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 Bimota Honda HB1 at Imola racetrack in 1973 | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Motorcycle manufacturing |
| Founded | 1973 in Rimini, Italy |
| Founder | Valerio Bianchi Giuseppe Morri Massimo Tamburini |
| Headquarters | Rimini , Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Motorcycles |
| Parent | B and Motion S.A.(50.1%) Kawasaki Motors Europe(49.9%)[1] |
| Website | bimota |
Bimota is an Italian manufacturer of custom and production motorcycles. It was founded in 1973 in Rimini by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini. The company name is a portmanteau derived from the first two letters of each of the three founders' surnames: Bianchi, Morri, and Tamburini.