Bimota on ebay worth a punt?

Nah, your just making that up :tongue:

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i used to have a DB2 and a SB8 lovely bikes but like ducatis not for everyday use

 

I'm not a fan of having a bike sat there that I can't ride (you don't buy a chocolate bar and leave it in the wrapper!) but for a Bimota I'd make an exception!

 

Moved to other bikes :smile:

 

That's a nice bike and the company in Italy that are selling it, really are a top bunch of guys to deal with.

 

Did someone actually get this for £3'350? I can't see where it says that it didn't meet its reserve.

 

Yeah 'reserve not met' - I'd be sick if it sold for that !!

 

So would I.
If I had a bit of money in the bank, I'd buy that. I reckon though that a friend will one day sell me his DB1, seeing as he can't ride it any more (knee problem). In the meantime, he keeps it in good nick and I get to ride it on occasion. Amazing bike, if a little breathless.

 

Ugh, don't say that. There is a very real risk my knee will prevent me from being able to ride the 900SS again....

 

Fingers crossed for you. But the DB1 is a very small bike.

 

I like the idea of them, but in reality... Meh...!

 

Yeah. I sat on a few bikes at the nec and had the same problem in every case, because my leg is bent as far as it will go I can push the gear lever down, but not up. At the moment I can move the gear lever on both the ducati and CBR but only just. If the upcoming ligament operation tightens the knee even a little it's game over.

 

With extensive physiotherapy you should be able to stretch things out a bit?
I cut my hand in half 6 years ago and the tendon repairs left me with a claw hand. After 3 months of stretching and exercises I had a fully functioning, although slightly weak, hand.

 

Its back up with a BIN of £5999.

 

Don't know why he put's it on for 3 days !!

Like so many I love it but it's still too much money for something that's just too different that only appeals to a few. If it was £4K i'd be very tempted but then so would many others :biggrin:

What motor will that have ? carbed or injected ? 75bhp...

 

It says carbed, doesn't it?

Still, that's a punchy torquey motor in a very small bike. On the road it would be a hoot, if a bit breathless on a track.

 

To a degree, but not completely. Due to the path the femur took as it squished around in my thigh, there is a lot of fibrosis (scar tissue) in the muscle itself, just above the knee. The fibrosis does not stretch in the same way as muscle tissue and therefore it won't allow as much movement. This is the dumbed down version as I understand it from the consultant, I'm sure it's more technical than that.

I'm expected to retain / regain 75 - 85% movement in my left leg.

 

You can break down the fibres with vibration treatment, did you have any of that at the time?

 

It's been relished with a buy now price of 6K.

 

I'm still undergoing treatment - I have two more operations due in the next year (knee reconstruction and gamma nail removal) the consultant hasn't mentioned anything about further soft tissue treatment yet, but at a guess I'd think that will be because I've got to be cut open in the same area again.