There was a time when motorcycle publications created their own racing teams to compete in some of the most important events on the international scene. This is the case of Cycle Worldwho together with the specialist Attack Performancewith Richard Stanboli at the front, they shaped this Yamaha YZ750SP from 1993 which is currently being auctioned by our friends at Iconic Motorbikes.
These types of initiatives were very common at that time, even in our country. Here, the now deceased director of the also extinct magazine La Moto, Cesar Agüi, also tried his hand at the controls of the iconic GP-6, which would later be the mirror in which the current Moto2 bikes competing in the MotoGP World Championship would look at themselves.
Yamaha YZ750SP Cycle World/Attack Performance Team: Now it can be yours
From Bike-Urious, the media spokesperson for Iconic Motorbikes, they have echoed this unique Yamaha YZ750SP and its history, with which the editor of Cycle World himself, Don Canetraced in the Daytona 200 in 1994 and 1995. According to this detailed article from the time, published by the magazine itself:
“Don qualified 28th out of 80, just ahead of Chris Carr on one of the factory Harley VRs. Attack’s Richard Stanboli had whipped up a sleek new swingarm that was largely CNC-machined. The slight but irritating high-speed wobble from last year was gone. Our 1994 Vance & Hines-prepared race engine had been dyno-tested at 128 peak horsepower.”
In that first season in 1994, Canet ended up with a broken cylinder head gasket on lap 28, while the following year he suffered an accident on lap four that forced him to retire. A few months later, Doug Toland raced with it at Laguna Seca in WorldSBK, wearing the number 67, and retiring on lap 11 when he was riding in ninth position.
As you might expect, this Yamaha YZ750SP of the Cycle World/Attack Performance Team meant a high cost of time and money for the team, something like $50,000 at the time. It is equipped with, among others, titanium connecting rods with nitride surface coating, Cosworth 13.3:1 compression pistons, 41 mm Keihin carburetors, Airtech Streamlining bodywork, Brembo Goldline calipers, Marchesini wheels, magnesium triple clamp, forks prepared by Lindemann Engineering, carbon fiber tank, Ohlins shock absorber, etc. The paint scheme is the work of Jerry Sievers of Paint N Place.
Associated with the VIN: 4HS000187, This YZ750SP was on display at Cycle World for several years before passing into the hands of a private individual years later. It is currently unknown how many kilometres it can cover, as it does not have an odometer, but it has been subject to a good tune-up.
For sale at auction, with no minimum reserve price, at Iconic Motorbikes’ Santa Monica, California facility. More information by clicking this link.
