A used motor was found at a local parts house, and received a thorough "going over." The motor proved to be in great shape, and the only internal change was a mild porting job to the head. Everything from the 1000 motor, including the five-speed gearbox, was bolted to the YZF's cases. The only modification Necessary to mount the new motor in the frame was a replacement hanger That the new cylinder head bolted to the frame. This hanger is visible through the air duct in the side of the bike's fairing. Bolt-on performance parts include a set of Mikuni 41mm "Slingshot" carburetors, and a carbon fiber
Yoshimura exhaust pipe. Stainless steel braided brake lines Improve the feel and stopping power of a pair of 320mm rotors Brembo Gold Series. To Ensure That there would be no problems lofting the front wheel, the stock front fender was canned in favor of a lightweight carbon fiber unit. A Marlboro Yamaha race replica paint job and the Zero Gravity windscreen the make the bike look as good as it goes, while the ultra-sticky Michelin radials put the power to the Pavement.
Since the bike is in Italy and the Motorcycle Online test tracks and dyno are in Southern California, We can only estimate (with stopwatches and indicated speed readers - not the best test equipment) the performance capabilities of the bike. But the combination of a powerhouse FZR1000 motor in a lightweight, nimble YZF750 frame has to be, well, pretty damn fast. Here are some Chianti-influenced numbers from our Italian correspondent.
We can only guess at the top speed, but the bike was running away from a 1994 Suzuki GSXR1100 Whose speedometer was pegged at 280kph.
