Benchworks Provides Exclusive Freight Forwarding for Italian Bimota Motorcycles

Monday, August 10th - 2009

CHESTERTOWN, MD—Bimota motorcycles are handmade in Italy's Emilia Romagna region, and since the 1970s Bimota has produced distinct sport motorcycles with innovative solutions to motorcycle design, construction, and chassis dynamics. The sophisticated and high quality motorcycles are well known in Europe and have a growing following of motorcycle aficionados in the U.S. Cycle World magazine featured the Bimota DB7 on the cover of their September 2009 issue and their editors did a thorough test of the motorcycle’s high quality construction and Italian heritage.

Bimota motorcycles are sold throughout the U.S. by select dealers. Bimota required a responsive and capable shipping and fulfillment partner in the U.S. to manage their freight forwarding needs. Benchworks’ modern 44,000 square foot warehouse and their experience with a variety of shipping and fulfillment projects made them an ideal partner for the Bimota motorcycle shipping and distributor response needs.

Bimota motorcycles are shipped directly from the manufacturer’s Italian facility in custom-made crates to the Benchworks warehouse, either via air or ship transport. The Benchworks fulfillment team manages all import logistics including customs clearance and additional transportation details. From inspecting the original packaging upon arrival and handling any supplementary packaging needs, to streamlining and managing the shipping and tracking process, Benchworks provides an integral service to Bimota and their dealer network.

ABOUT BIMOTA

Italy's Emilia Romagna region, the home of Bimota, is the technical and cultural heart of Italian motorcycle passion, development and manufacture. The design and engineering of sport motorcycles and automobiles in this province, known as the 'terra dei motori' (the land of engines), is simply a way of life. Today it remains fertile ground for the most exciting new design concepts and performance advancements for racing and street-legal motorcycles.

Bimota produces distinct sport motorcycles with innovative solutions to motorcycle design, construction and chassis dynamics, most notably of advanced hybrid-trellis frames, development of hub-center steering and extreme attention to hand-crafted detail. The engines selected by Bimota are acquired directly from the world's top producers.

Over the years, production included power plants from Ducati, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki. Most models were initially developed as race only machines. The popular Japanese and European engines, mated to the advanced Bimota chassis and components, have always been considered the ultimate custom sport bikes, and the marque of choice for the most sophisticated riders. http://www.bimotaamerica.com/