Bimota YB10
| Bimota | |
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 Bimota YB10 (1994) |
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| YB10 | |
| Manufacturer | Bimota |
| Production period | 1991 to 1994 |
| class | motorcycle |
| Motor data | |
| Top speed ( km / h) | 278 |
| transmission | 5 speed transmission |
| drive | Chain |
| Empty weight (kg) | 188 |
| successor | Bimota YB11 |
The Bimota YB10 (dieci) is a motorcycle from the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Bimota SpA with engines from Yamaha .
The YB10 was the last model in the YB range with GRP cladding before the era began with thermoplastic cladding. The basic structure of the frame was comparable to that of the Tuatara. Like these, it had a frame with a brace behind the carburetors and a USD fork from Marzocchi. This can be adjusted in the rebound and compression stages while driving. The swing arm was also supported by a Marzocchi strut and still had the eccentric setting, which was also saved on the YB 11.
The engine came from the Yamaha FZR 1000 Exup 3LE and was specified by Bimota with 149 hp . Thanks to its good aerodynamics, measured at 278 km / h, it was one of the fastest Bimotas. Unlike the other YB models, the handlebars were attached over the upper triple clamp, which made the Dieci a particularly comfortable motorcycle to ride. Between 1991 and 1994 a total of 227 units were built. Of these, 224 went on sale; three were retained as test vehicles.
The YB 10 Dieci only had one seat. The conversion to two-person operation and the installation of the successor, the FZR series, the YZF-1000R engine were tried out on the three test vehicles. The YB 10 Biposto and the YB 11 emerged from these experiments. Only 38 of the YB 10 Biposto were built in 1992 and 1993, while the YB 11 Superleggera had an impressive 650 units between 1996 and 1998.
What became of the three test vehicles is largely unknown. When the company Alternativa Moto bought the bankruptcy goods from Bimota in 2002, some prototypes were included. One reappeared as a reimport from the USA. It was a "Due-Dieci", ie two-seater and already equipped with the more modern Thunderace engine. From the outside it could be recognized by the two additional cooling air slots in the fairing bow, which can also be found on the YB 6 Tuatara and YB 8 Furano.