1996 Bimota SB6

Registration No: N240 TPM
Frame No: SB6 00192
MOT: None

• Long-term ownership since 2005
• Well-preserved and very original
• Just 16,927 miles from new

Bimota is a manufacturer of exclusive sports motorcycles which epitomise Italian flair and engineering excellence. Founded in Rimini in 1973 by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini, the company name is derived from the first two letters of each of the three founders’ surnames. Because of the poor state of frame design in the 1970s, Bimota initially concentrated on building high-quality motorcycle chassis round existing engines, and chassis kits for race bikes, initially basing their bikes on the top models from Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki. One of their most successful models was the curvaceous SB6, built round the classic Suzuki GSXR1100 oil-cooled engine.

This 1996 SB6 was registered new in Britain and was purchased by the late owner in 2005 for his small Bimota collection. He used it for a very short time alongside another SB6 and a YB7 (all in the auction), before taking it off the road in 2007 and placing it on static display, in light of which the 16,927 recorded miles are very likely genuine. It now requires recommissioning, but the owner took care to turn the engine regularly, hence the bike moves with ease, the engine turns over and it selects all the gears. It is accompanied by the current V5C, manuals and keys.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217