Bimota gets dirty with BX450 Enduro model now available to the public in Italy

Whereas bimota is finest recognized for its street and racing equipment, the BX450 indicators a transfer into a brand new class for the Rimini producer. The machine is powered by a 449 cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke engine with DOHC valve actuation, a 96.0 x 62.1 mm bore and stroke, 12.5:1 compression ratio and gas injection. Ignition is through a digital DC-CDI system, whereas lubrication is dealt with by a semi-dry sump association.

449 cc, 4-stroke, DOHC, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled

The BX450 runs a five-speed fixed mesh transmission with return shift, moist multi-disc clutch and chain ultimate drive, with a 3.642 ultimate discount ratio through 14/51 gearing.

Chassis design centres round a tubular semi-double cradle body paired with a 49 mm upside-down telescopic fork and Uni-Trak rear suspension. Suspension journey is listed at 305 mm up entrance and 307 mm on the rear, underlining the mannequin’s competitors focus.

bimota has unveiled the BX450, its first enduro mannequin, primarily based on Kawasaki KX450X foundations

Wheel and tyre fitment can also be aimed squarely at enduro competitors, with a 21-inch entrance and 18-inch rear wheel mixture shod in Metzeler Six Days rubber. Up entrance is a 90/100-21 57M Metzeler Six Days MST Tremendous Smooth, whereas the rear makes use of a 140/80-18 70M Metzeler Six Days M+S Medium.

10 ranges of traction management and launch management via the handlebar-mounted SX1 controller.

bimota says the BX450 additionally receives an Athena GET ECU with enduro-specific fuel-injection settings, giving riders entry to 2 race maps, 10 ranges of traction management and launch management via the handlebar-mounted SX1 controller. Further tuning and diagnostic functionality is out there via an optionally available controller.

Different competition-focused elements embrace an Akrapovic titanium silencer, whereas gas capability is listed at 10.7 litres in normal kind. bimota has additionally referenced the provision of a smaller 6.2-litre tank choice, permitting riders to tailor vary and weight to go well with totally different occasions and terrain.

The venture isn’t totally new, with bimota already having campaigned the BX450 in Italian home competitors. The corporate factors to success in Motorally and Raid TT competitions, together with a 2024 Italian Raid TT title, as the premise for now making the mannequin obtainable via chosen European sellers.

Pierluigi Marconi, COO of bimota, stated the transfer into enduro mirrored the corporate’s broader competitors mindset.

Pierluigi Marconi – COO of bimota

“For us, racing isn’t a class however it’s our essence. After we have a look at our enduro bike we don’t see one thing utterly new, we see a brand new problem. Coming into the world of enduro wasn’t a method for us it was merely following our DNA. This isn’t a toy, it’s an actual racing bike. To underpin that assertion, in 2024, we have been the general winners within the Italian RaidTT classification. The event of the BX450 adopted a confirmed logic the place design and testing intersect many occasions earlier than reaching manufacturing. Sure enduro is a brand new discipline for bimota however competitors isn’t. We’re prepared for the following step. Now it’s time to go racing.”