Yamaha YZF-R3, the latest addition to the R-Series super sports bikes debuted at Mugello [PHOTO]

Yamaha YZF-R3 – After being tested a few weeks ago by the international press for the first time ever on the Spanish Calafat track, the eagerly awaited new Yamaha YZF-R3 super sports bike has also made its debut on Italian soil, showing her qualities as a true sportswoman on the famous and challenging Mugello circuit.

The Iberian driver had the honor of driving it Pedro Javier Chestnut Illan who just last year was the protagonist of the R125 Cup in Franciacorta, the Yamaha single-brand event dedicated to young talents riding the smallest of Iwata's super sports bikes. The new 321cm3 forward-facing twin-cylinder (with maximum power of 42hp at 10.750 rpm) of the new Yamaha YZF-R3 represents the natural "step forward" for those coming from a 125cc and looking towards more powerful displacements, and completes the rich Yamaha R-Series range which today starts from the YZF-R125 and ends with the new YZF-R1, passing from the eternal YZF-R6. The new Yamaha YZF-R3 offers a perfect mix of design, adrenaline-filled performance and excellent value for money, 5.390 euros fc

During the test day organized by Yamaha and AG Motorsport Italia, demonstrated, despite still being in an embryonic state on the Racing side, a great feeling by showing off all her sporting characteristics, waiting for the official debut which will take place next October in the CIV (Italian Speed ​​Championship). "The day was very positive.” he commented after the test Pedro Javier Chestnut Illan. "The YZF-R3 is certainly very stable in corners, easy to ride, agile and comfortable and I was satisfied with both the suspension and the chassis in the four sessions on the track. I faced the initial round without too many changes, to better understand what the first adjustments to make to the setting were.”