What makes a WorldSBK Superbike? With Pata Yamaha Racing director, Paul Denning & the YZF-R1 

I love that he mentioned the fact; unlike other motorsport, there's no communication with the rider other than the pit board. Very human sport, not based on team management & input into the machine. Excellent explanation, great vid.

Denning is such a wealth of information. He takes the stock basic question and answers it very indepth, without pausing and with great insight. I loved this video.

Such a cool guy taking his time to explain everything in detail and not quick bs answers. Excellent stuff my man!! 😈👍

Paul is one of the most intelligent men in the sport. Great video 👍🏻

Excellent video 👍. Very informative. More videos like this would be very helpful to a lot of people that are new to this sport. Engineers like this are the people I find most interesting to talk to, usually far more interesting than the riders themselves.

Wow , awesome stuff- with all the secrecy around development nowadays it's refreshing to see someone explain all the basics , good on you sir!

This was a really great interview. Great questions, great answers, nice flow to it, very informative, with a great machine to look at and nice camera shots as well. Thank you!

was lucky enough to meet Alex and Michael at donnington, such good chaps and remarkable the quick recovery Michael had after his accident. thanks for the VIP tour and signed merch .

Really cool that Factory Yamaha open up and talk uncover some of the secrecy of WSBK

Port polish head work with high end special exhausted = HUGE POWER !

I thought that the superbikes were more like slightly modified stock super sport bikes. But from a 20 thousand euro to 150 there are a lot of mods which i never imagined they actually do, and the weight difference is mind blowing.

I've always wanted to know to what extent, the differences are between WorldSBK machines and their road-going counterparts. I never expected a team boss to be this open and exact with that info. Fantastic vid, cheers for clearing this up for me!

Awesome video. Seems like you rarely get an inside look in to these superbikes.

I had the great pleasure of driving the race truck for Paul for a few years during the British Superbike Time. Both Paul and his father John are truly gentleman, Sadly I was a little old when I started but loved my time with them. Good luck for 2020 Guys.

Thanks Street FX for the pertinant questions and big thanks to Denning for the amazing in depth answers ! Great video !

Paul Denning is amazing knowing details and nice to hear

my comments are very rare, but I had to do an exception this time, excellent video thank you very much and Paul Denning explained everything so open, like revealing secrets! worth every second!

Fantastic chat between you two guys........cant believe its 5 seconds between road and superbike, a huge difference in racing terms but as an R1 rider myself it makes me kinda proud that without any formal trainning and having passed my bike test at the first go that I'm in control of one of these beast's. Not quite at those levels but pretty quick on the road without suggesting the police should look at me......wink wink.

I love when racing is as fair as possible. Everyone runs either the same or very similar stuff making the racing close but as fair as it can be and that's incredibly important to keep the racing exciting but gives everyone equal opportunity to win.

I am a hardcore bike and car guy and i have to say this is one of the best videos i have seen on these absolutely amazing and sexy machines and also the rules and inner workings of WSBK💪🏻👍🏻🏁

Brilliant... im so depressed I was unable to achieve my dream of being a part of this World. Club racing for 20 yrs is as close as I could get.

So informative...with no pit to lane communication this is indeed pure racing on your own...

I remember meeting Paul Denning at 3 Legged Cross at the Suzuki place , such as lovely bloke to talk to and he's full of very useful information......... I ended up buying GSXR1000 and leathers too 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you for posting, Superbikes are where its at!

this is one of the best interviews with Paul i've ever seen

Brilliant. They've come a long way since my first sportbike... a 1984 Honda interceptor.

Great video and much respect for the Yamaha director. The only thing I frown upon is the "only 5second" per lap gap remark between the sbk and a regular R1M... These bikes are worlds apart from the street bikes we buy no matter the rubber we put on. Those 5sec feel like an eternity on the track. The average person may take the further step to think that by the same standards a 600Supersport "is just" a bit slower than a 1000Superbike.

Wow, it takes a car fan to make an awesome bike video!

Completely and totally awesome! I am building a model of this bike right now, and love your detail shots and information. Thank you!!!

8:52 "it's very much a gladitorial sport" Perfectly explained! Also, that's how it should stay

I didn’t know there was no pit to rider...that’s crazy

Awesome video, really let me take a peek into this world.

When i was younger, i'm dying to just ride one of these bikes to the maximum... now, i think i'll die with the sheer power of these machines and my lack of ability to tame them... such a majestic and powerful machine...

