BIMOTA KB988
Bimota will be making an-
other comeback into WorldSBK
competition in 2025 and have
released photos (and sparse
details) on their beautiful new
KB998 Rimini.
The KB998 will be created
with a limited production run of
500, the first 125 will be badged
the Rimini and set to be com
-
pleted by February 24, 2025;
another 125 will be created by
December 31, 2025; and the
final 250 units will be created in
2026 to make up the 500-run ho
-
mologation number required for
the bike to race in the WorldSBK
Championship.
Bimota's MO are their beauti-
fully crafted chassis and the
KB998 is no different. Running a
hybrid of a CNC-machined rear
section that bolts the swingarm
to the engine and rear suspen-
sion, the front half of the chas-
sis to the steering head is tubu-
lar steel in the same fashion as
many previous Bimota racers.
The KB998 will run a Kawa
-
saki ZX-10RR motor donated
by its company owners, so
you can expect to have around
200 horsepower and 81 lb-ft of
torque at your disposal.
Showa provides the suspen
-
sion, mounted in very pretty bil-
let aluminum triple clamps, and
Brembo has fitted what look to
be Stylema front brake calipers.
The switchgear has also been
taken off the ZX-10RR, so there's
a good chance the base elec-
tronics on the KB998 will be the
same as well. And, of course,
there's carbon fiber everywhere,
with all body panels and intakes
using it for their construction.
No word on when (or if) the
KB998 will make it to America.
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