SuperBike Magazine September 2020

8 SuperBike
PETRONAS REPLICA
YAMAHA YZF-R1
Race replicas are nothing new in the
motorcycle industry. Take your street
model, slap some paint and sponsor
graphics on it, and call it good. Easy
peasy. The folks at Yamaha Motor Europe
didn’t get that memo, however.
Teaming up with the YART GTYR
Pro Shop, these stalwarts of the tuning
fork brand have created a unique
YZF-R1 that pays homage to another
of their sister outfits, the Petronas-backed
Sepang Racing Team.
At first glance, it is easy to miss
the fact that you are not looking at
the MotoGP-bred Yamaha YZR-M1,
as YME and YART have created a new
front fairing for the R1, which incorporates
a large winglet design.
On top of that is the traditional
turquoise and black livery from SRT
Yamaha, complete with the sponsor
graphics you would expect from a
replica machine.
Completing the package is a bevy
of GYTR parts from the Yamaha parts
bin, as well as some tasty high-spec
bits that you would normally see on a
race bike.
This includes Öhlins FGRT front
forks, an Öhlins TTX rear shock, and
a Öhlins steering damper, as well
as Brembo GP4-RX calipers, mated
to a 19mm Brembo RCS Corsacorta
master cylinder and Brembo 320mm
T-Drive discs.
You will find forged aluminum
Marchesini wheels in the package as
well (shod with Michelin race slicks,
obviously), along with a bevy of tita-