Exotic whit a Honda V4 engine

I did buy some old bike magazines from the mid 80´s, and one had a article whit a test ride of a proto Bimota Tesi that has an Honda V4 engine in the frame!

So I did same scans to share whit you, most pics B&W but hope you still enjoy. At first I tought it was a VF750F engine, but from the text it says a RS750R engine, 120hp. Built for 24h races, it has a big 24 liter tank and a quit high 170kg dry weight. :lurk:

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"Koeajo" text in the first picture is Finnish and translate to "test ride" in English!

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I am rather partial to a funny front end :)

Especially one that is draped on the front of a big v-four!

IIRC the very first Bimota Tesi prototype used a VF400F engine.

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No Honda V4, but the new model still looks schweet

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