Motorcycle specifications BimotaDB3 900 MANTRA 1998 Hot-blooded roadster
presentation of the DB3 900 MANTRA 1998
Moving away from its usual niche of bloodthirsty sports bikes, the Italian brand has tried its hand at the roadster. Knowing Bimota's reputation, you'd expect a very special machine.
The result speaks for itself: a highly singular machine that seems to know only one word: sport! Once on board, you'll love the riding position: sufficiently forward to counter turbulence, but not too far forward to spare the spine. Piloting it, you feel the soul of a Bimota. A particularly enjoyable machine on winding roads. The bike's chassis is just as impressive: Paioli suspension, Brembo brakes, and a sturdy perimeter frame in oval-section aluminum trellis (with geometry similar to that of the old DB2s). Good torque from the mill (the twin from the Ducati 900 SS) completes the riding pleasure. Given the history of its models, Bimota wanted a different, authentic roadster. And so it is.
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Key facts Bimota DB3 900 MANTRA (1998) : What you need to know before you buy
Highlights
- Original aesthetics
- Quality suspensions
- Roadholding
Weak points
- Elitist pricing
- Limited turning radius
Prices
| Basic version | |
|---|---|
 France |
14,161€
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Performance
- Max speed : 200 km/h (124.30 mph)
Specifications Bimota DB3 900 MANTRA 1998
- Chassis
- Frame : Aluminum tubular mesh
- Fuel capacity : 24 liters (6.34 US gallons)
- Seat height : 780 mm (30.71 in)
- Length : 2,020 mm (79.53 in)
- Width : 695 mm (27.36 in)
- Min height : 1,220 mm (48.03 in)
- Wheelbase : 1,370 mm (53.94 in)
- Dry weight : 172 kg (379 lb)
- Weight when fully loaded : 185 kg (408 lb)
- Front axle
- Païoli telehydraulic fork Ø 43 mm, Wheel travel : 120 mm (4.72 in)
- Braking 2 discs Ø 320 mm (12.6 in), 4-piston caliper
- Front tire : 120 / 70 - 17 → Order this type of tire
- Transmission
- 6 stage gearbox , manual
- Secondary by chain
- Rear axle
- Mono-damper, Wheel travel : 130 mm (5.12 in)
- Braking 1 disc Ø 230 mm (9.06 in), 2-piston caliper
- Rear tire : 180 / 55 - 17 → Order this type of tire
- Motor
- two-cylinder 90° L-shape , 4 strokes
- 2 Ø 38 mm carburetors
- Cooling system : by air
- simple ACT, desmo
- 2 valves per cylinder
- 904 cc (Bore x stroke: 92 x 68 mm)
- 86 ch (84.80 hp) to 7,000 rpm
- 9.20 mkg to 5,700 rpm
- Power-to-weight ratio : 2.03 kg/ch
- Weight / torque ratio : 18.7 kg/mkg
- Compression : 9.2 : 1
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