old exup motor with a bottom end rattle, however I remembered the bike, it was owned by a mate of mine and he said it was fully ported, new wiseco 1040 pistons fitted, new exup rods, new gears where needed in the gearbox and dogs back cut, He said when they started it up for the first time and she rattled so it has not been ridden and has sat for the last 6 or 7 years at least. We will strip it and re-build from scratch, meanwhile this mate also offered me a free exup engine he had found to put in his old bike.

I have a trick shock and will eventually kit the M1Rs.

I'll keep you posted.

cheers

stockcar · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:36 pm Post subject:

very nice

Bud977 · Joined: 03 Mar 2013 Posts: 525 Location: Sydney

That is one clean bike! How many Kms on it?

bloodnut · Joined: 10 Oct 2014 Posts: 15 Location: New Zealand

1252 km's, the tyres look new.

The suspension linkages are fine, the rear brake master cylinder is stuck. The front brakes are working just.

The air filter is like new so we flushed the tank and and put some fresh gas in, a new battery and some work on freeing up the choke rod and she fired right up. The carbs need cleaning as there was a lot of back firing but the motor sounds sweet. The clutch is really nice as well.

The sato 4 into 1 is sweet with each pipe closely following the shape of the sump.

Does anyone know if this gensis model exhaust will work with the exup engine?

Is the flange diameter the same between gensis and exup?

Are the studs and spacing the same, anyone know?

Bud977 · Joined: 03 Mar 2013 Posts: 525 Location: Sydney

So that's just like a new bike. Very nice.

I'm not sure what the Genesis model is.

There are basically 3 generations of FZR1000 motor: 87-88, 89-95, 96-99.

The 2GH 87-88 motor has a capacity of 989cc.

All YB8s I've seen have the 89-95 FZR motor with the 3GM engine number prefix, which is about 1004cc. These are a much better motor than the earlier one.

The last series is the 4SV YZF1000 Thunderace motor. Again, a better motor but not significantly. These are too new to have been installed in a YB8 from the factory.