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Sorry I was pronouncing Bimota wrong, it's (Bee mota, not bye mota). I hope it didn't ruin the vid! :(
I’ve never heard of this brand
Yeah, that was a bit of a turn off, but with a good video like this, you’re totally forgiven.
My 1999 Bimota DB4 runs like a dream. By 1999 standards it it surely not fast, but the agility and steering is like a sweet dream! Let us hope, they have not lost their touch
Damn it that ruined the vid :'( And your comment ruined my opportunity to go full jihad on you for that :'(
On a serious note, please You (northern Americans) guys do some minimal, basic research about any brand/name/etc from a foreign country before you make the vid. Also as a safety fuse it's literally NEVER spelled they way you'd want to say it (the way it would be spelled in english).
Yep it did ...Haha. 'Bye-motor' ...You need to look into their history going back to the 70's ...They are so much more than just a 'quirky bike company ' ...They have raced , built so many specials ...Do you your history guy . 'Never made good looking bikes ' what the f are you on dude ...Crap video .
It seems like the suspension design could pave the way for simpler awd on a motorcycle
There was some tuning company who modded a ktm to be 2wd, it's pretty cool
@@quinnkirlew9892 CHRISTINI made AWD systems for bikes. But no. The front swing arm would be hard to pull off with a drive wheel. Not impossible but you would redefine NUMB and binding under load doing it. For those who really want a front swing arm bike have a look at the Yamaha GTS1000. Won't break the bank if you can't swing a used Tesi or the new Tesi price tag.
LKNANML make a shaft with a bending point like on fwd cars
@@matts.996 Maybe something like a outboard motor gearbox
Bimota is known for putting engines from other manufacturers into their amazing frames. They were well known LONG before the tesi
Shaun Hensley Also know for tuning down the engines without a reasons.
They were a chassis manufacturer the first letter of each model stood for the engine manufacturer and the b for bimota and the number would have been the model in chronological order for example db1 would have been Ducati(engine) bimota(chassis) 1 the first model they used with a ducati engine
@@XtreeM_FaiL they were tuned down because it was probably in the contract of the bike that it would be slower than the original
I really like how it looks. Though it's a shame about the exhaust it has too much visual weight
My God how I lusted for Bimota Tesi 1D ever since I saw it in a catalogue back in 1991. It was out of range back then it's out of dreams today. Couple of years ago a zero km/miles Tesi 1D was out for sale in Switzerland for 150K.
Great to see Bimota back and producing something new :)
Love the nontraditional steering. I think it stands out so heavily against the everybike and I LOVE it. Cool vid
It definitely looks better than the H2 already. Bimota has always been a bike that odd at first but gets better the longer you look at it. HP numbers have historically been 5-10% higher than the donor bike engine manufacturer's ratings. I'd imagine that to hold true with this one as well. I do wish that they designed their own exhaust or worked with Akra to do something nicer. I almost pulled the trigger on an SB8R twice and still regret not doing it.
Any possibility of a bimota history video after this one. They're an oddity of motorcycle design with a little bit of racing development in the 80s and 90s
Chase Landry there is already a documentary on the brand on TH-cam. It shows how (at the time) every bike is assembled by one mechanic. Even the triple clamps are hand machined by the guy who builds the bike. I owned a DB7, beautiful bike, should never have sold it. I’m afraid this video is lacking in any study of the brand and technology behind hub steering.
Oddity and 'little bit of racing history ' ...
Let's set the record straight with regards to this video
No oddity , they were producing bikes way back in the 70's , they made bikes that handled like race bikes for the road . Beam frames , solid billet workmanship , using the best brakes ,brake lines , wheels , exhausts and hand built trelliss frames. They always used the best materials available at the time hence the cost of each machine , some were actually built at a loss .
They were innovative , very clever and used a variety of engines .
The first bike they made as an official machine was the SB 1 using a Suzuki engine .
For reference every bike is coded with the engine manufacturer first then 'B' for Bimota.
There was a Honda powered Bimota built in the mid 70's but not in any type of volume .
Check out their history it's facinating , Wikepedia will help with detail if required .
As a company they progressed into the 80's and were selling machines in resonable numbers.
This isn't the first time they have built a hub centre steering machine ,as did Yamaha in the early 90's , in fact Yamaha built a racing version of their bike.
Bimota's have been raced all over the world , have been very successful and had a big hand in keep Ducati from going under in the late 80's and early 90's ...
