Bimota Tesi 1D factory race bike
How rare is this? Bimota Tesi 1D factory race bike, This is not a converted road bike - it was built by the factory for racing and was originally equipped with a "special" 964cc motor. The factory VIN tag is stamped "964" on the headstock. It is currently fitted with a freshly-overhauled Ducati 996 motor, lovingly assembled by Ducati John. The third and fourth pictures show what I bought originally - the fifth picture was taken a year later after I had acquired a lot of the missing chassis parts, including the original rear swingarm. The bike is not complete and is missing a few bits - most noticeably all the bodywork (available from Airtech in the USA), the rear header pipe (has to be "custom" made as Ducati parts don't fit), footrests and a few minor parts. Other parts require overhauling - the steering arms and the brake torque arms need new spherical bearings and the front hub would benefit from being overhauled. New hub bearings should be fitted too. The fuel cell is missing its original internal fuel pump and inlet / outlet fittings. Suspension units are road bike Marzocchi's, not the Ohlins race units that would have been fitted. New parts include a full set of Brembo brake discs (front and rear), Termignoni carbon race cans, rear cush drive, sprocket, rear caliper bracket, front master cylinder assembly, clutch master cylinder assembly and other sundry items. The original 964cc motor was based on the 851 / 888 Ducati motors, with the barrels bored to 95mm and a 68mm l...