Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tues 24th March from 1pm
Auction: Wed 25th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
2000 Bimota SB6R
Carbon-fibre special edition limited to 600 units
Estimate
£5, 000 - £6, 000
Registration No: W93 CVX
Frame No: ZESSB6000VR000316
MOT: June 2026
Number 316 of just 600 SB6Rs produced
Just three registered keepers from new
Much mechanical refurbishment performed during 2025
Although Italian, Bimota’s speciality since it was founded in 1973 has been constructing high-quality sports frames round the best bought-in Japanese engines. The SB6 was introduced in the 1990s with the 1, 074cc engine from the Suzuki GSX-R1100, and it was something of a street demon, but even better was the SB6R, which was produced in a limited run of just 600 units from 1997 to 1999 and made extensive use of carbon fibre.
We are pleased to present SB6R number 316, which appears in very fine order having had just four owners from new. The first owner retained it until 2011, when it had covered around 25, 000 miles, and after it was sold it did not return to the road until 2025. The present owner purchased it in 2019 from a Scottish motorcycle collection and started making it roadworthy again. The brakes, front forks, water pump and carburettors were all refurbished, with new seals and bushes used where necessary. The wheels were newly powder-coated, and the Bimota finally returned to the road in July, 2025, once issued with an M. O. T. with no advisories which remains valid to the end of June this year. A highly presentable and usable example of one of the greatest superbikes of the ’90s, it is supplied with paperwork including the V5C.
** Bidding will take place live at the venue, online via our H&H website, by telephone and commission - T&Cs apply**
Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people).
