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Yamaha YZF 1000 R1 Piro Replica

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

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.