BIMOTA BB3
FIRST RIDE
P72
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEL EDGE
T
he Bimota factory at Rimi-
ni lies in the heart of Italy's
Adriatic Riviera, where
each summer literally millions of
German tourists come to drape
their towels over beach chairs,
filling the wave-lapped beaches.
And just as the various resorts
depend on this Teutonic influx
for their livelihood, so too does
the revival under new ownership
of Italy's leading boutique bike-
builder. For Bimota, which last
year celebrated its 40th anniver-
sary of roller-coaster survival, is
irredeemably linked to its newly
forged alliance with BMW, with
the array of BB3 Superbikes
now leaving the factory powered
by the German manufacturer's
S1000RR four-cylinder engines.
And this isn't the first time that
BMW and Bimota have teamed
up together. The BB1 Super-
TOGETHER AGAIN
The BMW S1000RR-
powered BB3 is the
bike that Bimota is
hoping brings them back
to the forefront. The
bike is currently being
successfully raced in
the World Superbike
Championship.
WE RIDE BIMOTA'S BMW-POWERED BB3
