Comments on Faster and Faster: Fast Past II: Suzuki GSX-R1100 and Bimota SB6

No need to use the F word here. It's just bikes w...

2007-09-25T18:45:00.000+01:00

No need to use the F word here. It's just bikes we're talking about after all fer crying out loud.

Bimota is where they are now because they pushed to make an all Italian / all Bimota bike (instead of buying donor engines). Perhaps not the wisest business decision, but I admire them for their passion and for having the guts.

When was the last time a manufacturer went out on a

Er.. what does WSBK have to do with the looks of t...

2007-09-24T02:28:00.000+01:00

Er.. what does WSBK have to do with the looks of the bikes..? I fail to see the connection here... In any case, people buy Bimotas for the same reason that they buy outrageously priced Armani suits.

And with regards to Tambo, the guy designed the Brutale a few years after the F4, in case you forgot. He also did up a few Huskie off-roaders before the company was sold to BMW. He has

Dudes, come on, the 1098 most certainly is the bes...

2007-09-23T17:01:32.911+01:00

Dudes, come on, the 1098 most certainly is the best looking bike to come out of Italy in the past decade. These days, Bimotas are for wankers and for people with more money than sense.

Look at Ducati - their teams are winning everything in MotoGP and World Superbikes. Where the f*&^ is Bimota? And for that matter, where the f$%* has "Massimo" Tamburini been after the F4? He is only

I'll have agree with first_synn here: the 1098 de...

2007-09-22T17:11:00.000+01:00

I'll have agree with first_synn here: the 1098 definitely AIN'T the best looking bike to come from Italy within these last few years.

As a Bimota owner, I am obviously biased, but to me, the 1098 looks somewhat similar to the latest R1 and CBR1000s out there. Classier and sexier of course, but still similar.

Anon: Do check out the concepts displayed by Cagiv...

2007-09-22T11:43:00.000+01:00

Anon: Do check out the concepts displayed by Cagiva/ Husqvarna at various motor shows. Take a wild guess as to who is responsible for them. And FYI, the replacement for the F4 is coming out shortly. In any case, MV is not a Honda or a Yamaha to bring out two dozen models per calendar year.

On a side note, why do you think the F4 hasn't been replaced for so long? Here's a thought: The F4

the duc 1098 is an awesome bike. i hope bimota tak...

2007-09-22T04:10:31.503+01:00

the duc 1098 is an awesome bike. i hope bimota take the 160bhp V-twin from that bike and build a rocking new machine that can take on the R1s and GSX-Rs of this world. Go Bimota, go!

i think the 1098 is by far the best looking bike t...

2007-09-21T09:49:35.100+01:00

i think the 1098 is by far the best looking bike to come out of italy in the last 10 years. bimota should DEFINITETLY hire the man who designed it. as for tamburini, his last great work is the MV F4, which he designed 10 years ago. what exactly has he been doing since then? zilch! :-D

"Hire the guy who designed the ten-ninety eight".I...

2007-09-21T09:36:00.000+01:00

"Hire the guy who designed the ten-ninety eight".

I wouldn't do that. Serggio Robbiano can put to shame ANYONE sketching motorbikes in Italy, bar the maestro Tamburini and perhaps, Adrian Morton.

The Ten ninety eight is beautiful, yes. But it is nothing exceptional. And all they did is to take a U-turn from Toaster designer's er.. I mean terblanche's POV to the one that was

As a new owner of a Bimota SB6, I say "hallelujah!...

2007-09-21T06:11:00.000+01:00

As a new owner of a Bimota SB6, I say "hallelujah!"