Designer	Pier Luigi Marconi	Premiere
Production period	2004 – 2005	Production numbers	50 (Gobert and Santamonica)
Power	104 KW (143 PS)	Displacement	996 cc
Topspeed	260 km/h	Weight	wet 194 kg dry 175kg
Price		Colours	red /white / gold
Technical basis	Suzuki TL 1000

After Bimota’s bankruptcy in 2000, it took four years for motorcycle production to resume. The first model to be reintroduced was the SB8K, which had achieved Bimota’s last major sporting success in the Superbike World Championship in 2000.

Initially, the special edition Gobert was produced using old stock, named after the rider Anthony Gobert at the time. Later, the Santamonica followed, named after the original name of the Misano racetrack. Both models remained largely unchanged from the 2000 SB8K in terms of technology but featured new paint schemes.

The SB8K Santamonica’s paint scheme revives the colors of the YB4 from the 1980s—red and white with gold stripes – while also featuring plenty of exposed carbon fiber components.

Compared to the Gobert, the Santamonica is equipped with higher-quality chassis components. It comes with gold-painted forged wheels from OZ Racing, a 43 mm Öhlins upside-down fork with a titanium-nitride coating, and Brembo’s latest braking system with radial-mounted four-piston calipers.