Monday, September 5, 2016

Images from the 39th Suzuka 8 Hours, Part One

Images from the 39th Suzuka 8 Hours. For the full story of the race and more images, purchase the book  at:

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2015 British Superbike Champion Josh Brookes in practice on the Yoshimura Suzuki Shell Advance GSX-R1000.

 























Michael van der Mark rode the MuSASHi Honda CBR1000RR. Shortly after the race, he signed with Yamaha to race the YZF-R1 in the Superbike World Championship.



Cockpit of the YART Yamaha Official EWC YZF-R1. Note brake adjuster, carbon fiber fairing stay, flexible mount for master cylinder. Buttons on far left allow the rider to select more or less traction control on the fly. Upper triple clamp is a work of art.

Another iteration of the Endurance World Championship series-contending Yamaha YZF-R1. Carbon fiber parts galore adorn the front end of the GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1. Riders use buttons on the left handlebar to select engine maps and other settings. Remote brake adjuster also loops over to left handlebar. Upper triple clamp is a work of art, as is the fairing stay, which anchors into the steering stem nut. And just because you're a front-line Endurance World Championship team doesn't mean you get to throw away a clutch lever that's been down in a crash - if it still works, it gets pressed into service.

Katsuyuki Nakasuga after the Top 10 Trial. Nakasuga has dominated Japanese motorcycle road racing for years, and is the lead test rider for Yamaha's MotoGP program.