No. 100 Yamaha YZR-M1 ~ Year 2004 MotoGP Version [No.7 Carlos Checa / No.33 Marco Melandri]

[One of the Yamaha Teams Launching a Counterattack]

The Yamaha YZR-M1, now in its third year competing in the MotoGP class, the pinnacle of motorcycle road racing in the world championship, features a fuel-injected, 4-stroke in-line 4-cylinder 990cc engine mounted in an aluminum twin-tube Deltabox frame.

Riding V. Rossi, who had transferred from Honda, it was the 2004 champion.

The Yamaha team fielded four machines that year, with C. Checa and M. Melandri riding the silver and red machines.

Checa took 2nd place in the third round, and M. Melandri also took 3rd place in the fifth and sixth rounds, signaling a counterattack against the ever-victorious Honda RC211V field.

Following V. Rossi's blue YZR-M1, which won the fierce battle and became the champion, the red and silver "Fortuna" livery is now available.

[Model Specifications]

★ 1/12 scale plastic model assembly kit.

★ Overall length: 172 mm, overall width: 56 mm.

★ Mechanisms designed for speed, such as the compact 990cc 4-cylinder engine, ram air box, and twin-tube deltabox frame, are reproduced exactly as they were on the actual bike.

★ High-quality decals are made by Cartograf. C. Checa's number 7 and M. Melandri's number 33 are included.

★ Front and rear 16.5-inch tires are made from solid rubber with a rich texture.

★ Using tiny polycaps and screws, the side cowlings, seat cowling, and even the fuel tank can be removed even after assembly.

★ The Yamaha tuning fork emblem on the side of the tank is represented by a three-dimensional sticker.

[M. Melandri's seat and seat cowl also reproduced]

The kit includes two sets of decals so that you can complete the model for either C. Checa (No. 7), the Spanish rider in charge of machine development, or M. Melandri (No. 33), the Italian and 2002 250cc class champion.

Furthermore, the kit also includes a reproduction of the special seat and seat cowl parts prepared for Melandri, who is petite at 164 cm tall.