We over here in Europe are very used to all these 'oddity's as you call them , to us it's just an ongoing creative proccess , there are so many bikes manufacturers that you've possibly never heard of . At present in Italy there nust be at least 20 or so ...
Here in Europe we have many diffrent companies , experimenting with so many diffrent ideas , the scene is big and very creative ...
Maybe worth your while having a good hunt on the net for 'Brough Superior - Norton' (joint build) , CCM Spitfire , Herald , KTM , Solex . Voxan, Horex,Aprila, Bimota, Benelli,Cagiva, Moto Guzzi, Moto Morini, MV Agusta, Paton, SWM, Hesketh, Triumph , Royal Enfield, Norton ...to name a few , I'm sure I've forgotten some ...All these companies are thinking way outside the box and planning for the future ...
Many of their designs are incredibly innovative and as you like to say 'quirky' ...
Happy hunting ...
@@Mr121953 a low volume boutique that was only 1 of 2 to ever make hub steering and the only one to stick to it is pretty much the definition of oddity. They had some success racing the hub steering until everyone else figured out how to make front forks perform better. Not saying that bimotas efforts with traditional fork setups werent wildly successful in their day both before and after the experiments with the hub steering. I actually hope they break into a bigger market and produce more with their upcoming h2 hub steer variant. They're certainly a bike I want to ride but likely wont ever see in person in america.
@@chaselandry2962 Only 1 or 2 makers using hub centre? Hmmm, how about the 1910 'New Pattern' James, 1920s Ner-a-Car, Jack Difazio's road specials of the 1970s, , Mead + Tomkinson (endurance racing), Elf (endurance racing and GP), Parker RADD, Tony Foale (race bikes and road), Yamaha GTS, the BiMoTa Tesi and the similar Vyrus. In the '30s, OEC Duplex was available, a sort of no-head steering..... That's at least 11 makers of 'alternative' front ends without a steering head
Goldenboy was the best ad for Bimota ever.
Finally found what I was looking for in the comments ;)
Honestly this bike is absolutely awesome!
this is gonna be a super exotic italian bike with japanese reliability
Happened a lot in the 80s with the YB4 and YB7
The Bimota Furano at the time was awesome.
I appreciate this video; I didn't know Kwackers had gotten in with Bimota..
I kind of get the feeling that the author here didn't know a lot about Bimota previous to this- for example, he states that all Bimotas had center-hub steering, which is definitely not the case... nor is it true that they have always produced "weird" designs. Mostly, in the past, they would take a hot-rod motor (from a top Ducati or Yamaha), and then build a carefully-engineered frame around it. Most of them have been simply gorgeous.
i'll take two !!!! love it:- thankx for the post HRR
Not gonna lie I typed this in from an anime I saw a few years ago. Didn't know this actually existed lol.
I wondered what became of Bimota. Haven't heard anything about them for years. Their Ducati models were awesome.
they were bankrupt
A thing on the front suspension is that it looses the ability to change geometry under braking unlike conventional Front Telescopic Forks. The advantage of the conventional fork is in the straight when it is uncompressed, the geo of the bike can be more stable but when you load up the forks with corner entry braking and continue to use trail braking into the corner, you steepen up the head angle and shorten the wheel base make the bike more eager to lean and change direction.
The main thing to avoid on a bike is squatting of the rear end under throttle when you exit the corner so that the front end when unloading is not further upset by the rear end sitting down and giving an extreme reverse geo of the bike causing the steering to get un responsive but at the same time you want some bump compliance so the power you are laying down the rear tyre is effectively transmitted.
Probably why you have not seen hub steering setups at the pinnacle of motorcycling racing in MotoGP. Not that they don't have the money to throw into developing a system like it but that the system is not ideal for the purpose of racing.
Hub steer systems have been around since the 80's / 90's at least with Bimoto and Britten Motorcycles being the main examples.
The front end of that bike looks amazing and super aggressive!
To say Bimota is not known for making beautiful bikes, you must be from another planet. Yes, the Test models with hub steering are quirky aesthetically, but their decades of other models are among the most elegant and sophisticated, well engineered bikes to be made. Their entire DNA is about improving the performance of factory motors by coupling them with improved frames, suspension, braking and design (body work). Think of taking a Ducati/MV Augusta designed bike and removing the Bean Counters from the equation and let the engineers and designers loose to make a bike a rider wants. That is a Bimota. No sacrifices, nothing spared. Only performance and beauty handmade in a small factory in Italy.
