Ben Bostrom's Supersport-championship-winning Yamaha R6 might be in a museum, but an identical bike can now be built at a reasonable cost with Graves Motorsports' new line of high-end WORKS performance parts.
No longer "unobtainium," Graves' WORKS line of factory parts for privateers closes the gap between racing's haves and have-nots by featuring the very components Team Graves Motorsports Yamaha developed and perfected along the way to winning seven national championships in the last five years of hard-fought roadracing and Supermoto competition at the highest levels.
Graves' WORKS pieces are distinguished from their current Graves Motorsports-branded aftermarket counterparts by a racing-only pedigree and can only be found at WORKS.gravesport.com.
This no-nonsense online catalog and purchasing platform features more than 1000 trick items for the Supersport-sizzling R6 and new-for-2009 R1, including the entire WORKS line and all of Yamaha's YEC factory race kit parts--many of which are homologated for AMA Pro Racing in 2009. The highly technical site offers finely drawn schematics, parts descriptions, pricing and invaluable parts interchangeability charts that show the compatibility between 2008- and '09-spec pieces.
Graves Motorsports was built on the concept of offering factory-quality parts to privateers at a reasonable cost, so it's no coincidence that this timely product introduction complements the AMA Superbike Championship's new rules, which are structured to allow privateer racers to more easily and affordably compete with OEM-sponsored teams.
That said, Graves Motorsports Yamaha Racing is the only winning team in the AMA paddock that sells what it races and races what it sells. With each season's new-generation products, Graves Motorsports has narrowed the gap between standard aftermarket accessories and true factory parts. This exclusive WORKS line and the availability of YEC race kit parts on WORKS.gravesport.com is a natural progression of this philosophy.
Former racer, company president and team owner Chuck Graves says, "We're taking things to the next level by bringing all of these parts to privateers so they can have the same bike Ben Bostrom rode to the Supersport championship."
Graves' WORKS performance parts are intended for use by top-level teams, builders and competitors. For more information or to purchase items from the WORKS collection and YEC factory race kit, visit WORKS.gravesport.com.