This is a 1991 Bimota Tesi 1Dsr. It is the most advanced and celebrated bike of the time, being part of a limited series of thirty bikes produced by Bimota of Italy for sale in the US. The information I recieved from the previous owner was that this particular bike was modified for racing by the factory in an attempt to bolster their design theories. It is one of two bikes that was hand assembled and signed by Pierluigi Marconi in 1991 for Bimota's short and unsuccessful attempt at racing in the US. It was to be campaigned by Dale Quarterly in the Battle of the Twins series put on by AHMRA, which was a hot and competitive event during the time. Shortly after, Quarterly quit the effort in disgust when the bike and team could not be made competitive. The bike you see here was the back up bike for those events though it was never raced in anger.

The engine started out as a V-Twin, four valve head, water-cooled, belt driven cams, Ducati 851 that was bored to 906cc's. It has Twin Raymond Roche injectors along with other internal modifications. The stock suspension has been replaced with Ohlins units front and rear. The radiator fan has been removed and along with other items, but other then the stock bodywork, this is how the bike was to be raced. When new in 1991, in it's stock form, the out the door price was $42,000.00!