With Fabio Quartararo leading the MotoGP
World Championship standings, Yamaha Motor Europe and Yamaha Austria Racing
Team (YART) GYTR Pro Shop have issued a limited edition replica of the Petronas
Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (SRT) YZR-M1. The SRT privateer team have tasted
early success in the pandemic shortened 2020 season and this replica honours
riders Quartararo and team mate Franco Morbidelli.
Not just a paint job and add-on bits, the
SRT YZF-R1 MotoGP Replica has been worked on by YART with upgrades to bring it
closer to the level of a MotoGP race machine. Performance items include a
carbon-fibre Genuine Yamaha Technology for Racing (GYTR) fairing and winglets
in the MotoGP style. The paint work is also special, done by the same people
who put the livery on the SRT M1 racing motorcycles. This certainly takes it a
notch above the usual paint schemes you see on race replicas and adds
authenticity to the claim of this being a “MotoGP Replica.”
Not limited to the fairing and paint, the
Yamaha SRT replica also comes with an Ohlins FRGT front fork, Ohlins TTX
monoshock and racing steering damper as well as factory race kit exhaust. A
GYTR quick change axle is fitted to the swingarm for rapid wheel changes,
complemented by the racing footrests and adjustable brake and clutch lever by
Brembo. Brembo also supplies the race spec GP4-RX calliper and T-Drive brake
discs. The seven-spoke Marchesini aluminium alloy wheels are fitted with
Michelin racing slicks, indicating that the Yamaha SRT replica is for track use
only.
A Yamaha racing ECU is supplied along with
a quick-action throttle for rapid access to the engine’s redline. A total of 46
Yamaha SRT Replicas will be made, each with its edition number engraved on the
triple clamp. Additionally, each customer who purchases a Yamaha SRT Replica will
receive a KYT helmet, Petronas Yamaha SRT shirt and a VIP guest pass to a
MotoGP round of their choice. To purchase a Yamaha SRT Replica, interest can be
registered at the YART GYTR website but we will assume, based on the components
and quality of build, it will not be cheap.
