Bimota YB11 Wallpapers

Bimota YB11 Superbikes Motorcycle; photo wallpapers: [br]Top speed: 280 km/h (175mph); [br]Engine type: 1002cc,l/c inline-four, 20-valve, DOHC; [br]Maximum power: 108 kW (145bhp) at 10,000rpm; [br]Frame type: aluminium twin-spar; [br]Type size: front 120/70 17, rear 180/55 17; [br]Final drive: chain; [br]Gearbox: five-speed; [br]Weight: 183 kg (403lb).[br]The YB11 is powered by a lightly modified Yamaha YZF1000 ThunderAce donk (go here for dyno charts).    This particular Bimota I tested had steel brake lines and an Arrow muffler as the only departures from standard trim.  And the 207 Dunlops were not the OE fit.  When the owner bought this bike he asked for the Michelins to be changed to the Dunlops. The YB11 is getting a bit long in the tooth now.  It was first released in 1994.  And I have no doubt that, at that time it would have seemed like an incredibly awesome motorcycle.  In 1999 we have the latest incarnations of the R1, GSX-R 750 & RSV Mille to compare the Bimota to.   Nevertheless it still measures up to the opposition in many respects. The seat is a real race type, quite low to the ground, at only 770 mm.  But It is the shape that strikes you when you jump aboard.  It has no flat edges and is well rounded.  This feels a bit strange as you take off, then tip it into a corner and think, 'holy shit I better grip this tank a bit harder or I am going to slide off the inside of the seat'. The seat however, does have good points.  It isn't as uncomfortable as you might think. The reach to the bars is quite wide and low, even when compared to the most extreme Japanese sportsbikes.   Nevertheless I didn't find ourselves complaining about weight on the wrists.   It feels a bit strange at first but doesn't seem to make you too uncomfortable. [br]Everything on this bike from an ergonomics point of view is very different to Jap sportsbikes, but somehow it never made me really  uncomfortable.  The long reach back to the high pegs shocked me a little at first, but my legs never really gave me 'cause for complaint.   Strange - it must be reasonably comfortable somehow.  I am only around 180 cm.   The owner of this bike is over 190 cm and he tells me it is a very comfortable riding position for him, when compared to most sportsbikes.[br]The levers are both 4-position adjustable and provide good feel, the clutch especially.  It is internally unchanged from the ThunderAce as far as I know but somehow it seems so much better.   It could be the Brembo lever and master cylinder.  I am no star of the drag strip getaway act, but I could holeshot off the line aboard the YB11 far  quicker than anything I have ridden previously.  A nice level of wheelspin and wheelie was easy to modulate. The 5-speed gearbox is quite good, but far from perfect.  The shifts are quite clunky. The weight bias is very much towards the front end, as you would expect from such a race style bike.   This helped the aforementioned launches off the line, but when combined with the pretty stiff rear suspension Playing silly buggers again (14k)it made pulling monos a  hard task. [br]

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