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Bimota DB5 1000 (Prototype) - Don't miss our
latest update on the DB5 (02-18-2005)
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Introduction
The Intermot Show in Munich saw
the launch of what will soon become Bimotas new DB5 model. This
project was conceived with the ambition to take Bimota back to
its origins: compactness, lightness and refined mechanical details
were the initial inputs in the execution of a dream completely
Made in Italy. Instantly, the design of the DB5 prototype earned
honors from the experts (1st place Design Awards, Supersport
category) and public alsike (1st place visitor poll Most Beautyful
Bike).
A dream, which Is about to become real, re-interpreting Bimota's
traditional characteristics which have left an indelible mark
in the history of the motorcycle, models such as the HB1, KB2
Laser, DB1 and other designs which have never been forgotten
by enthusiasts all over the world.
Powered by a Ducati 1000 DS air cooled engine, this new model
presents several details which only a Bimota can boast: tubular
steel trellis frame with machined plates in aircraft alloy, a
hitherto unseen tubular composite swing arm, and fully adjustable
Öhlins suspension.
The styling by Sergio Robbiano, enhances the aggressiveness of
the DB5 by leaving most of the mechanical parts in view; it could
be compared to a jewel-studded precious piece of art.
In addition to the DB5, Bimota will also display its current
product range consisting of the SB8K in the SantaMonica version,
enriched by the best components available on the market (Öhlins
suspension, Brembo radial brake system, OZ wheels), and the TESI
2D, Bimota's benchmark avant-garde model, which breaks with tradition
via its revolutionary steering system and represents the company's
ongoing radical research and development programme.
Tech Specs below!
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Tech Specs Bimota DB5
1000 (Prototype)
Chassis
Frame: 25/20mm tubular chrome molybdenum steel trellis with lateral
plates in aircraft alloy.
Rear frame: 35/25/15mm tubular chrome molybdenum steel trellis
with lateral plates in aircraft alloy.
Wheelbase: 1425mm
Front suspension: Öhlins upside-down fully adjustable forks
with TiN surface treatment
Steering angle: 24
Rear suspension: Fully adjustable Öhlins monoshock
Front wheel travel: 120mm
Rear wheel travel: 120mm
Trail: 99,83 mm
Seat height: 790mm
Foot rest height: 395+/-16mm with radial regulation
Front brake: 2 x 298 mm semi-floating discs, 4-piston 4-pad radial
calipers - Brembo
Rear brake: 220 mm disc, 2-piston 2-pad calipers - Brembo
Wheel: Front: 3,50x17" - Rear: 5,50x17"
Tyres: Front: 120/60/17 - Rear: 180/55/17
Weight: 156 Kg
Engine
Engine: Ducati - L twin cylinder, 2 valves per cylinder Desmodromic
- air/oil cooled.
Bore and Stroke: 94 x 71,5mm
Displacement: 992cc
Max power: 92 Hp/8500 rpm
Max. torque 8,5 kgm/5500 rpm
Fuel injection: Electronic fuel injection - 48mm thr
ottle body
Lubrication: With wet sump
Gear box: 6 speed
Clutch: Dry multi-plate with hydraulic control
Bimota pursues an ongoing research and development programme
and therefore the company reserves the right to modify its products
without notice and without obligation to do the same modifications
to those products already sold.
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