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Powered by the [[Ducati 900SS]] [[motor]] from the early 1990s, the '''Bimota DB2''' has swoopy, all-enclosing bodywork that gives this bike a rakish, ready-for-action style.Because of that [[Ducati]] lump, it isn't the fastest thing on the planet, but it also boasts a beautifully engineered chassis, with eye-popping Brembo brakes and top quality Ohlins suspension to make up ground on the corners. The sound from the twin underseat exhausts is another good reason to check out a DB2 if you ever see one.Collectors with deep pockets will want to keep a lookout for the SR version.There wasn't a moment to waste. Misano racetrack shimmered, almost deserted, in the late-afternoon sunshine. The little Bimota sat waiting in the shadow of a pit-lane garage as I hurriedly signed the circuit's indemnity form, pulled my helmet and [[gloves]] back on, then set off to complete my test of the DB2 with a brief blast round the tight little track. | Powered by the [[Ducati 900SS]] [[motor]] from the early 1990s, the '''Bimota DB2''' has swoopy, all-enclosing bodywork that gives this bike a rakish, ready-for-action style.Because of that [[Ducati]] lump, it isn't the fastest thing on the planet, but it also boasts a beautifully engineered chassis, with eye-popping Brembo brakes and top quality Ohlins suspension to make up ground on the corners. The sound from the twin underseat exhausts is another good reason to check out a DB2 if you ever see one.Collectors with deep pockets will want to keep a lookout for the SR version.There wasn't a moment to waste. Misano racetrack shimmered, almost deserted, in the late-afternoon sunshine. The little Bimota sat waiting in the shadow of a [[pit-lane]] garage as I hurriedly signed the circuit's indemnity form, pulled my helmet and [[gloves]] back on, then set off to complete my test of the DB2 with a brief blast round the tight little track. | ||
After a day in the saddle I was used to the Bimota's hunched-forward riding position, the beat of its V-twin engine, its taut and incredibly light feel.. But it was still strange to accelerate out of the pit-lane, flick through the first couple of bends, then bank left and change up through the gearbox as the long curve unwound - and suddenly to realize that I'd barely been conscious of riding the bike, so precisely had the DB2 obeyed every command.I shouldn't have been surprised, because instant response is the trademark of the DB2. | After a day in the saddle I was used to the Bimota's hunched-forward riding position, the beat of its V-twin engine, its taut and incredibly light feel.. But it was still strange to accelerate out of the pit-lane, flick through the first couple of bends, then bank left and change up through the gearbox as the long curve unwound - and suddenly to realize that I'd barely been conscious of riding the bike, so precisely had the DB2 obeyed every command.I shouldn't have been surprised, because instant response is the trademark of the DB2. | ||