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2008 Bimota DB7 - Rising From The Ashes

Bimota's New DB7 Marks The Legendary Firm's Return To The Super Bike Category-And Solvency After The Vdue Debacle.I could easily believe this, because rather surprisingly, the first thing you're aware of when riding the DB7 at anything other than all-out racing speeds is how clean, linear and progressive the Ducati engine's power delivery is in its DB7 application while accelerating hard to the point where the 9800 rpm shifter light on the dash blinks at you. This isn't to say that the 1098 in stock form is rough and unrefined, but it does suffer from that flat spot in the power curve between 5000 and 6000 rpm so many Ducatis display. The Bimota has no trace of that and, on the contrary, has a noticeably stronger hit of torque from 6000 to 8000 rpm. Coupled with a really responsive pickup from a closed throttle-strong, but not abrupt-this smoother but no less muscular delivery makes the DB7's engine even nicer to use than the Ducati it shares the powerplant with-even if that hit of midrange torque made second-gear power wheelies a fact of life exiting any of Magione's 90-degree turns while hard on the gas.


Photo Gallery: 2008 Bimota DB7 - Sport Rider Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2008 Bimota DB7 - Sport Rider Magazine


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