{"id":65416,"date":"2014-02-24T00:10:41","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T15:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=65416"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:35","slug":"bimota-db1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140224\/everyday-events\/bimota-db1-2","title":{"rendered":"Bimota DB1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9946.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65410\" alt=\"DSC_9946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9946.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9946.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9946-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9946-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Bimota DB1 \u2014 I&#8217;m thrilled to see the actual bike in person for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9957.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65411\" alt=\"DSC_9957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9957.jpg\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9957.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9957-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The front form is slimmer than I imagined from the side profile\u2014as narrow as a 400cc bike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_99281.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65412\" alt=\"DSC_9928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_99281.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_99281.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_99281-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_99281-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I&#8217;m delighted that everything is original, and the wheels and other parts gradually convey a sense of the era and the craftsmanship that went into them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9964.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65413\" alt=\"DSC_9964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9964.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9964.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9964-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9964-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Each and every detail is carefully crafted, and even after all this time, the design still feels fresh.<br \/>\nLately, I&#8217;ve been getting a bit tired of all the &#8220;cutting, cutting, cutting&#8221; that&#8217;s everywhere.<br \/>\nBut when you need to mass-produce something stable, CNC machining is essential, so maybe I&#8217;m just wishing for something I can&#8217;t have when I think castings are nice too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9949.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65414\" alt=\"DSC_9949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9949.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9949.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9949-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9949-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>A motorcycle is an assembly of parts.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s natural that our eyes are drawn to the large components, but the bolts and nuts, the routing of wires, the shape of clamps and brackets, the layout of brake hoses\u2014these fine details accumulate to create a refined beauty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9954.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65415\" alt=\"DSC_9954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9954.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9954.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9954-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9954-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Thank you for the treat \u2605<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bimota DB1 \u2014 I&#8217;m thrilled to see the actual bike in person for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-65416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-bimota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}