The Bimota DB1 is a critical bike in Bimota’s history – in fact, it’s credited with saving the company from near-certain bankruptcy. Two pieces of curved fiberglass came together to create the distinctive pearl white bodywork surrounding a Ducati 748cc engine. As a refresher, Bimota model names are based on the engine supplier, so DB1 represents “Ducati-powered, Bimota-built, 1st model”. Despite the looks, the DB1 wasn’t particularly fast, with only 70 horsepower. But it kept Bimota going so you can still enjoy insanity like the Tesi 3D.
There were several versions of the Bimota DB1, but in total less than 700 were produced. This featured bike is the original base model, of which only 12 were originally imported to the United States. Want to learn more? Check out VisorDown’s small piece on the DB1 as part of Bimota’s six sexiest bikes.
This example (VIN: DB100458) is not one of those original 12, as it was imported from Japan. It has about 13,000 miles on the odometer and everything is claimed to work properly. The bike was recently serviced and it’s been with the seller since 2006. He notes that there are a few little scratches and that the bike is titled in California as a 1980 for some reason. Also, this bike has some extra stripes in the paint but there’s no mention made as to why that is in the listing. Me no likey – this thing is like a tricolore zebra from the rear 3/4 view now. Find this DB1 for sale in Gardena, California with bidding up to $11,500 and the reserve not yet met
Or if you need to save some space in your garage, Bimota put out a run of 100 “mini” DB1s, first revealed to the world at the 2015 EICMA show. It’s unclear if the run is sold out or what the pricing is/was, but you can click that link to try and get your hand on one of these lovely 1:3 scale models:
from http://bimota.it/mini-bimota-db1/