Motorcycle specifications Bimota1000 DB5 2008 The return of a passion

it's been a long time since Bimota made news. The small Italian manufacturer is delighted to announce a brand-new machine for the Munich Motor Show: the DB5. A surprising, beastly motorcycle, almost like a brute pushing its rivals with its shoulders. The design is daring, shocking, and ultimately exerts a certain indescribable fascination. The Italians really know how to do it. Without wishing to be unkind, we can make out a hint of GSX-R 1000 in the design of the headlamp unit, as well as a touch of Benelli Tornado in the mounting of the mirrors. No matter, this is an impressive machine.
As is often the case, Ducati uses a Ducati engine to power this singular sportbike. We're talking about the twin 1000 DS that has recently made its home on the Multistrada, Monster 1000 and SS. A twin-cylinder engine that's both modern and authentic, perhaps a little short on pure power but full of charm and flavor. And in the chassis of a Bimota, it can only express itself at its best. The mufflers that evacuate its raucous breath are 2 carbon silencers that play an important part in the visual identity of the rear end.
The Italian's frame is a tubular trellis (as is the superb swingarm) connected to reinforced aluminum plates, all combined with Öhlins suspension components. The fork is an inverted model, equipped as it should be with radial-mount brake calipers.
We can't wait to see what this thoroughbred has to offer. Advertised as very light, the DB5 offers intense and deserving riding pleasure, in the purest Bimota tradition.

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A Bimota is first and foremost a work of art on 2 wheels. Then there's the bike, its beauty, its values, and the pretensions it nurtures. The DB5 is not a machine that competes with the latest road-legal superbikes; it's simply a sports bike that seeks to please you to the point of abuse. No lap times to chase, just trajectories, curves and angles to negotiate with a superb machine that can be displayed in a shop window as well as in the paddock. So, unlike a Superproduction machine, the DB5 doesn't impose a radical driving position on its driver. It's better to be comfortable, especially as it's easy to squeeze your buttocks when you put them on a machine worth more than 25 times the minimum wage. On the technical side, the bike isn't very heavy, and this is clearly evident in its reactions and handling.