Valentino Rossi took to the track at Misano with his new Yamaha R1 GYTR VR46 Tribute given to him at Eicma 2021.
Valentino Rossi returns to tread the asphalt with a two-wheeler and does so riding a very special Yamaha YZF-R1 customized by his designer friend Aldo Drudi. He received this bike during the last edition of the Misano Eicma, when he greeted his fans for hours in line in the rain, to hear and see the multiple champion a few days before the last MotoGP race in Valencia.
A bike given to him to thank him for the nine titles and, above all, for the emotions he has been able to give to generations of MotoGP enthusiasts. Baptized as R1 GYTR VR46 Tributethis brand new unit is fitted with a full carbon fiber racing fairing, carbon rear subframe, a new REX 140 Marelli ECU, a particular 22-liter aluminum tank used by motorcycles WorldSBKBrembo radial calipers with the same specifications as those used by Toprak Razgatlioglu and Andrea Locatelli in Superbike, in turn inherited from the Brembo GP4 used in MotoGP.
Valentino Rossi on the track at Misano
Till now Valentino Rossi didn’t have much time to enjoy this Yamaha R1 GYTR VR46 Tribute. Received at the gates of winter, she dedicated all of herself to the arrival of her daughter Giulietta, born on March 4th, and to the new adventure on four wheels in the Fanatec GT World Challenge at the wheel of an Audi R8. The last race took place a few weeks ago in Valencia, at the end of a season that will serve as an experience for 2023.
Between the races in Thailand and Australia, Valentino Rossi organized a meeting with his drivers VR46 Academy at his ranch in Tavullia, he did some training sessions with the motocross bike on the Fermignano dirt track, located in Pesaro and Urbino. Finally he held a test on the Misano circuit with his Yamaha R1 GYTR VR46 Tribute with over 280 HP of power, on the occasion of a track day organized by the champion himself.
In a social post the Doctor summarized: “The other day I went to the Misano World Circuit to test my newly arrived R1 and the new Dainese suit. They both work very well“. Valentino Rossi will be in the paddock next week MotoGP in Valencia to attend the last Grand Prix of 2022, which will probably decree his pupil Pecco Bagnaia world champion.
