First unveiled in 1994 at the Cologne Motorcycle Show, the Bimota BB1 Supermono marked two firsts for the boutique Italian marque: their first BMW-powered model and their first bike to feature a single-cylinder engine. Though best known for its use in BMW’s F650 “Funduro”, the liquid-cooled, 652cc, four-stroke single in the BB1 (or Bimota BMW 1) was actually produced by Rotax. The Austrian engine was fed via a 33mm Mikuni BST carb, and produced 48 hp at 6,500rpm and 42.7 ft-lbs of torque at 6,000rpm.
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