Bimota Forum

[Paul777]

Seen an SB8 at chrishallmotorcycles.co.uk and am having trouble identifying it properly. Was this ever a factory std paintjob and I've never seen a headlight like that on an SB8.
Anyone any ideas?

[Evilchicken0]

Might need a picture
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[brian]

If you can't post a picture, email it to me and i'll post it for you. My email address is in my profile.
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'99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851

[2bims]

Even the webste doesnt have any pictures....just a price and a registration number....

http://www.chrishallmotorcycles.co.uk/used_stocklist.php?make_filter=BIMOTA

[brian]

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[brian]

I don't know a lot about sb8's. The paint scheme does look a little different to others that i've seen but.
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'99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851

[sb8rs]

Mark Brown built from an ex race bike!

[waggy]

Interesting sort of hybrid. looks like a standard SB8r with a SB8k paint scheme; headlight conversion might be from a gsxr.

[2bims]

As Folk are saying...concur it looks like an SB8K...but isnt...and with paint scheme like that or like the SantaMonica...but only "kind of"...

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/bimota/bimota_sb8k%2000.htm

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/bimota/bimota_sb8k_santa_monica.htm

Bodywork and equipment is as per Sb8R special though from 1998

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/bimota/Bimota_sb8r%20special.htm

i.e. Paoli suspension, Antera alloys, Brembo four pot goldlines...as opposed to All Ohlins, Radial calipers etc on SantaMonicas....Tis an interesting looking bike though, nice enough paint scheme...but never a bike originally put together by Bimota...at least the bodywork isnt with that headlight...so would seem Pricey at 8K............

[GeeKay]

isn't that the bike that Premier M/C's were trying to sell for years?
Can't imagine 2 bikes having the Gixxer headlamp conversion.
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[Paul777]

Thanks for everybody's help and advice I've just done a deal on a genuine unmolested SB8R, which seemed a much more sensible (?) option.
No doubt I'll be back on soon for some owners advice.
Garage will now progress to 83.33% Italian.
1x Ducati Monster S4 challenge bike, 2x Gilera Nordwest, 1x Aprilia RS250 Mk1, 1x Triumph Trident T160 and soon an SB8. A boyhood dream is now realised.

If somebody can explain how to attach pictures to a post I'll stick some on once the bike arrives.

[vort28]

Yep, that's the bike Premier had, been for sale for about 3yrs, has lots of none standard front end stuff, clocks /fairing/light etc. Think they said it was not accident damaged just something someone hand wanted to make look better ??????

Anyway pictures.
Log into forum, have 2 windows of forum open, upload image in one, copy link, in other window have the thread you want to paste in open , hit the Img button , paste link , hit the Img* button as it is now, so picture link will be [img] address[/img].
Preview to check.
We like pictures.

[Reggiebusa]

Did you buy the one from the Isle of Man? Need pics please?
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[tlracing]

Went to Newark autojumble today and was rather surprised to see an SB8 for sale there...which on closer inspection was this same bike, now reduced to £6850.

Still with the same butt-ugly front end mods and a really appalling polished swingarm to match!

[brian]

I feel a little sad for this poor unloved Bimota
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'99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851