Wow that was an awesome and very informative video, thanks for the detailed insight!

How beautifully he described every detail. I havent seen any other video from competitive racing teams to give out such information. Imagine having all the jewellery this bike on the road going version just weight 152 kg or so damn. I wonder how fast is this bike compared to moto gp factory machines. The power figures are close and the weight as well

Really excellent video. Thanks for posting.

Thank you, Mr. Denning!

Exceptional work fella 🔥

iam a simple man, when i see the R1 i just clicking the like button

very insightful - wealth of info in it. considering you said you didnt know much about bikes, the questions were pretty good.

Very good and informative video, great to see the teams take part in things like this.

Very interesting video.this gentleman comes across very well

Amazing video! Thank you for this

Very informative after watching this video feels like I don't know shit about racing bikes Thank you to you and yamaha team representative

the best video about the superbike setup ive seen so far!!!! thank you !

I work for an Italian company that is a supplier (test equipment) to Magneti Marelli. It is exicting to think that maybe some of our products test the ECU for this bikes.

Interesting stuff well explained. Thanks!

how much for that built head?

It is wild just how much tech is on these things.... hard to say a bike is better than another.. it’s basically who has the tech sorted.

Lap record for mmtogp 1:28.49 for wsbk 1:29.230 so impressive

excellent video, great watch, much appreciated

there is no way to explain how a sports/super-bike feels, you have to ride it, there is no comparison with a car or any other thing on 4 wheels that makes you feel the same. They are in simple words: mind blowing

I like the FULL ACCELERATION of this YAMAHA R1✌

Can’t go wrong with an R1. Perfect for daily riding and track days. And obviously racing beasts like that machine.

Great video thanks..

This is an amazing video. Thanks for sharing!

The front fork and rear shock cost more than a standard biker?? Wow

I like the sticker "SEMAKIN DIDEPAN"

Where can I find the swingarm??? I’ve been looking everywhere how can I buy it?

Would be good to know if they rebuild their engine after every race if the bottom end is all stock

Paul Denning is a top bloke.

great interview , well done

Very informative video! well done!

I wonder if pro racing riders have a fully custom traction control system that works very different compared to the standard traction control system to go faster and allow for more or less locking of the wheel? idk

Great video, thanks

Then we also have a nice front fender which can bend into the tyre if the rider goes agressive and throws him over to the gravels.. We are looking into that...

awesome!

Very good explanation and insights

Ok, so where can i get a sbk tuned cylinder head and cams for my mt10?😆

Awesome!!!

How did they get suberbike to go 160 kg and 240 hp?? i wanna learn

Hello Paul. Amy nee Dukinfield here. Have you ever taken someone pillion on the track ?

Not a whole lot in it on a one lap flyer but those tenths add up over 26 laps

how do they break in their engine

How can we purchase a PATA fleece??????

Amazing

How do they tune the engine of a road legal R1 that produces 200bhp to a WSBK bike that produces 240bhp ?

Awesome video . Thx

240 is aaaaaaaaaaaalllloooot of power...🔥

That's so cool 💚

Yamaha R1M and a big big PATA logo :))

I need a Harris swingarm in my life. If just to look at.

The races are not safe.very expensive bike,it worth the price.nice video

ducati road v4r is probaly the cloeset to there sbk counterpart in terms of power the new v4r makes 240.5 hp with the race kit that pretty much at the same level as sbk bikes.

Masih ada tulisan YAMAHA SEMAKIN DI DEPAN

Very detailed 👍

nice video very informative

The suspension is the most important part of these machines.

Toprak helped a lot to Denning) He should be very happy)

Half a second slowers!?!?

reduce the weight, better crankshaft, longer wheelbase, redesign swingarm and last but not least is the suspension! jeez its totally different bike from standard

This is a fucking monster!!!!

240HP wow !!!

I am wondering how is the track tyres different from the street tyres

Awesome video 🔥🏍☁☁☁

Can someone tell me why yamaha cant use R1M coz others use their flagship ie SP2, V4R, ZXRR ? i cant find an answer on the web. TQ

So if this bike makes 240+ HP and goes up to 340 KM/h, what makes it different than a motoGP bike?

Just the suspension costs more to a stock r1😎

What's the red knob on top the left handlebar for at 10:33?

Thats a beautiful bike