Designer	Enrico Borgesan	Premiere	Milan 2012
Production period	2013 – 2014	Production numbers	8
Power	118 KW (162 PS)	Displacment	1.198 ccm
Topspeed	270 km/h	Weight	wet 191 kg dry 175 kg
Price	Euro (2012)	Colours	red / white / carbon
Technical basis	Ducati Diavel

The DB11, presented in Milan in 2012, is an evolution of the DB8, inheriting its chassis. The engine, like in the DB9, comes from the Ducati Diavel, producing 162 hp – 8 hp less than its predecessor, the DB8. Bimota would have preferred to use a more powerful engine, but Ducati was only willing to supply the 1198 Panigale engines to Bimota starting in 2015.

Compared to the DB8, the DB11 features a newly designed fairing, entirely laminated from carbon fiber, and a new one-piece headlight. Despite its refreshed look, the DB11 turns out to be anything but a sales success. Only eight units are produced, marking – though no one knew it at the time – the end of Bimota’s DB series.

Based on the DB11, Bimota develops a prototype with a supercharger, the DB11 VLX, which delivers 191 hp at nearly 10,000 rpm and an impressive 143 Nm of torque at 7,400 rpm. With this model, Bimota aims to set a new technological milestone in motorcycle history: the first mass-produced motorcycle with supercharging. The DB11 VLX prototype performs so well that it is made available for testing by professional journalists. The German motorcycle magazine PS shares its riding impressions in issue 8/2013:

„Press the start button. The supercharged engine runs rather loud and rough at idle and in city traffic. The characteristic whine of the supercharger at low revs swells into an ever-present scream at higher RPMs—a warning to everyone that the beast from Rimini is approaching. Very, very fast and very, very loud. It’s incredible how instantly the supercharger translates even the slightest twist of the throttle into relentless acceleration. The nearly 200 hp and massive torque are barely manageable—so much for ‘easily controllable power’! In the first four gears, the front wheel struggles to stay on the ground. However, after some time getting used to it, the DB11 VLX can be surprisingly well controlled.
The chassis has no trouble handling the additional 35 horsepower, and the fine Brembo brakes are beyond any doubt. However, some caution is still required, especially when powering out of tight corners. The mounted Michelin tire left something to be desired, as it took a long time to build up temperature and grip.

Despite the prototype’s advanced stage of development, the positive feedback from journalists, an announced price of around €35,000, and the planned delivery by the end of 2013, the project is ultimately abandoned. Bimota’s latest models find fewer and fewer buyers. Sales in 2010 drop below 200 units, and even new models like the DB8, DB9, DB10, or DBX fail to reverse the downward trend. In September 2013, Roberto Comini sells the company.