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==Tesi 1D== | ==Tesi 1D== | ||
[[Image:1992-Bimota-Tesi-1D.jpg| | [[Image:1992-Bimota-Tesi-1D.jpg|right|thumb|1992 Bimota Tesi 1D]] | ||
Launched in 1991, the Tesi was Bimotas try at redefining sportbikes as we know them. Named after the Italian word for thesis, the Tesi was the product of ten years of work by Bimota's chief engineer Pierluigi Marconi, who had begun his quest for an alternative to the traditional front forks while studying for his degree. The Tesi replaced conventional forks with a twin-sided front swing-arm, working a single suspension unit. Handlebars were linked to a series of rods to the front wheel, which pivoted on a bearing inside its hub in order to steer the bike. Powered by the watercooled, V-twin engine from [[Ducati]]'s [[Ducati 851|851]] sportster, tuned by Bimota with a long-stroke crankshaft that increased peak output to 113bhp, the Tesi was fast and responsive. | |||
[[Image:2005-Bimota-DB5.jpg|left|thumb|2005 Bimota DB5]] | [[Image:2005-Bimota-DB5.jpg|left|thumb|2005 Bimota DB5]] | ||