REMEMBER THIS? If you don't, or can't quite put your finger in the futuristic-looking V-twin, it's a 1995 Bimota Mantra DB3 - and it's up for grabs on eBay.Complete with wooden, yes wooden, dashboard and a 900cc Ducati air cooled motor, the Mantra

World Superbike regular, Ruben Xaus was impressing some track day regulars with his skills earlier this month at Almeria. The lanky Spaniard (who is now apparently a part owner of Bimota), was putting the Rimini manufacturer's Honda CBR600-powered

Bimota always were a class apart, though, due initially to the brilliance of co-founder Massimo Tamburini (whose surname, along with those of his friends Valerio Bianchi and Giuseppe Morri, gave the firm its name). Bimota was founded to make air

BIMOTA are looking to make in-roads back into racing starting with potential wild-card appearances in 2013 before a full-time return the following year.Speaking at the Motorbike Expo in Verona, Italy, Bimota's new Sporting Director Ruben Xaus told

short strength-sapping sessions on track.A bike like the Bimota DB5. Sparkling with eye-catching details, it passes the drink-in-hand test with flying colours. At a claimed 165kg dry, it's the lightest open-class bike on the market. And with an output

HERE'S the first picture of Bimota's new 2009 Oro Nero. Featuring a carbon frame and swingarm, it's essentially a limited edition DB7 using a 1098 Ducati engine and is expected to cost 40,000 euros.SPECSEngine Configuration: Twin cylinder 90

HOLY SMOKE: mega carbon bling really ain't our thing at Visordown HQ but we all got a bit of a twitch when we clapped eyes on this beauty: the 2010 Bimota DB7R Diavolo Rosso.Weighing in at a hefty $59,950 (£36,500) the Diavolo gets a load

The bike ahead was half-way down Misano’s back straight when I exited the preceding right-hand bend, but it didn’t stay that way for long. As I crouched behind the DB7’s low screen and tap-tapped through the sweet-shifting gearbox, the Bimota’s

How could you not love Bimota's 500 Vdue. Launched in 1998 at a cost of £14,500 it didn't so much come with a list of optional extras, more a lottery list of factory-spec problems, longer than the accessories list on a 1200GS.To me, it sums up

The DB7 is armed with Ducati's 1098 motorThe chassis's part steel tubing, part aluminiumStyling and detail touches are all pure BimotaBIMOTA'S STUNNING new DB7 superbike, which is the seventh Bimota-Ducati collaboration uses the Testastretta