Bimota Tesi

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The Bimota Tesi (translated: "thesis") is a motorcycle model in the superbike class, produced by the Bimota company of Italy. It is distinctive for its front wheel being mounted via a swinging arm arrangement with hub-center steering, unlike the telescopic forks more common in modern motorcycles. [1]

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Engine

An initial model was powered by a Yamaha FZ750 engine; [2] subsequently Honda V-4 and then Ducati V-Twin motors were adopted; in the wake of the takeover of Bimota by Kawasaki in 2019, since 2020 they have used motors by Kawasaki. [1]

Models

Bimota produced the first Tesi in 1984. [1] As of 2017, 18 generations of Tesi had been produced. [3] Subsequent models have included the Ducati-powered Tesi 1D, [4] Tesi 2D, [5] Tesi 3D [6] and the Bimota Tesi H2 (2020). [7] [8]

Tesi 1D

Tesi 2D

including:

Tesi 3D

Tesi H2 (2020)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bimota Tesi 1D Road Test". Classic Motorbikes. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Tesi H2 marks Bimota's return – but where did it all begin?". www.motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "All BIMOTA Tesi models and generations by year, specs reference and pictures". autoevolution. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Branch, Jon (11 October 2023). "The Bimota Tesi 1D 904: "The Best Production Bike In The World"". Silodrome. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bimota Tesi 2D". Motorcyclist. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Sagen, Tor (1 April 2012). "2009 Bimota Tesi 3D Review". Motorcycle.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bimota Tesi H2 | Full specs, availability, price and more". Bennetts BikeSocial Membership. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "2020 Bimota Tesi H2". Cycle World. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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