Good to hear someone gets it though I am no a fan of this particular bike
I love this look, it opens up a whole new world of bike designs. I remember Yamaha had a bike like this back in the 90s I think 🤔
As an italian im grateful to you for speaking of this brand. Here it's really appreciates.
Love it, have always loved Bemota's Different is good. The Italians have always had a great style. I would love one.
Autobot or decepticon....awesome piece of design 😁👌work
You seriously have no idea where Bimota came from. Do some research. SB5 was a thing of true beauty. And it had conventional forks, just like 99% of it's other models
I love it! Its straight out of anime!
Ditch the exhaust!
It's Beemota not B-eye-mota ; )
Yes, pronunciation was really distracting.
This has been a pretty good year for bikes. Getting a lot of interesting stuff to break the stagnation of the last few years.
I think it looks awesome, the price is probably way out of my range though
The internets really helping motorcycle have life again. I love how kawi is doing so many cool things. Like the new Z h2 or the redesigned zx-25r. They are really a great company. And I wont be suprised if I trade my yamaha for a Z h2 in the next couple years.
I personally think we have hit the peak of motorcycle design, of course there will be small advancements but the basic layout really just doesn’t have anywhere to go from here. Since the early 2000s when we got fuel injection and race inspired components there hasn’t really been a breakthrough in power, handling, or efficiency. My prediction is we start to see bikes transition to electric power but remain essentially the same in design and layout. As interesting as this bike is I HIGHLY doubt it will become anything but an expensive oddity in a sea bikes that already work great.
Totally agree , instead of calling it an oddity couldn't we use the term 'different ' .Oddity seems to have bad conotations . We need companies to think outside the box . Yamaha have always been innovators , to some degree Kawasaki . Honda seem to wait until everyone else has done their thing and then come out with stuff which is by and large a compromise . Suzuki hmmm. Bimota should be applauded for even trying , although this wasn't their first attempt at producing a hub centre steering bike . Least we not forget Yamaha in the early 90's with their version as well .
I totally agree with you about reaching some sort of appex with design . Much like VW's Veron this is a special time . We will look back one day and get nostalgic for all this . Electric bikes !! ? ...
Yep one of our futures to be sure , not unanimous on it being the only way to go . Self charging has to be the goal . Until then we are just replacing one type of polution for another .
Harley are trying but I'm afraid will ultimately fail , especially with the recent recall of the LIve Wire' ...Zero , yep not a bad effort so far . Longevity and range are the big issues right now . Electrical parts will wear out with constant use . although i'm sure it will get better .
Self charging , self generating whatever we like to call it is the goal . I mean I travel to places where I can't even find fuel for my internal combustion engine , let alone a power source to charge my super , stealth like'- can of electrics . NB one thing in all this, is any bike , whatever it may be is still a source of wonder and freedom which would be hard to replicate in other type of vehicle .
They were the last company to attempt a 2 stroke street legal bike, the V Due. It was FI but tech at the time couldn't get it to work right. With Kawasaki in the picture maybe they could attempt a triple? That would be cool!
This was an orgy of motorcycles!
I like the front of the new goldwing. It's a simple solution to the same problem.
Things are getting real crazy out there lads
Another A++ Video!! Please keep it up!
I love the look
*'Golden Boy'* didn't bring me here...
I'm lying lmao *STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!*
if this bike can be beaten by a freaking mountain bike, is it really worth it?
@@izr1t3 🤣🤣🤣 the mountain bike that beat the OG BimoBaby was a *'Tesi 1D'* not a *'2020 Tesi H2';*
No more high speed wheel wobble" Awesome! ✊💪👉✌
Just saw this at the EICMA show, it's dope. Def weird looking but dope!
This is the time and place I want to be!
Interesting motorcycle. Bimota has never been a motorcycle manufacturer but a chassis manufacturer. They never made a single engine throughout their life. They always used engines from other manufacturers as shown in this video. Their philosophy is solving conventional problems in unconventional ways. While different their chassis have always been an engineering challenge.
I kinda like the almost tesseract looking design. It doesn't look flowy, but it also doesn't exactly look bad for aerodynamics.
I'm on board with it. Would love to test ride one.
