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Yoshimura Factory Racebikes Now For Sale

Yoshimura R&D of America is now selling Mladin's '08 American Superbike-spec GSX-R1000, as well as two other '08 GSX-R1000 racebikes
March, 2009
By Kent Kunitsugu
Photography by Courtesy of Yoshimura R&D

Apparently now that the team will finally be taking delivery of its '09 GSX-R1000 K9 racebike platforms, Yoshimura R&D will be selling one of the '08 machines that it hurriedly put together for Mat Mladin to ride in the first three events of the AMA season. Immediately following the Road Atlanta round on April 5, Mat Mladin's American Superbike-spec bike is on the block for the price of $59,000, and includes the following full race-spec goodies:

Engine Specs

  • AMA American Superbike Spec Engine
  • Yoshimura camshafts
  • Yoshimura racing head gasket
  • Increased compression
  • Fully Ported and polished cylinder head
  • Yoshimura Race oil pan
  • Yoshimura Inner Rotor, Generator and Cover
  • Yoshimura Full Titanium Carbon Fiber R77 Exhaust system
  • EM Pro ECU with Race harness
  • BMC Racing air filter

    • Chassis Specs

  • Front Forks: Ohlins FGK pressurized internals
  • Brembo Mono-Block 4-Piston Calipers
  • 310mm Brembo Front Brake Rotors
  • Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • Yoshimura Triple Clamp, Offset / Caster assembly
  • Ohlins Steering Damper
  • Sharkskinz Fiberglass Cowling
  • Zero Gravity wind screen
  • JB Power Forged Magnesium wheels
    . Front 17 x 3.50
    . Rear 17 x 6.00

  • Ohlins TTX Shock
  • RK Chain, 520 racing chain
  • AFAM Sprocket
  • Galfer Rear Wave rotor
  • Motec ADL 2 Data logger / GPS, and Harness

    • Yoshimura Racebike Bike Brake1
    Brembo monoblock four-piston... 
       
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    Yoshimura Racebike Bike Brake1
    Brembo monoblock four-piston caliper, 310mm discs
    Yoshimura Racebike Bike Clamp
    Yoshimura Triple Clamp, Offset... 
       
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    Yoshimura Racebike Bike Clamp
    Yoshimura Triple Clamp, Offset / Caster assembly
    		Yoshimura Racebike Bike Shock
    Ohlins TTX Shock

    Also available are two other slightly less-modified '08 GSX-R1000 K8 models for $21,000 each, with the following modifications:

    Engine Specs

  • AMA Superbike Spec
  • Yoshimura Camshafts
  • Yoshimura Racing head gasket
  • Increased Compression
  • Fully Ported and Polished head
  • Yoshimura Race oil pan
  • Yoshimura Inner Rotor, Generator and Cover
  • Yoshimura Full Titanium Carbon Fiber R77 Exhaust system
  • EM Pro ECU with Race harness
  • BMC Racing air filter

    • Chassis Specs

  • Front Forks: Ohlins FGK Standard internal
  • Sharkskinz Fiberglass Cowling
  • Zero Gravity wind screen
  • Ohlins Steering Damper
  • Ohlins TTX Shock
  • RK Chain 520 race chain
  • AFAM Sprockets
  • Galfer Rear Wave rotor

    • Interested parties should email Don Sakakura at dsakakura@yoshimura-rd.com.

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