Representative image (2018 model); the 2012 design may differ.
2012 Bimota DB8
General features
The DB8 is a new bike in the Bimota line up. This bike combines exclusive design and superbike handling in a unique package. Every hand built bike uses a 170 hp Ducati 1198 to enhance the graceful Bimota’s powerful style.
Bimota DB8 History
Bimota DB8 History & Generations Source: Wikipedia
Had a design flaw with its engine. Bimota was forced to abandon the novel fuel injection system and re-engineer the entire engine.
New owners of the marque assets, Lorenzo Ducati and Giuseppi Della Pietra, formed Alternativa Moto, with the intention to manufacture all-Italian machines using Ducati engines, and sold the V-Due rights to Win-Win. A new group of investors purchased the rights to the Bimota name and designs and rest…
The factory at Rimini had reportedly closed, with spares and incomplete bikes mothballed elsewhere, possibly in Switzerland. In October 2019, Kawasaki Heavy Industries purchased a 49% stake in the company, and soon after announced an intention to manufacture Bimota bikes using parts from the Kawasak…
History text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA.
Bimota DB8 Technical specs
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