Bimota at the Shop

piranha-bro2 said:
They (Bimotas) look like masterpieces to me. the craftspersonship is outstanding. But I'm REALLY surprised to hear that they can be nightmares to work on. IMHO part of really really clever design is designing in accessibility and ease of maintenance. I try to instil this principle into the mods i do on my own bikes. Having worked as a professional moto mechanic I've seen enough of shit design and felt the frustration of dealing with tacked on afterthoughts or simple form over function.

Personally I'd rather have (for example) a split fairing held together by nicely crafted fasteners than have to deal with a 'stunning clean line' and tear my hair out working around it.
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My ZX7R is a motor out job to do the shims and cam chain. It's not just BIM's.
 
Dellortoman said:
Reading through this thread, I'm struggling to understand what Bimotas have going for them. They're ugly bikes, a nightmare to work on and have shit suspension.
It all sounds like Bimota took reasonable bikes from other manufacturers and made them worse.
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I’ve long fancied the idea of owning a Bimota, but I too am now having second thoughts. some of the observations made on this thread could explain why they often don’t sell well at auction.
 
Hamish will love the handlebar position as seen at post 55 and 62 but you would have to move the foot pegs 18" forward to suit him
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