1999 yamaha r6 f2

1999 Yamaha R6 - F2 Spec #57 during the 2000 and 2001 road race seasons...

Turn 1 - Taupo Motorsport Park

Long Track - Manfield, Fielding




Yamaha YZF-R6 Conversion to F2 / Sport Production Spec

Remove road equipment:

" Road fairings inner, outer and rear sections
" Standard fairing mounts
" Lights
" Indicators
" Wheel hugger
" Rear license plate bracket
" Misc. brackets and
" Choke lever and cable
" Standard exhaust
" Rear seat assembly
" Standard foot pegs
" Side-stand
" Rubber brake hoses
" Standard shock and standard (7kg) spring
" Standard battery

Add race equipment:

" K&N Air Filter Part #018-YA-6099 $US58.98
" Factory Jet Kit Part #011-88-Y78-1.0 (142 main at Manfeild; 147 at Taupo) $US109.98
" Reinforced crankcase covers - F1 Engineering
" Sprockets: 520 conversion custom made - F1 Engineering
" Gear ratios: 15x48 Taupo; 15x47 Manfeild
" Chain: DID 520ERV2 X-Ring Race Chain (116 links) $320 from Phil Turnbull
" Full Race exhaust and end-can; $1500 (Manfeild) or Standard Headers + Race Can (Taupo)
" Yamaha Factory F2 carb trumpets and K&N Filter
" Custom milled foot pegs - $100 / side Motomart
" Carbon reinforced race fairings Just Fairings (plus a spare by Warren Turner) $300 2nd hand
" Race rear seat section on standard detachable seat frame
" Custom instrument panel mount for standard instruments
" Front suspension: Racetech valves by Norm Cobb (height set to -5mm; sag set to 20mm)
" Rear suspension: Ohlins shock and spring (std: 7.0kg Ohlins: 7.5kg) revalved by Norm Cobb (height set to +10mm, sag set to 10mm)
" Remote shock adjuster bracket
" F1 engineering clip-ons
" F1 engineering crash bungs
" Race battery
" Race Battery box and mounting bracket
" Crankcase, air box and carburettor breather hoses plumbed into ram air system
" Standard or .5 head gaskets
" Valve clearance from .12 to .13
" Yamaha Thundercat clutch plates
" Steering damper - frame mounted (prefer steering head mounted)
" Stainless steel braided brake lines
" Motul Semi-Synthetic 5100 10W-50 or Mobil 4T Synthetic motorcycle oil
" DOT Race Tyres
" DOT 6 brake fluid
" EBC Semi-metallic brake pads on standard rotors
" Challenge 96 Octane gas
" Adjust hand and foot levers to preferences
" Lock-wire potential weak points including grips, brake bolts and sump plug

Tyres:

" Pirelli Super Corsa
" 120/60x17 SC1 Front (Compound: soft/soft)
" 180/55x17 SC2 Rear (Compound: soft/medium) or SC1 (soft/soft)
" Reference Pressure at Sea Level at 20oC: 30psi front and rear

Engineering Input and Parts/Tyres:
Sawyers Motorcycles
Barry New, 129 Adelaide Rd Wellington
04 939 6127

Brackets, Fairings etc:
Turn 1 Motorcycle Sports
Kevin Ward:
06 348 8614 or 021 2121 634

Engine: Pete Sales:
06 329 6868

Exhaust:
Cycleworks
Damon
168 Eastern Hutt Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington:
04 939 2925

Advice and Assistance:
MotoMart
Don
Hutt Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington:
04 589 5106

Parts and Accessories Contacts
Yamaha Parts
Phil Turnbull Motorcycles
22 Taonui St Palmerston North:
06 358 8788

Other Parts and Accessories
Motomail:
0800 65 24 53

Leathers
Leda Leathers
Dusty (Mark Stewart)
15 Kingsley Street, Stokes Valley:
04 934 6510

Other
Race Fuel - Mobil Manfeild
Manfeild Promotions
063 237 444