Milan Motor Show 2021 – Bimota Tesi H2: How are things going?
Motorcycle shows are also an opportunity to come across models that we have heard about for a long time, but that we can not always see with our own eyes of their rarity. Or try, because of their exclusivity. The Tesi H2 is certainly one of them and the one we had the pleasure of seeing on the Bimota stand is no exception. Milan, where it was presented two years ago …
If the kinship with H2 is obvious, with very many common elements, the differences are just as obvious. Starting with those that we note at the level of the front axle, to say the least original and unusual. It is in some way out of a fixed arm like oscillating arm, of which the function of suspension is deported next to the mono shock absorber. It is provided by a similar element. Result ? We turn flat, we brake flat, in short, we keep the trim while only the wheel turns thanks to its large section mobile hub. Complex.
If you ask yourself the question, it is indeed not easy to turn short, and the dynamic reactions must be assimilated before anything chosen. It does not drive itself, it drives itself. Especially with such an engine. A 4-cylinder, however, almost forgotten in favor of the aesthetics of the motorcycle. Where Kawasaki has met its compressed 1000 ahead, Bimota makes it almost discreet with regard to what surrounds it. A shame. It literally dissociates itself from the rest of the bike at the same time as it integrates into it, like a curious paradox. We are not close with this bike, no matter what. Count 250 horses against 240 on the H2, due to a revised mapping and an even more angry use of high speeds. It is said.
What we do not see, precisely, is the absence of a frame, the engine having become load-bearing on the Bimota, while the full carbon trim is painted by hand. The bike is as splendid as it is questionable, tasteful and eye-catching. It upsets all benchmarks, and not just those of braking. With its exorbitant price, the Tesi H2 is not likely to become common, where the H2 was already an exceptional motorcycle and already highly valued on occasion.
Anyway, this bike held as much as it pushes … Let’s take advantage of capturing it in static, will you? The monster has entered the picture box.