The story
Founded by Massimo Tamburini in 1966, in Rimini.1
Private company
Bimota
Logo: Bimota S.p.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Italian motorcycle manufacturer
Bimota is an Italian manufacturer of custom and production motorcycles. It was founded in 1973 in Rimini by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini. The company name is a portmanteau derived from the first two letters of each of the three founders' surnames: Bianchi, Morri, and Tamburini.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1966Founded1
- Industryautomotive industry1
- HeadquartersRimini1
- Founded inRimini1
- Websitebimota.it
- Legal formsocietà per azioni1
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Bimota is an Italian manufacturer of custom and production motorcycles. It was founded in 1973 in Rimini by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini. The company name is a portmanteau derived from the first two letters of each of the three founders' surnames: Bianchi, Morri, and Tamburini.2
Leadership
Who has led Bimota, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderMassimo Tamburini1
Products and brands
- motorcycle
Listed on Wikidata.1
Products
Because the state of frame design was stagnant in the 1970s, Bimota concentrated initially on building high-quality motorcycle chassis around existing engines. From the beginning they customised the top models of Suzuki, Honda and Kawasaki. During the late 1970s, Bimota also helped develop and build motorcycles branded as Lamborghinis. In the 1980s they also customised Yamaha and Ducati motorcycles.
Bimota's co-founder and long-time chief designer Tamburini has been an influential player in the development of other Italian brands, most significantly his work on the popular Ducati 916, the Ducati Paso, and the MV Agusta F4; other designers such as Bimota chief Sergio Robbiano have also been involved with larger-volume manufacturers.
More recent Bimota models included the DB5, DB6, DB7, DB9 and the Tesi, with a DB8 featuring the Ducati 1198 engine. The Tesi 3D was especially unusual, which, along with the co-designed Vyrus, was the only motorcycle then in production to use hub-center steering.
Current Models
Bimota KB399
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Bimota KB998 Rimini
Bimota Tesi H2
Bimota Tesi H2 Tera
Bimota BX450
Bimota KB4
Bimota KB4 RC
From Wikipedia’s article on Bimota, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1966Founded Founded in Rimini1
Links
- Websitebimota.it1
- X (Twitter)x.com/BimotaOfficial1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/bimotaofficial1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/bimota_official1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCyXdOaSw93QLQW28uEAsAgw1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/bimota1
- WikipediaBimota
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ863478
Sources
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- 1WikidataBimota on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBimota on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsBimota logo by Bimota S.p.A., Public domain
- 4WikipediaBimota on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 5Wikimedia CommonsBimota photo by galpalu at Flickr, CC BY 2.0