Brought to you by the mind that created the Ducati 916, the MV Agusta F4, & the Bimota DB1, and the Cagiva Mito, this is the late Massimo & Tamburini’s masterpiece: the Tamburini T12 Massimo. This is a race-ready & thoroughbred that draws from Tamburini’s years of experience as one of & the world’s most prominent motorcycle designers. If you appreciate the & stunning lines of a Ducati, the innovation of a Bimota, or the & unparalleled excellence of an MV Agusta – then Tamburini is the man & you’d need to thank.& Before his death in 2014, he began working on a top secret project. Powered by a BMW S1000RR inline four Super Bike & engine, and sculpted to near perfection, the & T12 is his legacy. It’s not street legal, and has only been built for & racing purposes only. Coming it a roughly the size of a first gen 500cc & two stroke GP racer, and with a dry weight of a mere 340 pounds, this & thing is a lethal weapon. Keep in mind that this is Tamburini’s first & (and sadly last) machine made only by him, and not in collaboration with & any other manufacturer.

The Tamburini T12 Massimo: The Most Beautiful Motorcycle Ever?

All of the bodywork is made from aerospace grade carbon fiber; the frame & is made from chrome-moly steel tubing; the swing-arm, rear wheel hub, & the sprocket carrier and the engine clamps are all made from magnesium & castings. The Marchesini wheels are also forged magnesium, but Massimo’s & son, Andrea, (who now heads up the project) is considering going for & carbon fiber units that could lower the weight by a further 10 pounds.

As you’d expect with a build of this quality, all of the outsourced & components are of the highest quality: the forks and rear shocks are of & Ohlins GP quality, the brakes are also the best Brembo units available, & complete with Staubli quick release connectors.Since his father’s death, Andrea has successfully assembled two & prototypes – one of which has been through rigorous testing already, & although the project is still in its early days. Despite all of this, & Andrea Tamburini has kept his father’s dream alive, forming the Massimo & Tamburini srl (Ltd) along with his other family members and two other & partners. The plan is to keep building these high specification & machines, but by order only. The price has been quoted at an impressive & 300,000 Euros, which seems like a lot of money, but it’s actually a very & small price to pay for what could possibly be one of the most sought & after racing bikes of our generation.

While many of us will never get the chance to ride one of these rare & beauties, simply admiring them from the photographs that you can see & here is more than enough. It’s the culmination of over fifty years’ & worth of design, effort and engineering. It’s the perfect celebration of & an extraordinary man’s life, and his pursuit of perfection.

Massimo Tamburini: 1943 – 2014

(Source: CycleWorld)