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Report: Bimota DB5
And there was form
The creative process at Bimota did not go as fast as in the Bible. But at least the new DB5 got its shape in just one year ?? and immediately received the coveted design prize.
Return with a bang: For a long time it seemed as if Italy’s noble smithy was going B.imota ran out of breath after bankruptcy in 2000 and several new attempts. But now the small company from Rimini is making an impressive return with the DB5 Mille.
When developing the concept, the team around technology boss Alberto Strada and designer Sergio Robbiano referred to the tradition of the house. A sports motorcycle should be recognizable as an Italian and a Bimota at first glance. “In terms of drive, the matter was clear,” comments engineer Alberto Strada, 36. “An air-cooled two-cylinder like that from Ducati is the classic Italian engine.” Aluminum plates connected. The DB5 was supposed to be stable and manageable, weigh less than 160 kilograms, and the wheelbase should not exceed 1,430 millimeters.
With these key data, the first drawings were made from September 2003. Sergio Robbiano, 38, doesn’t just feel responsible for appearance: “Every motorcycle designer needs technical knowledge, only then can he work well.” The Genoese quickly implemented this credo on the DB5; him. He chose the mix of tubular braces and milled aluminum profiles for two reasons: “On the one hand, it looks sharp,” says the amateur racing driver with a laugh. “On the other hand, this offers
Combination of tangible advantages: To fundamentally change the geometry, simply swap the aluminum profiles of the axle mount ?? and makes the motorcycle shorter, longer, higher or lower. “
At the end of 2003 he had his true-to-scale drawings ready, at the beginning of 2004 Bimota built the chassis and engine and delivered it to Robbiano’s studio in Genoa. Starting in mid-March, he modeled the shape of the DB5 in clay on this basis. “We wanted a motorcycle that looked like a fast, fully faired Grand Prix machine, but still reveals the mechanics of the engine and the frame,” says the student of Italy’s motorcycle guru Massimo Tamburini, explaining his goal.
After 30 hectic days, he had the motorcycle ready, as is common in the industry, he only modeled half of it. Now the Bimota engineers came back to the train, who in the meantime are primarily concerned with the development of the frame
and had taken care of the swingarm,
and transferred the exact data of the
Clay model into the computer, created a three-dimensional CAD model. They gradually perfected all the details, from the adjustable footrests to the milled fork bridge.
When it comes to the shock absorber and upside-down fork, the choice fell on fully adjustable Ohlins components, the light-alloy wheels from OZ and the braking system from Brembo. The choice of indicators, mirrors and lights turned out to be difficult; the purchased parts should not be reminiscent of other motorcycles. Robbiano made do with little tricks and mounted, for example, the indicators of the Benelli Tornado on the DB5 upside down.
Finally, in August, the technicians built the first prototypes. One important question remained: the paintwork. Here, too, the team relied on the classic look: warm red and cool silver with blue light reflections. Colors that symbolize passion and technology and “stand for the philosophy of the old and the new Bimota company,” says Strada, head of technology.
The result seems to be a complete success, because at the first appearance at the fair
In Munich, the DB5 not only harvested
the approval of the professional world in the form
of the “International Design Award”, but also won over the audience. Importer Tommy Wagner, who will be bringing the DB5 to Germany from April, received many inquiries ?? despite the steep price of around 25,000 euros. It can be driven even higher individually. Under the
Named “Bimota Corse”, the Riminese want to offer classy accessories, from engine to chassis kit. And the next bang, they assure, is already in the works? naturally perfectly shaped.
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