In the 2015 Suzuka 8 Hours, the all-new YZF-R1, developed to be the ‘fastest bike on the race track’, also took the win in the Superstock (SST) class, ridden by test riders Makoto Tokinaga and Norihiko Fujiwara. Together with the R1’s current project leader Akinori Hirano, they talk about the R1’s racing potential and the hopes they put into creating it.