The bike that costs more than a BMW

Subject: The bike that costs more than a BMW Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:14 am

Motorbikes, as a rule, are significantly cheaper than cars. But just as there are cars and then there are supercars, bikes also have a pecking order and somewhere near the very top sits one of the most expensive production sports bikes on the planet, the Bimota DB8 Oro Nero.

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How expensive? Well, there are BMWs that are cheaper. And not base ones, either.

Only eight of the circa-$90,000 machines are being produced this year, two of which are offered for sale in Australia. Oro Nero translates as 'black gold', a nod to the exotic handmade carbon-fibre weave almost everywhere you look. It's used in the construction of the frame, swingarm, sub-frame and fairing.

Italian-based Bimota has a history of selecting the best engines from anywhere in the world for the bespoke chassis it builds, and some of its most successful models have used Japanese-sourced engines. However, the Oro Nero is an all-Italian affair with a 1198cc v-twin heart from Ducati's Bologna plant, located just 121km from Bimota's coastal base at Rimini.
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With 127kW (170hp), a prodigious 127Nm of torque and a claimed dry weight of 159kg, the Oro Nero begins to justify its sticker price with awesome power-to-weight ratio.

Top shelf Öhlins forks are a Swedish donation to the DB8 Oro Nero cause, while the all-titanium shock absorber at the rear comes from Italian suspension specialist, Extreme Racing Shox. It's a curious choice but it makes the Oro Nero that little bit more exclusive.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/motors/the-bike-that-costs-more-than-a-bmw-20131216-2zfvw.html#ixzz2ncExtj9c

The bike that costs more than a BMW

The bike that costs more than a BMW

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