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The front forks were 43 mm Paioli, while not being upside down they were high quality and provided compression and rebound damping adjustment. At the rear the cantilever suspension was controlled by a single Ohlin's shock absorber, offset to the right to allow for the routing of the exhaust. The white painted wheels were 17 inch shod with Michelin 120/70 ZR17 TX11 and 180/55 ZR17 TX23 tyres. Front brakes were 320 mm fully floating cast iron discs with the usual street specification Gold P4 30/34 Brembo [[caliper]]s. At the rear was a 230 mm disc and Brembo 05 [[caliper]]. Surprisingly, the brake and clutch master cylinders were the standard Ducati budget items.

The front forks were 43 mm Paioli, while not being upside down they were high quality and provided compression and rebound damping adjustment. At the rear the cantilever suspension was controlled by a single Ohlin's shock absorber, offset to the right to allow for the routing of the exhaust. The white painted wheels were 17 inch shod with Michelin 120/70 ZR17 TX11 and 180/55 ZR17 TX23 tyres. Front brakes were 320 mm fully floating cast iron discs with the usual street specification Gold P4 30/34 Brembo [[caliper]]s. At the rear was a 230 mm disc and Brembo 05 [[caliper]]. Surprisingly, the brake and clutch master cylinders were the standard Ducati budget items.

In 1994 a fuel injected DB2 sr became available, offering an increase in bhp to 89.4 at 7500 rpm. As Ducati was not yet offering an electronic fuel injection system for the two valve, air cooled engine, Bimota used its own TTD system. The colours of the DB2 sr were more radical, with either purple red and white or red white or green. Both the wheels and frame now black. A wide range of accessories were available for the DB2 sr. These included an engine tuning kit, suspension modification kit including spacer and springs, carbon mufflers. 157 DB2 sr were produced between 1994 and 1996. The final series DB2 was the EF (Edizione Finale) of 1997-8. Painted black and silver, with a red frame, this had polished Marvic aluminium wheels. Only 100 were produced, presumably to use up spare parts, each carried a numbered plaque.

In 1994 a fuel injected DB2 sr became available, offering an increase in bhp to 89.4 at 7500 rpm. As Ducati was not yet offering an electronic fuel injection system for the two valve, air cooled engine, Bimota used its own TTD system. The colours of the DB2 sr were more radical, with either purple red and white or red white or green. Both the wheels and frame now black. A wide range of accessories were available for the DB2 sr. These included an engine tuning kit, suspension modification kit including spacer and springs, carbon mufflers. 157 DB2 sr were produced between 1994 and 1996. The final series DB2 was the EF (Edizione Finale) of 1997-8. Painted black and silver, with a red frame, this had polished Marvic aluminium wheels. Only 100 were produced, presumably to use up spare parts, each carried a numbered plaque.