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The '''DB1''' is a motorcycle designed by Federico Martini and made by the small motorcycle maker [[Bimota]] in Rimini, | The '''DB1''' is a [[motorcycle]] designed by Federico Martini and made by the small motorcycle maker [[Bimota]] in Rimini, Italy. Made in the mid-1980s, it had a 750cc [[Ducati]] L-Twin engine (a 90° V-Twin). | ||
DB1 stands for Ducati-Bimota one i.e. the first Bimota made with a Ducati engine. The frame and running gear by Bimota and motor supplied from Ducati. | DB1 stands for Ducati-Bimota one i.e. the first Bimota made with a Ducati engine. The frame and running gear by Bimota and motor supplied from Ducati. | ||
They were the first production bike to have fully enclosing bodywork since the Vincent Black Knight of the 1950s. | They were the first production bike to have fully enclosing bodywork since the [[Vincent Black Knight]] of the 1950s. | ||
The DB1 came along when the company was in real money trouble and the sales of the DB1 were what saved the company at that time. | The DB1 came along when the company was in real money trouble and the sales of the DB1 were what saved the company at that time. | ||