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Evilchicken0 · Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 2996 Location: London

Theonly way to know what bhp it makes now is to put it on a dyno.
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Falcolion · Joined: 20 May 2012 Posts: 147 Location: Brookyn, NY

I just corrected the link. Now it will actually show SB4. HP is showing to be 112hp which is way less then 156. I honestly don't remember of any bike of that vintage that was making anywhere close to 156hp. 112 hp is still very good. Even if Yoshimura kit came with upgraded piston, etc I doubt it would have made any more then 125-130hp.

In any case good luck in selling. As any Bimota its an extrtemely nice bike
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Les Caddaye · Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Posts: 61 Location: Australia

I bought mine for $12k Australian and I think I got a bargain. Yours is an S so are even more rare (about 112 made from memory). They have a GSX 1100 engine 1070cc. I don't like your chances of ever getting 150+hp out of it, particularly with the standard exhaust.

Good luck with the sale.

Slashaguc · Joined: 21 Sep 2012 Posts: 22 Location: Canada, Ireland.

Hi Guys,
With regard to the value of an SB4, there was one sold on EbayUSA some months back for close to $20,000. The bike was in original but far from mint condition and needed a very thorough re-comissioning. From what I can gather, it is the actual bike that John Ulrich tested for Cycle magazine in 1984, the bike having been supplied by Cosmopolitan Motors, then Bimota importers for the USA. Furthermore, and its only my opinion, any of the tubular framed Bimota's from the 70's & 80's are now really starting to command serious price tags. The SB2 model in top condition will command in excess of $40,000. Take the SB3 for example, not the most sought after model but certainly a very usable machine, these machines were two a penny only five or six years ago, but now its hard to pick up a well neglected model for less that $10000. Also, the DB2 model, its only in recent years that riders are really appreciating the true value of this model, not just in financial terms, but as a real life, usable and simple motorcycle that works extremely well. The Ducati 900SS motor is so tunable and will easily & safely produce close to 90BHP in a mildly tuned state and stay both streetable and reliable......all day long. Again, only now are people starting to really appreciate this model.
In closing, the American journalist Nick Ienatsch sold his KB3 recently for only S12,500! Although this bike was highly customized and documented, it was a stunning example of the tubular framed exotica that was the HB2, HB3, KB3 & SB4 series of models from the mid 1980's.