Bimota SB7

Photo by Armin Schneider, Langenpreising, Germany
DesignerPier Luigi MarconiPremiereMilan 1993
Production
period
1994 – 1995Production
numbers
200
Power96 KW (132 PS)Displacement749 cc
Topspeed265 km/hWeightFahrbereit 198 kg
Trockengewicht 186 kg
Price26.500 DM (1994)Colours165 white / red / blue
35 yellow / black / blue
Technical
basis
Suzuki GSXR 750

With the SB7, a 750cc derivative of the SB6, Bimota laid the groundwork in 1993 for a return to the Superbike World Championship. The regulations required 200 homologated motorcycles and a maximum engine displacement of 750cc. However, unlike in 1986, when Bimota last won the championship with the YB4, the competition had made significant advancements.

Facing the major Japanese manufacturers – Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki – as well as the dominant Ducatis, which claimed the championship titles from 1994 to 1996, Bimota stood little chance. In the end, the SB7 became another road-going model rather than a successful return to racing.

Technically, the SB7 differs from the SB6 mainly in its engine. However, unlike Suzuki’s stock GSX-R 750 W engine, Bimota equipped it with electronic fuel injection, boosting its output to 132 hp.