Quote Originally Posted by Marshy View Post
Wow, nothing stays secret any more!!

I haven't told anyone any specs, and in fact what Stu has said there is a bit more than I was told it's got. But hey, never ruin a good story with the truth! Also, Mark was a bit vague about what's in it, but it's got tuning numbers engraved all over it, so apparently Yamaha can still tell you what's in it.

AFAIK, it's got YEC cams, valves and springs, and a thinner head gasket. And the YEC ECU and loom. Ful Ti Akra. But it's missing a few bits too - there's no quickshifter (well, the horn button is a manual push-button jobbie), and there's only the OEM master cylinder. The forks have GP Suspension 25mm carts, not Ohlins (although almost everyone reckon the GP are better than the equivalent 25mm Ohlins), but there's a good old-school pre-TTX Ohlins in the rear, I know that will actually work.

It is ex-Yamaha factory supersport, so it's been built properly. And Mark has made it look very nice too. It's an 08, so yes, it's eligible for clubsport

And Rick B, you're absolutely right in that I hate black bikes, so it will look totally different when it hits the track in a month. Hell, it's mostly stripped already!

I didn't pay what Mark was asking, but it was still very expensive for an 08. If it hadn't been maintained by someone as handy and fastidious as Mark, I wouldn't have bought it. But I've always wanted one with all the goodies....

I've actually got some Graves & YEC goodies sitting here that I was going to put into my racebike at some point, to go with the ECU and harness on there already (eg Graves slotted cam wheels, YEC thinnner head gasket etc), but that might now be a project for someone else to do.

Speaking of which, is anyone interested in the championship-winning bike from this year?? I need the money!
I may be interested in the spare set of Racers Edge fairings you're ripping off that bike....