Remember the Bimota KB998 WorldSBK racebike? We have said earlier that manufacturers need to produce a certain number of roadgoing bikes to homologate it for racing in the series, examples being the BMW M 1000 RR, Ducati Panigale V4 R, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, etc. So yes, the 2025 Bimota KB998 Rimini road bike was launched at EICMA 2024.
As with the previous Bimota motorcycles where the company makes the frames and uses contemporary engines, the KB998 uses the Kawasaki ZX-10R’s inline-four engine and wrapped in a Bimota frame.
The frame here is called a “hybrid design” as it combines a tubular frame from the headstock and mated to a CNC-machined from billet sideplates. Capping the headstock are billet aluminium triple clamps that also clamp fully-adjustable Showa forks.
Brakes are by Brembo, of course, fed cooling air through a beautiful carbon fibre duct which is part of the front mudguard. The TFT screen is shared with the ZX-10.
Unfortunately, Bimota and Kawasaki did not indulge in further details of the 2025 Bimota KB998 Rimini such as engine performance, weight, price, etc.
The bike will be ridden by Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani in the 2025 World Superbike Championship. The team, called Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team (BbKRT) consists of the staff members of the previous KRT.
