1989 Bimota YB6 EXUP

1989 Bimota YB6 EXUP sits near the top of the Rimini factory's catalog, a hand-built chassis wrapped around Yamaha's FZR1000 EXUP powerplant. This is a bike built for riders who wanted the Yamaha engine's muscle without the Yamaha frame, since Bimota's approach was always to take a proven Japanese motor and give it a lighter, sharper-handling home. The result is a machine that turns in faster and feels more planted through fast corners than the donor bike ever did, at the cost of comfort and everyday usability. Riding one means accepting a firm seat, aggressive ergonomics, and a chassis that rewards commitment on a fast road or track rather than a commute. The 1989 model carried over without significant mechanical changes from the prior year — buyers comparing it to a 1988 example should focus on mileage, service history, and condition rather than spec differences. Today the 1989 Bimota YB6 EXUP draws serious collectors and Bimota specialists rather than casual buyers, people who already understand the marque's small-batch construction and want a numbers-matching example with documented provenance. It's a bike bought for its engineering pedigree, not as a first sportbike.