Six World Champion titles, 44 pole positions, 119 victories, 264 podiums, 104 fastest laps and 18 seasons in the WSBK perfectly summarize the career of Jonathan Rea, the most successful driver in the category and a true legend who will put an end to his career next weekend at the Jerez Circuit.
The Northern Irishman dominated with an iron fist from 2015 to 2020 with the Kawasaki ZX-10R, where he also achieved third place in 2014, 2022 and 2023, in addition to the runner-up finish in 2021. But as is usual in racing, after an idyll of such magnitude, the time came to explore other alternatives and that was when he became part of the official Yamaha team, managed by Crescent.
The Yamaha R1 was waiting for him there, a very different motorcycle and with which Jonathan Rea has not been as competitive as expected. In fact, the first year and without it being a great season, he let us see him on the podium with a third place. But in 2025 things have been much uglier. All the progress that was evident was ruined with a complicated injury in Australia, and from there the season has gone uphill.
Even so, Rea has not given up and with the team working on the bike, they have reached the final part of the season fighting for the podium, even though the decision to end their racing career had already been made.
That is why the Yamaha R1 replica Jonathan Rea prepared by Crescent Motorcycles is so special, because it is the limited edition replica of 65 units of the last motorcycle that Rea is riding in the WSBK as an active rider. Now it is The Bike Specialist who is putting one of them up for sale.
The R1 replica Jonathan Rea has lost almost 11,000 euros in a few months
It is a unit from February of this year with which just over 1,400 kilometers have been traveled, which implies that it has not even passed the first inspection. In the images you can see that the condition of the motorcycle is practically new and, as it could not be otherwise, it incorporates all the improvements of the special edition.
We remember that these units were loaded with a complete GYTR kit that included, among other elements: Akrapovic exhaust system, Öhlins NIX front cartridge kit and TTX 36 rear shock, Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tires, HEL Performance hoses, Marchesini MRS rims and a tank extender made of carbon.
The original price of the bike was 29,995 pounds, but now it is sold for 20,999, that is, almost 10,000 pounds difference. Speaking in euros, when it was marketed and with the exchange rate at that time it was 34,970. With today’s exchange rate, second-hand sales remain at 24,135, almost 11,000 euros cheaper.
There is no doubt that it is a collector’s piece, even more so considering the current context that makes it, at least sentimentally, have more value. Of course, as a good collector’s item, using it will cause it to continue depreciating… Unless it is Rea himself who uses it for a while.
