Bimota has presented its DB6 SuperLight model at the Rome Motodays event. These live pics show the bike, which is based on the Bimota DB6 Delirio. It’s a prototype which has been produced in collaboration with the Bike Research lab and centres on a new-look fork-chassis combination which further accentuates the extreme style of the DB6.

The Bimota DB6 SuperLight is already in testing phase and could even appear on the market in Bimonta dealerships by the end of the year. The aim is to keep the SuperLight with a weight of 158 kg in what has been an innovative project for the company. See if you like it in the pics below.

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After the Bimota HB4 seen at the Motor Bike Expo, here is the other Bimota that was on show, the new
Bimota DB8, which is also a very sexy bike. In contrast to the return to Honda engines for Bimota with the HB4, the DB8 has a Ducati engine - no less than the 1198 Testastretta, in fact, which produces 170 hp off the back of a bike weighing 171 kg.

There is space for a passenger, but as the guys at Motoblog.it remind us, it’s not an armchair. The aluminium frame has been studied to accommodate the passenger space, and be both light and strong. The suspension has also been developed for use by two people, and with 131 Nm of torque, this makes it a fast bike to be riding duo.

The Bimota DB8 should cost about 23,000 euros, making it less entry-level than suspected, but it looks like a great bike and certainly isn’t lacking in speed and technology. A new version of the DB7 naked bike should still be developed, adding to a small range that Bimota fans should definitely appreciate. Technical specs after the jump.
Bimota DB8

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Bimota will be debuting with FB Corse in the Moto2 series with this Bimota HB4. It should prove to be an exciting bike with a Honda engine (from the Honda CBR 600 RR), and a stunning Bimota trellis chassis of steel and cast magnesium. These shots show the Bimota HB4 live at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona (courtesy of Motoblog.it) where you can also see the rear Ohlins suspension, Paioli front fork and Brembo brakes.

Other features include an aeronautical system for the frame, adjustable steering head and forged magnesium wheels. The Bimota HB4 weighs 135 kg (dry) and has a 21-litre capacity fuel tank. Rumours say that if the bike is successful and generates enough interest, we could see a production version turn up.

On the racing front, Bimota won its first world championship back in 1980 with Jon Ekerold, and then in 1987 with Virginio Ferrari. And the Italians are hoping that this is an opportunity for Bimota to dust off the trophy cabinet a bit. Check out the Bimota HB4 Moto2 promo video here.

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A big thanks to Mito Evo a reader of Motoblog who found this first video of Bimota’s new Moto2 bike in action at the Binetto race track near Bari, Italy.

Back in February the company announced that they were interested in supplying their chassis for Moto2 championship and the company from Rimini have come up with this motorcycle. Just a couple of days before Christmas, FB Corse announced that they were in the final stages of negotiations with Bimota to use their chassis and we should see official launch January 21st in Milan.

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The Bimota DB7R Diavolo Rosso (what an apt name) isn’t something you’re going to find shopping on Black Friday, because ArthaWorks from Long Island, California will make only ten of these Red Devils out of fifty bikes that ArthaWorks customizes every year.

Priced at $ 59.500 the Diavolo Rosso is a more expensive version of the $ 52,000 Bimota DB7 Oronero with it’s all-carbon fiber frame, subframe and swingarm and tank and self supporting tail unit that was reveled last year at the EICMA show.

It’s got the same breathtaking performance with a weight of just 164 kilograms being propelled by the 164-horsepower Ducati 1098 powerplant and adding some red coloured details in exotic materials and a personalized Private Client Program, the Diavolo Rosso is the ultimate gift on anyone’s wishlist for this Christmas.

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You’ve seen Borsalino’ the famous Italian hatmaker idea of motorcycle liveries on Bimotas DB6 and DB5 so take a look at their range of luxurious, high fashion jet helmets.

These fancy helmets may be okay while riding a Vespa or a Lambretta slowly around town, but we recommend a serious full face lid if you’re going to ride something like a powerful Bimota.

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For a few years now, Bimota has exclusively adopted two-stroke Ducati twin cylinders, creating specialist products for a niche market. Since Ducati has also started orienting itself towards the same target, sometimes Bimota and Ducati models can overlap each other.

Which is why Oberdan Bezzi has suggested a radical solution: substituting the V2 90° desmodromico with the V2 87° corsacorta from Moto Morini. The engine is a modern twin-cylinder with impressive performance, and the fruit of this combination could by the MMB1 supersports sister of the DB7.

We imagine the price should be equally exclusive, but then when you’ve got the best of Made in Italy on a bike, you could expect that. Dreaming costs nothing, and we’re happy to fantasise about other powered by Moto Morini models.

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In this photo is the lovely Bimota DB7 Nerocarbonio built in only 50 examples and on display at the Design Week in Milan. It’s on show as part of the Nerocarbonio event that showcases examples of industrial and artistic design using carbon.

The objects on display have been created by the Architettura and Industrial Design division of Alberto Del Biondi, Industria del Design.

Bimota showed this extraordinary example of the use of carbon fibre in the motorcycle world. What do you think of it?

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The Teatro del Design week will take place in Milan and will host the Nerocarbonio event as part of the Design Week. The event will show exclusive carbon objects from Alberto Del Biondi, Industria del Design.

The Nerocarbonio project was created in collaboration with Del Biondi’s design centre and the ORIA company, that works on carbon parts for the aeronautical, shipping and motorcycle industries.

ORIA decided to put its know-how together with the creativity and look from Alberto Del Biondi Industria del Design, to create more versatile and international projects. The carbon fibre components created from the Nerocarbonio project show both creative style and industrial work.

The event includes examples of the innovative use of carbon, not just on F1 models and space shuttle parts, but also as a new way of looking at the material and its style. Representing the motorcycle industry will be Bimota presenting its DB7 Nerocarbonio supersports model, built in just 50 examples.

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After revealing the substance behind the evocative name of DB7 Oronero, with its carbon fibre trellis frame, 164kg and 164hp, Bimota had more up its sleeve for the Eicma show. The latest special took most of the spotlight, but also on display at the Eicma show was the rest of the lovely Bimota range.

The range is stand out for its sports style with a naked, supersport and superbike all present - even a “Sport Advance” was on show. The DB6 Delirio was presented at Eicma with two new colour combinations of white-blue and orange-cream.

If you’re looking for something nastier and less elegant, there’s always the naked DB6R, with its official Bimota racing colours of white-red in carbon fibre, its super-lightweight wheels, Brembo braking system and Extreme Tech elements.

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Take a look at our pics from the presentation of the Bimota 2009 Oronero (Black Gold in Italian) that was presented at the 2008 Eicma Milan show. It’s a limited edition and will go on sale in February 2009. If you fancy it and would like to buy it, you can do so immediately, but expect to pull out a hefty amount of cash, because this gorgeous bike goes for about € 39,960 and that excludes registration fees.

So what do you get for € 40,000? A 1099cc v-twin sourced from Ducati’s 1098, the central section of the swingarm and all the bodywork is in carbon fibre, the rear tire suspension springs are in titanium and the front brake mounts a double 320mm WAVE floating disc. You also get GET (Global Engineering Technologies) digital instrumentation and GPS integrated system that allows you to download on your personal computer racing lines and track speed, all this and much, much more.

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Motonline has snapped a Bimota DB7 naked version in Rimini, Italy. Extra cables on the prototype can be noted, which could be for information transfer.

The chassis in naked style has a front trellis, tubular steel frame and the rear tail looks a lot like the DB7 sports bike. It looks as though the black cover has been reduced and the tank is in plastic. The exhaust is from Risposte which we will be seeing at the Eicma show in Milan in November.

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