Bimota Tesi H2 Carbon and KB4 seen at Japan show

paultan.org had the accidental to drawback the Bimota Tesi H2 Carbon and Bimota KB4 astatine the precocious concluded Japan Mobility Show successful Tokyo. The Rimini, Italy steadfast is legendary for its frames fitted with engines from the large manufacturers and its acquisition by Kawasaki successful 2019 sees the archetypal accumulation models antecedently teased successful 2020.

Seen successful a acceptable of property photos, the Tesi H2 Carbon uses the supercharged motor from the Kawasaki H2. Drawing connected the Bimota Tesi of the 1990s, the Tesi H2 Carbon comes with hub-centre steering and is priced astatine 64,000 euros (RM323,809) successful Italy.

Hub-centre steering puts the steering pivot points wrong the hub of the beforehand wheel, arsenic opposed to successful the headstock arsenic per a accepted motorcycle. This gives the payment of separating the steering, braking, and suspension movements acting connected the beforehand wheel.

The Tesi H2 Carbon is clad successful carbon-fibre bodywork successful Bimota’s plan connection though hints of the archetypal H2 it is derived from are seen. Aside from the 231 PS inline-four mill with supercharging (242 PS with Ram-Air) taken from the H2, the Tesi H2 Carbon weighs 207 kg, compared to the 216 kg of the H2.

Moving connected to the KB4, this cafe racer is simply a definite throwback to Bimota’s glory days successful the 80s. With the ‘K’ lasting for Kawasaki and the ‘B’ for Bimota, the KB4 comes with a Bimota alloy trellis framework and billet machined motor mounting plates, ft rests and triple clamps.

The motor for the KB4 is simply a liquid-cooled inline-four producing 142 hp astatine 11,000 rpm with 111 Nm of torque astatine 8,000 rpm. Suspension is by Ohlins with FG R&T 43 NIX30 upside-down beforehand forks and TTX36 monoshock.

Covered successful Bimota designed hand-painted bodywork, the lines of the KB4 echo powerfully the Kawasaki-engined Bimotas of 4 decades past. The single, circular LED headlight is emblematic cafe racer styling, arsenic is the upswept azygous spot rear cowl.

Weighing 194 kg wet, the KB4 gets a 19.5-litre substance vessel and spot tallness is acceptable astatine 810 mm. There is besides a bare sports successful the stable, dubbed the KB4RC and pre-orders for some models are being taken connected the Bimota website.

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