Bimota Db12 Ipotesi Review

Used Buyer Review

The DB12 Ipotesi is genuinely one of the most visually arresting motorcycles you'll ever swing a leg over — that trellis frame and carbon bodywork stop people dead in car parks. It uses the Ducati 1198 S engine, which means you're getting serious grunt, but you're also inheriting every temperamental Ducati trait baked into an even more exotic, harder-to-service package. Desmo valve services are expensive enough on a standard Ducati; finding a tech who's comfortable touching a Bimota adds another layer of complexity and cost. Buy one only if you have a specialist within reasonable distance and a maintenance budget that doesn't make you wince. These are low-production machines with genuine parts scarcity — some components simply don't exist new anymore. That said, a well-documented example with recent desmo service is a visceral, intoxicating machine that no Japanese litre bike can touch for character. Just go in eyes wide open: this is a collector piece that occasionally gets ridden, not a daily weapon.