Segment: Sport / Super Sport
Production years: 2011, 2012
The 2012 MY Bimota DB8 SP is the single-seat version of the bike, that has a frame with carbon-fiber parts, which reduce its overall weight and make it more stable. It has, at its heart, a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, fuel-injected, 1198cc, V-Twin desmodromic engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission, that can produce a claimed 170 horsepower and 131 Nm of torque.
It also shares features with the cheaper, two-seater version of the SB8, such as a digital instrumentation panel, blacked-out, forged-aluminium wheels, a Marzocchi upside-down telescopic fork, a fully-adjustable Extreme Tech mono-shock in the rear, a Brembo braking system with dual front disc brakes and a single disc in the rear, plus ABS in the front.
BIMOTA DB8 SP 2011-2012
BIMOTA DB8 SP 1198
| engine specs | Type: | liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 90-degree V-Twin, SOHC, desmodromic 4 valves per cylinder | Displacement: | 1198 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 4.2x2.7 in OR 107 mm | Compression Ratio: | 12.7:1 | Horsepower: | 170/9750 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 97/8000 lb-ft/RPM OR 132/8000 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: | chromium-molybdenum steel, aluminium alloy plates | Front Suspension: | Marzocchi fully-adjustable upside-down fork | Rear Suspension: | fully-adjustable Extreme Tech mono-shock | Front Brake: | dual 320mm discs, 4-piston calipers, Brembo | Rear Brake: | single 220mm disc, 2-piston caliper, Brembo |
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| dimension specs | Overall Length: | 82.7 in OR 2101 mm | Overall Width: | 27.6 in OR 701 mm | Seat Height: | 31.5 in OR 800 mm | Wheelbase: | 56.5 in OR 1435 mm | Ground Clearance: | - | Weight: | 392 lbs OR 178 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 4.2 gallons OR 15.9 L |
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| tyres specs | Front: | 120/70 ZR17 | Rear: | 190/55 ZR17 |
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