2018 Bimota DBX

2018 Bimota DBX closes out the model's run as the small Rimini firm's take on a road-legal supermoto, built around a Ducati air-cooled L-twin rather than the sportbike engines Bimota usually favored. This is a bike that trades outright top-end speed for the upright riding position, light steering, and tossable chassis feel that define the supermoto genre, dressed up with Bimota's trademark trellis frame and hand-finished bodywork. It rewards aggressive riding on tight, technical roads more than long-distance touring, and the torque-heavy Ducati motor means you're rarely hunting for gears to get moving out of a corner. Owning one means dealing with a low-volume Italian chassis wrapped around a well-known, serviceable Ducati platform, which makes upkeep more manageable than most Bimota ownership. The 2018 model carried over without significant mechanical changes from the prior year, marking the end of the DBX's production life rather than a final send-off with special updates. Buyers tend to be experienced riders already familiar with Ducati mechanicals who want something rarer and more distinctive than a mainstream supermoto, and the DBX's low production numbers give it modest but real collector appeal within the Bimota community.