Description
Note !!! If not sold beforehand via this advert, this motorcycle is going up for auction on December 22nd with NO RESERVE here on this site! Register early if you want to participate in the auction.
Thanks for your interest.
Please look at our other items for sale here on carandclassic, we are dissolving the remainder of our collection of classic bikes here on this site.
This advert will run until we have a slot in the auction format here, most likely over the holiday period ending around the 28th of this month, accordimg to the auction specialist we talked to just today, the 1st of September.
If this exceptional motorcycle is not sold by then it will go on auction here on Carandclasic without any reserve. So this is your chance to pre-empt the auction and buy it outright.
!! These first images with white background were taken by a professional
photographer in a studio setting with the actual SB3 that is for sale here.
These are not general advertising images !!
This is No. 27 of the 402 Bimota SB3 build during the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
Of these 402 Bimota SB3 build most left the factory in kit form, with the engine and carburetors as well as the gauges and wireharness and all electrics to be supplied by whoever finished the bike in the country these kits were send to.
Bimota at this point in the late 70-ies had not become yet a full motorcycle manufacturer, but was still considered a tuner of existing motorcycles, in the case of the SB3 this would be the in 1978 introduced GS1000, Suzukis most powerfull inline 4 at that time.
In Germany, which was Bimota's largest sell-to country the SB3 project was taken on and helped along by no less than the official importer of all Suzuki motorcycles for Germany, i. e. the Suzuki Motor Handels GmbH in Munich in Germany. All SB3 sold in Germany carried the regular Suzuki factory warranty as offered on all other Suzuki models of the time. The bike was officially called the Suzuki Bimota SB3 which is also listed as its model name on the owners manual supplied at the time and only with german delivered SB3's.
Suzuki Germany hand-build all german delivered SB3 to offer a fully finished motorcycle to their customers, complete with a factory spec-assembled GS1000 engine with 28mm Mikuni carburetors and K/ N air filters and utilizing the GS1000E wireharness, Gauges and electrics.
The Termignioni 4-1 exhaust was tuned in Germany to the 28mm carburetors and K&N filters and conformed to german noise emissions of the time to pass the stringent german TÜV. It was stamped SB3-D
One unique aspect of the veryfew german Suzuki supplied SB3's was that none of the engines had an actual engine number, the field was left unstamped and blank where the engine number normally would have been. These engines were specially sourced and build in Japan at the Suzuki factory to be used only in the SB3 in Germany and only show the GS1000 designation stamped in without any follow-up number.
Also, in 1979 Suzuki did not offer an entire engine as a spare for sale to anyone. This effectively makes the german supplied SB3 the rarest of not just the entire production run Bimota SB3's but also the rarest of all Suzuki build GS1000 models. It was also the most expensive bike available from Suzuki in Germany at that time with a list price of 19. 990 DM (German Marks).
This SB3 up for sale here comes with its original owners manual, toolkit, keys and it still sits on its orignal, brandnew M45/ M48 Michelin tires front and rear. It is prepped for long term storage without fuel in the tank and carburetors and without any battery installed. Both, the front and rear brake systems have been serviced in 2016 for the technical inspection, and again for the setup service to get the cold start video in 2022.
The accompanying document folder also includes all original advertising brochures from Suzuki Germany of the period and even the original press release folder for SUZUKI dealers at the time.
The bike has the original german title which does list Suzuki as the manufacturer. As can be seen in the video available on request, the bike starts up and runs properly, even from cold.
Additional info on specific technical details relating to new condition is that on this SB3 the original yellow zinc plating is still present on all 3 Brembo brake discs/ rotors.
Due to these Brembo units being made from cast iron, they will discolor when subjected to regular humidity present in the air. This coating applied at the Brembo factory is only meant to last until the first engagement of the brakes under load to 1. prevent new bikes from looking used and 2. prevent the rotors from developing rust while bikes are being shipped and stored. KEY FACTS
● An astonishingly original example of the Italian single-seat superbike with only 2 km on the odometer.
● It is powered by factory sped build 90hp 987cc transverse four-cylinder Suzuki GS1000 engine, coupled to a five-speed transmission.
● It is one of less than 50 Bimota SB3 build in total that was handassembled and sold by Suzuki itself as a fully finished motorcyle with full factory warranty between 1979 and 1982.
Only the german delivered SB3 had this disctinction and they
were called Suzuki Bimota SB3-D.
EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES
● This Suzuki Bimota SB3 is finished in the original silver metallic livery with red and red/ black pinstriping above a red-painted frame, gold painted cast-aluminium 18 inch wheels, a satin black Termignioni 4-1 exhaust with the frame paint matching the red solo seat pad and pinstriping.
● The suspension consists of a 38mm Marzocchi telescopic front fork up front and a single Marzocchi mono-shock absorber in the rear.
● Stopping power comes from a pair of Brembo P08 gold line dual piston brake calipers with two 280mm cast iron Brembo discs as well as a single P08 Brembo dual piston gold line caliper in the rear, also with cast iron Brembo disc.
● This Suzuki Bimota SB3 is presented by the seller as being entirely original and unrestored throughout, from its original factory paint right down to its original period correct M45/ M48 Michelin tyres.
● Its original owner’s manuals, multiple period correct Suzuki advertising brochures, the original Suzuki spare parts catalogue and the ultra rare model specific dealer press release folder will be included within a special memorabilia folder.
CONDITION
● There has been no frame or bodywork damage, the bike has never been ridden and has never fallen over or been impacted upon in any way.
● Its original paintwork is free of any noticeable wear, in keeping with the bike’s delivery mileage status. It shows all the minute dimples not visible in photos that are part of the original paintwork.
● The red seat pad, dials and main contact points are in similarly impressive, as new condition.
● The condition of all rubber parts is as new, the bike always having been stored in a climate controlled environment.
SUMMARY
This Bimota SB3 is a remarkable example of the iconic Italian superbike, offered in entirely original condition and with delivery mileage of just 2. 1 km on the odometer. Beautifully preserved over the decades, it would now make a discerning addition to any collection of acclaimed two-wheelers.
Any questions please call us to ask. Impossible to duplicate this bike, its the only one worldwide.
Pickup can be done in person on location or we can help ship it europewide via transporter. Can also be crated and shipped anywhere worldwide. We will help with connections in that field.
