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|battery = | |battery = | ||
|transmission = 6 Speed | |transmission = 6 Speed | ||
|frame = Two diagonal beams in section bar made of | |frame = Two diagonal beams in section bar made of aluminum with internal ribbing. The cylinders are supported by plates bolted to the beams and the swing arm is made of aluminum | ||
|suspension =Front: 41mm Paioli upside down forks, 22 possible settings in compression and 24 in extension adjustable. <br> | |suspension =Front: 41mm Paioli upside down forks, 22 possible settings in compression and 24 in extension adjustable. <br> | ||
Rear: Paioli monoshock preload, rebound and bump adjustable. It is also possible to adjust the wheelbase by +/- 5 mm. | Rear: Paioli monoshock preload, rebound and bump adjustable. It is also possible to adjust the wheelbase by +/- 5 mm. | ||
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widened slightly to accommodate it. | widened slightly to accommodate it. | ||
This allows Bimota to fit a hunky 180/55ZR17 rear | This allows Bimota to fit a hunky 180/55ZR17 rear | ||
tire instead of a 160/55, still combined with a 120/70 front on a 3.5 wheel as | |||
before. What was this about junior Superbikes? Though chassis geometry is | before. What was this about junior Superbikes? Though chassis geometry is | ||
otherwise unchanged, the 1410 wheelbase and 24-degree head angle with just 95mm | otherwise unchanged, the 1410 wheelbase and 24-degree head angle with just 95mm | ||
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substantially increased rear ride height, compared to street guise. This gives | substantially increased rear ride height, compared to street guise. This gives | ||
adequate clearance at racing speeds with the extra grip from the fatter rear | adequate clearance at racing speeds with the extra grip from the fatter rear | ||
tire (especially for the freer flowing Bimota exhaust which contributes to the | |||
6% power increase), but at the cost of making the chain rub hard on the swing | 6% power increase), but at the cost of making the chain rub hard on the swing | ||
arm on the over run, producing an irritating noise as well presumably undue | arm on the over run, producing an irritating noise as well presumably undue | ||
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linkage at work as you rise and fall over a series of bumps that any Irish road | linkage at work as you rise and fall over a series of bumps that any Irish road | ||
race would be proud of - but the same shock setting combines with the fatter | race would be proud of - but the same shock setting combines with the fatter | ||
180/55 rear | 180/55 rear tire to give excellent Final Final Final Drive out of turns, at the expense of only a | ||
little under steer compared to the narrower 160/55 | little under steer compared to the narrower 160/55 tire fitted to the carbureted | ||
YB9. And the bigger | YB9. And the bigger tire definitely did not affect the steering in the form the | ||
bike was set up in - it still flip flops effortlessly through a series of curves | bike was set up in - it still flip flops effortlessly through a series of curves | ||
like an Aermacchi fighter aircraft on autopilot, with embarrassing little rider | like an Aermacchi fighter aircraft on autopilot, with embarrassing little rider | ||
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bike, it is definitely a more sophisticated and well rounded bike than the | bike, it is definitely a more sophisticated and well rounded bike than the | ||
firstYB9 I rode two years ago. The improved chassis specification delivers | firstYB9 I rode two years ago. The improved chassis specification delivers | ||
better braking, more | better braking, more tire and uprated suspension. Taut and tight feeling, the | ||
YB9sri has the responsiveness of a superbike coupled with the nimbleness of a GP | YB9sri has the responsiveness of a superbike coupled with the nimbleness of a GP | ||
racer, packaged for the street with the allure that only Bimota can deliver to | racer, packaged for the street with the allure that only Bimota can deliver to | ||
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!Frame | !Frame | ||
|Two diagonal beams in section bar made of | |Two diagonal beams in section bar made of aluminum with internal ribbing. The cylinders are supported by plates bolted to the beams and the swing arm is made of aluminum | ||
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!Front Suspension | !Front Suspension | ||