In early December, Yamaha Europe and Crescent Yamaha announced the launch of the R1 World Championship Replica of WSBK's current world champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Note: Crescent Yamaha
Crescent Yamaha, Crescent Yamaha, is a UK-based fleet operation company operated by Yamaha's factory fleet in WSBK, Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK (which provides technical support). Crescent has over 25 years of experience in all types of motorcycle racing and has been operating its WSBK factory fleet for Yamaha since 2016. Crescent Motorcycles, the parent company behind it, has three major systems: Crescent Yamaha, Crescent Honda, and Crescent Suzuki, has multiple showrooms in the UK, and has a dedicated racing sales/service department, Crescent Racing PRO SHOP, which provides customers with vehicle/parts, modifications, tuning and race support.
The new YZF-R1 WSBK World Champion Replica is a 21-unit track car built by Crescent Moon Yamaha in its Crescent Racing PRO SHOP racing division with the experience and skills she has accumulated over the past six years.
Such a car commemorates the 2021 season, when Yamaha won their first treble in WSBK history (the overall championship of the year for drivers, teams, manufacturers). The exterior features the same motif as the Yamaha WSBK Factory Racing YZF-R1, and the body has a limited edition and signature of the production staff, the signature of the current world champion Lagrio lu, and a ceremonial certificate.
This Track-Ready "Ready for the Track" limited edition model, based on the YZF-R1 and heavily modified, was fitted with the latest racing ECU from GYTR, Akrapovic Aklapović's WSBK-spec racing exhaust pipes, Brembo bubo calipers, hands-on pumps, Ohlins Suspension System, GYTR's upper and lower Samsung (fork delta), Marchesini's forged wheel frames, etc.
Yamaha said that a series of modifications have resulted in a peak horsepower output of 205 hp for the rear wheel of the new YZF-R1 WSBK World Champion Replica, an increase of about 20 hp over the YZF-R1 in the standard state (Note: The maximum horsepower output under the original standard state YZF-R1 and crankshaft test mode is 200 hp, and the maximum horsepower output loss is generally about 10% under the rear wheel test method and conventional configuration). In addition, the car uses the highest quality components, titanium fasteners and lightweight components, and weighs less than 175 kg in the ready state, which is significantly lower than the standard state by 26 kg.
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