Segment: Sport / Super Sport
Production years: 2015, 2016
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The 2016 MY Bimota DB8 Italia is one of the most sought after machines from the Italian brand, due ti its Italian flag paint scheme, as well as modern parts and technologies such as an Ohlins suspension package composed of a 43mm upside-down fork and an adjustable mono-shock in the rear, forged-aluminium, OZ wheels, dual headlights, an LED tailight, a digital and analogue instrument cluster and a carbon-fiber bodywork.
In the tech/engine department, it sports a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 1198cc, desmodromic 90-degree V-Twin engine paired to a six-speed manual transmission, that cna reach a maximum power output of 162 horsepower and 131 Nm of torque.
BIMOTA DB8 Italia 2015-2016
BIMOTA DB8 Italia 1198
| engine specs | Type: | liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 90-degree V-Twin, desmodromic 4 valves per cylinder | Displacement: | 1198 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 4.2x2.7 in OR 107 mm | Compression Ratio: | 11.5:1 | Horsepower: | 162/9500 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 97/7700 lb-ft/RPM OR 132/7700 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | EFI |
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| transmission specs | Gearbox: | 6-speed, manual | Clutch: | wet multi-disc, manual | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | chain |
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| chassis specs | Frame: | NiCrmo4 steel trellis with aluminium plates | Front Suspension: | 43mm Ohlins upside-down fork, fully-adjustable | Rear Suspension: | Ohlins mono-shock, fully-adjustable | Front Brake: | dual 320mm discs, Brembo | Rear Brake: | single 220mm disc, 2-piston caliper, Brembo |
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| dimension specs | Overall Length: | 80.3 in OR 2040 mm | Overall Width: | 28.7 in OR 729 mm | Seat Height: | 31.5 in OR 800 mm | Wheelbase: | 56.3 in OR 1430 mm | Ground Clearance: | - | Weight: | 390 lbs OR 177 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 4.8 gallons OR 18.2 L |
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| tyres specs | Front: | 120/70 Zr17 | Rear: | 190/55 Zr17 |
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