The YB8 represents the development of Bimota with the Yamaha 1000 engine, an evolution that began with the YB6 (the YB7 is a 400 version which was reserved for the Japanese market).
White and red with green diagonal stripes on the fuel-tail assembly and frontal assembly fairing. The legend “EXup” appears in red on the fairing. Three spoke white wheels with polished aluminum rims.