Bimota Tesi 3D

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Re: Bimota Tesi 3D

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I don't like it, but can appreciate the effort that's gone into it. It's deffo impressive in terms of engineering
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Re: Bimota Tesi 3D

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I prefer the classic 90's Tesi...

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There's only one Bimota I want (everyone else seems to hate them). It's also probably the only Bimota I could afford.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234828657464
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I love it, that's my sort of art, but it's not £32k worth of love for me- if it was £15-20k it would be on my landing, but I'm not convinced that it will ever rise that much above the current asking price, if any.
I'd quite like a DB7 ( the Bimota one) too, they are not so rare/ exotic, but still beautiful IMO, and that one would get ridden
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Re: Bimota Tesi 3D

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It looks great, and I really appreciate the engineering, but at the heart of it there's still an air-cooled V-twin that's been around for over 30 years. They could at least have equipped it with a modern Ducati lump - an 899 or 959 would be perfect. OK, it's a Last Edition, but they've never been that popular, more regarded as a curiosity. And the photos are a bit on the dark and moody side. I'd like to see more detail.
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Re: Bimota Tesi 3D

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Potter wrote: Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:43 am Yay or nay?
I think it's quirky enough to be nice.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203961541514 ... R6LQg_-sYQ

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Interesting comments so far. I think it's a mess. They seem to have taken every bit of odd design they could think of and, for no better reason than they can, chucked it all at one bike.

I like the side stand.
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It looks Alien. An unholy offspring of insect and machine. Kinda cool.

I'll never know what it's like to ride,as the price is just silly,but I find it very visually interesting and not unattractive.
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Maybe I have the wrong glasses on, but I see a Katana style bike.
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Potter wrote: Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:52 pm but if it didn't say Bimota and had been made in China I don't know if I'd like it at all.
Personally I reckon you can say that for 90% of Italian bikes.
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Funny front end, I give you the Vyrus. Which I prefer over the Tesi and you can spec a brown seat!
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Re: Bimota Tesi 3D

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Probably my favourite "mainstream" manufacturer (I use the term loosely!) bike.

How I'd build a bike, if I were to build one. Well one with a piston engine anyway.
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Re: Bimota Tesi 3D

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A mate has 3 Bimotas, they're all pigs to work on, have poor finish and not that fantastic to ride.

That thing is ugly.
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Potter wrote: Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:52 pm I thought it was a GPZ500 special when I first glanced at it :D
Ditto (although 550)

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Re: Bimota Tesi 3D

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I think it looks fucking gorgeous and If I won the lottery I'd buy it like a shot.

But I buy £5k bikes, that's so far out of my price range it will never happen