Pronunciation drove me nuts😂 also, you make it sound like ALL Bimota bikes came with the leading link front forks, most of the Bimota motorcycles of the past had conventional or upside down forks; only the Tesi had the leading link forks. If anyone is interested, Barbers motorcycle museum has several Bimota examples on display, including the iconic, original Tesi. It will be cool to see them give the Bimota treatment to the scary H Kawasaki’s!!!! I hope they don’t stop doing Ducati’s and other makes as well....
my dream bike since the 80''s
I really like this because it's very different..... But is it fast?
Looks unique, front heavy and odd, but not ugly
This design really makes me think. And I'm thinking this is just the start of something new.
All the exterior carbon fiber looking stuff on Tesi H2 is actually just textured plastic. It's easy to tell in person and even in some photos. Look up a walk around video if you want to check it out
Definitely different.
Not a brand seen here in the States.
There's quite a few manufacturers not willing to play the export/ import game and ive noticed its mainly small displacement bikes or scooters in this category.
Curious as to what your observations are.
We must, as Americans, really be seen as power hungry in the two wheeled world by other countries that dont necessarily have the vast differences between our natural and geographical boundaries.
I would imagine that a front suspension like this actually decreases front brake performance because traditionally the weight transfer to the front wheel pushing the tire against the ground during braking is exactly what increases grip and ultimately breaking performance.
The benefits out weight the cost
You get the same weight transfer, but increased stability since the trail angle doesn't get shorter.
@@JasonWW2000 It basically negates the effects of stiction that would otherwise be present in a traditional fork right?
@@Prich319 Right, no sticktion. The suspension moves just like in the rear. It moves up and down smoothly, but braking has no dive.
Very interesting motorcycle, but I would like to say that a greek guy, had also tried something very similar. Thanasis Lefas had built a moto like this on in 2003 with a V-2 from a Ducati. If you search at google images "Lefas moto" you can see it. Unfortunately, he died aged 53 in December of 2005. I think most information about him are going to be written in greek, so if you like I could try to translate a big part of it.
Ouch!
It’s pronounced Bee-mo-ta! From the name Bianchi, one of the founders of Bimota.
Then there are Morri and Tamburini for the ' mo' and the 'ta'.
Thomas Frank , Grazie Signore! The “bi” part got me that I forgot to mention Massimo and Giuseppe.
You are right. Didn't think to point out though. Thank you.
Also during panic or hard braking at high acceleration does it not have a tendency to throw the rider off to the front due to relative body moment.In a traditional fork suspension system the moment force from the rider gets transferred to the forks and dips and provides a rebound in hard braking at high acceleration...
Just curious ?may be its wrong?
A think it's a look that would grow on you.. am more a yamaha r6 kinda guy.. but definitely a lovely bike.. thx for video
Anyone remember Ron Haslem outbraking everyone on the Gulf bike in the GPs years ago ?
does it handles better than conventional forks? if so, why dont we see this setup more often?
It has a more numb feeling from the front end, plus it weighs more which is why we don't see it in Moto GP.
@@HeroRR shame, really. motorcycle designs havent changed since forever.
Only the Bim. TESI range use the hub centre steering setup. Their other bikes use conventional suspension. They've had some really lightweight beauts, often with slightly tuned Ducati motors. Think of them as a poor man's NCR.
This new TESI is an unfortunate break with that trend, as TESI are usually light AF with moderately good aircooled 1000cc Ducati motors to save weight, making them really sweet, purist track bikes. Also, their mostly hand built frames are really something to look at, with gorgeous welds and thick lustrous paint, they're very artsy and pretty up close.
I came so, so close to buying a new TESI 3D in 2012, instead I wasted money on a lemon tree Aprilia that gave me shit from day 1. One of the biggest mistakes / regrets of my life. Since then I've only listened to my heart and I'm 3 for 3. Right now my heart says Lightning Strike Carbon, or a 2020 Panigale V2... interesting things my heart wants...
When are you gonna make a video on the Aprillia rs660😁
Wrong, although it enable anti dive, it don't separates suspension from braking, it separates suspension from steering!
I love bimota! Have missed their unique designs :)
Gives the feel of a futuristic cafe racer. Probably looking to end up on thearsenale com
Just when you thought things couldn't get more mental with Kawa launching the ZH2, Bimota comes up with the Tesi H2. Also, I just saw the walkaround from Visordown and they said the carbon fiber looks carbon fiber but is plastic. I don't know if that is just for the display purpose or will Bimota be actually coming up with the carbon fiber parts or not, remains a mystery to me (for now).
