RIDING A WILD ANIMAL PERIOD 6 - YAMAHA FZR1000
WHEN CHRIS AND I STARTED TO PULL IT ALL APART THE SPIDER WEBS WERE THICKER AND HARDER THAN A CONCRETE SLAB!
IF YOU CAN REMEMBER back to issue #49 you will have read my wrapup of my mate Chris and I building our Period 6, 1989 Yamaha FZR1000 race bike. It has gone through all sorts of changes since, but I thought I’d give you the reactions from the people that have raced it to give you an idea of what it’s like to actually ride. The four riders have been IoMTT Classic Superbike winner, Alex Pickett; current ASBK Supersport front runner, Jack Passfield; multiple IoMTT winner; Cam Donald and the big old elephant… me!
Life for the 1989 FZR1000 started out as an eBay find for $1500 and had been left unused for many years in a farm shed. When Chris and I started to pull it all apart the spider
