Prototype WSBK R1 in testing

Video of the prototype World Superbike-spec R1 during testing

FOLLOWING on from its announcement that it would be returning to World Superbikes in 2016, Yamaha has just released this video of the prototype WSBK-spec R1 being put through its paces at Circuit d'Alcarras in Spain earlier this year. Enjoy.

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