In the old days we called it "center hub" steering......and they had a crotchety Ducati motor with body work from hell
IMHO, the naked 2006 Vyrus 985C3 is a helluva lot better looking. As for the numb feeling, that's caused by the free play in the overly complex steering linkage. If they had used something like the RAAD setup on the Yamaha GTS 1000 and Italjet Dragster, steering input and feel would be much better.
Still loves present Motocycle design....I guess this suspension design will be sensitive
If they resume production of the V-Due, they wont be able to make enough of them!!!
Awesome!
"Bimota was never known for making gorgeous bikes."
Fucking Millenial.
Bimota has made many models that had conventional forks. Just to be clear...
This thing is sick
Well, I still remember the Tesi 1D, now they made it larger!
Pretty cool bike
I came close to buying a DB5 2 years ago and have ALWAYS loved the Tesi lineup but OMG the new one is not a looker at all. Good engine but wow. Italian bikes are supposed to have a draw your eyes along a line or two with them all working together. That is just. LOOK HERE LOOK THERE DID YOU MISS THIS LOOK AT THAT AND THIS.. It's the Sam Kinison ARGHHH of bikes right there.
I'm sure it will sell. Still want to add a Bim next to the Ducs in the garage but if I won this bike in a raffle it would be up for sale quick.
Can the men in Black please flash the light and erase any memory of Bimota from mankind’s memory. The world would be a better place. C’mon Kwaka, what were you thinking.
Love it.
Heavy little Porker!
only the tesi models use center steering the rest are traditional for models!!!!!
The Yamaha 1000GTS from 1993 also had steering like this
I dig it.
Gorgeous. Where are the elf oil stickers?
wow, i think it's beautiful. it's weird, skeletal, almost alien looking, as if the covenant from the halo games built it. wonder how much thid thing will cost. i bet upwards of 35000€
So you just discover Bimota, this enterprise always worked like that... Its not strange, its Bimota
As one mechanic and rider said to me once about their hub center steering, it's a waste of a perfectly great motor, almost every bike with the hub center steering has a major design flaw in that they have no feel and are very prone to high siding in sharp turns. When they were owned by the original founders was when they were at their pinnacle of design. Ironically they started as an air conditioner installation company.
Is 600lbs too much for a track bike?
life is too short to try all of these different bikes. 🤣😭
There's a bin with that exhaust can's name on it.
Im putting money on this being the future of more motorcycles. 😊❤
I like It more than any other bike ever...ThE only thing they must get rid of IS ThE huge exhaust
Curiously I was thinking about centre-hub steering recently.
I wonder what it would be like to ride a bike with dual-wheel steering? I'm guessing there'd be a stability problem as it wouldn't self-steer like a conventional design?
Tesi II shared forkless design with Vyrus bikes
In my opinion the kawasaki h2 is the most ugly motorcycle while the bimota tesi h2 is the most beautiful motorcycle I've seen!
Have you seen the new motorcycle from Aston Martin? Looks weird, but in a good way.
One of the shocks is for the front.
I am more interested because of the Hub Center Steering.
Bimota (bee-mow-tuh) doesn't solely use hub center steering. They were just as known for the DB2, YB6, YB8, DB7, DB8... all of which use forked steering. Yes, Bimota does not typically build their own engines.... They're more like Vector, Schuppan, Shelby American or Ruf are with cars, in that respect. And yes, welcome to the world of super bikes where carbon fiber and magnesium are common. Back to that YB8 Furano... Because of Bimota's lightweight body, the entire YB8 Furano, with its FZR1000 engine, weighed a full 100 lbs lighter than a CBR600F2. Bimota went away from the monocoque body designs for the same reason that the Ferrari F40 doesn't have power windows and other luxuries. They're stripped down to reduce bodyweight. The wasp-like Bimota Tesi 3D is a staggering 44 lbs lighter than the Tesi 1D.
This thing looks as jagged as a late picasso painting. Weird and unusual, like bimota
The thing here is does the anti dive make up for the increase of turning circle?.
Shorten the wheel base and dampen the steering, problem solved.
Nobody really cares about that in any sports bike. It's only relevant at superlow speeds. Sure it won't make for elegant maneuvering just like most people don't look good climbing out of their sportscar but Noone cares
At 3:35 look at the valve stems. Are these unusual? I've never seen them before.