Difference between revisions of "Bimota DB1"

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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.


They have 16-inch wheels and were one of the first road bikes (if not the first) to use radial tyres.  They featured only the BEST of what parts were available in Italy at the time and were very expensive bikes built to a very high standard of finish.  Brembo goldline brake calipers, floating discs.  Marzzochi M1R forks.  And many Bimota made light aluminum parts machined from solid.
They have 16-inch wheels and were one of the first road bikes (if not the first) to use radial tyres.  They featured only the BEST of what parts were available in Italy at the time and were very expensive bikes built to a very high standard of finish.  Brembo goldline brake [[caliper]]s, floating discs.  Marzzochi M1R forks.  And many Bimota made light aluminum parts machined from solid.


There were three road-going versions of the DB1:
There were three road-going versions of the DB1:
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