Bimota’s 10th model with a Yamaha engine, the appropriately-named Dieci was built between 1991 and 1994 with just 224 examples leaving the factory. An even smaller portion were equipped with a passenger seat and pegs. Bimota scooped up the engine from a FZR1000 and then tweaked it to yield nearly 150 horsepower.
Of course these classic Bimotas were about more than the engine. You also got Marzocchi suspension and Brembo brakes to pair with the Bimota frame. This example has 10,800 miles and it looks OK. It has the rear fender from a YB8, FZ1200 fuel pump, aftermarket rear turn signals, and a couple of other non-original parts. More worrisome is the the fiberglass damage, but that also means this is quite cheap for a Bimota. Other flaws include a broken rear brake light switch and a broken tach. You’ll need to throw on some new tires and decide what you want to do with the fairings – the seller says that Airtech has replacements if you want to go that route. I mentioned that this was cheap – but is $4,500 cheap enough?
If you think so, find this Dieci for sale here on Craigslist for $4,500 in Hayward, California.
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