April 9th sales start for bimota KB998 Rimini

Unveiled to the public and media for the first time at the 2024 EICMA motorcycle show – and forming the base model for the BbKRT WorldSBK race machines of Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani – the sales start for KB998 Rimini customer machines at European and Asian bimota dealers has been announced as April 9th by the iconic Rimini-based company.

Featuring the formidable Ninja ZX-10RR engine at its core, enveloped in a bimota designed and manufactured chassis featuring premium quality suspension and braking components, the first batch of KB998 Rimini machines for Europe are currently being shipped to a central European warehouse ready to be despatched to the soon to be announced UK bimota dealer network poised for eager customers to collect their pre-ordered machines.

According to Chief Operating Officer of bimota, Pierluigi Marconi, the official sales start on April 9th will soon see the first machines appearing in showrooms. “We concentrated on producing KB998 Rimini customer machines following the creation of the race versions for BbKRT to campaign in WorldSBK.

The same people who crafted the race bikes are also responsible for the manufacture of customer machines. Each example of the KB998 available at a bimota dealership has been hand made in our Rimini workshop and each is the product of just one technician from the start to the end of the build process.

Advertisement

We remain true to the bimota philosophy of innovation and hand-crafted quality which our customers expect from such exquisite machines and look forward to the reactions of the initial clients in April.”

With a production plan focussed on creating units to satisfy customer demand, and in order to participate in WorldSBK, activity in Rimini has been exceptional as explained by bimota’s Marketing Manager, Gianluca Galasso.

“Interest was already intense after EICMA but the WorldSBK activities of BbKRT have taken global awareness to another level. With the help of our partner, Kawasaki, we have developed robust back-office systems offering the best level of support and information to our growing dealer family.

The demand for wholesale units is a welcome challenge and we are packing machines in readiness for imminent despatch. We relish this new era for the revered Italian motorcycle brand that we are the custodians of”.

Any Sales enquiries should be directed to Kawasaki Motors UK whilst we continue to establish a UK bimota dealer network, of which appointments should be finalised during April.

The bimota KB998 Rimini will be priced at £37,777.

Frank Duggan

Recent Posts

Pre-season is complete! Ray tops the final test ahead of Oulton Park season opener

The Bennetts British Superbike Championship pre-season is over following the final R&G Official Test at…

5 hours ago

Record-breaking Collection of Brough Superior SS100s to Star at Stafford

The world's largest-ever public display of Brough Superior SS100s will make motorcycle history at The…

9 hours ago

Insta360 X5 vs. X4: The Best Just Got Better

Last year, Insta360 X4 established itself as the 8K gamechanger in the world of 360°…

9 hours ago

The new Nolan X-804 RS Ultra Carbon 30th anniversary special edition

Nolan and Carlos Checa: The new X-804 RS Ultra Carbon 30th anniversary special edition

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.