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Yamaha YZF 1000 R1 Piro Replica

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Make Model

Yamaha YZF 1000 R1 Piro Replica

Year

2020

Engine

Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder

Capacity

998 cc / 60.9 cu-in
Bore x Stroke
79.0  x 50.9 mm
Compression Ratio
13.0:1
Cooling System Liquid cooled
Lubrication Wet sump
Engine Management YCC-T, YCC-I, PWR, TCS, LCS, LIF, SCS, QSS, CCU & SCU

Induction

Fuel Injection with YCC-T and YCC-I

Ignition 

TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition
Starting Electric

Max Power

147.1 kW / 197 hp @ 13500 rpm

Max Torque

112.4 Nm / 11.5 kg-m @ 11500 rpm
Clutch Wet, Multiple Disc

Transmission 

6-speed wet multiplate assist and slipper clutch
Final Drive "O" ring chain

Front Suspension

43mm KYB inverted fork, fully adjustable
Front Wheel Travel 120 mm  /  4.7 in

Rear Suspension

KYB single shock, fully adjustable
Rear Wheel Travel 120 mm  /  4.7 in

Front Brakes

2x 320mm hydraulic disc, Brake Control System and ABS

Rear Brakes

Single 220mm hydraulic disc, Brake Control System and ABS

Front Tyre

120/70ZR17

Rear Tyre

190/55ZR17
Rake 24°
Trail 101.6 mm / 4.0 in
Dimensions Length 2054.8 mm / 80.9 in
Width       690 mm / 27.2 in
Height 1165.8 mm / 45.9 in
Wheelbase 1404.6 mm / 55.3 in
Ground Clearance 130mm /  5.1 in
Seat Height 861 mm / 33.9 in

Wet Weight

203 kg / 448 lbs

Fuel Capacity 

17 Liters / 4.5 US gal

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The Piro replica, which is based around a 2020 Yamaha R1, was created by Yamaha Motor Europe and is adorned with the famous white and pink colours of the #5 Yamaha YZF 750 SP on which Fabrizio Pirovano rode to victory at the Circuito Estoril in 1993, which was his 10th and final WorldSBK victory in a rain disrupted and hotly contested Race.

The Piro replica R1 was auctioned online with all proceeds going to the cancer research charity, Fondazione Oncologia Niguarda Onlus, which the Pirovano family have supported since Fabrizio’s passing.

Hailing from Biassono in the Lombardy region of Italy, Fabrizio was a prolific podium finisher in the early years of WorldSBK and finished runner-up in the maiden 1988 championship with Yamaha. In 1990, the Italian was vice-champion once again with five victories to his name, including two wins at his home race at Monza. He did the double again at the same circuit two years later, earning him the title ‘King of Monza’.

With nine WorldSBK race wins under his belt, Pirovano’s 10th and final victory came at the last round of the 1993 WorldSBK season at Estoril. With the track still damp from an earlier shower, the then 33-year-old, who had qualified third and on the middle of the front row, dropped back in the early stages but fought through into the four-way battle for the lead over the next few laps.

He passed Giancarlo Falappa for second with a brilliant late-braking manoeuvre at the Turn 7 hairpin and then hit the front after powering up the inside of Piergiorgio Bontempi on the main straight late in the race. He was demoted back to second place with just a few laps remaining, after a mistake at the hairpin, but retook the lead and claimed a dramatic victory on his final weekend with Yamaha.

Pirovano finished on the podium again later the same day, with third place in Race 2, and went on to enjoy two more seasons in the championship. In 1997 he switched to the Supersport category and was crowned world champion the following year. The King of Monza retired from the sport in 2006, but sadly passed away in 2016 after a long battle with cancer.