LOT 450
Ex-Jim Moodie 2000 Yamaha 599cc R6 V&M Supersport Racing Motorcycle Registration no. not registered Frame no. *JYARJ031000001140* Engine no. (begins) *J502E-030
Sold for £5,750 inc. premium
Lot 450
Ex-Jim Moodie, 2000 Yamaha 599cc R6 V&M Supersport Racing MotorcycleRegistration no. not registered Frame no. *JYARJ031000001140* Engine no. (begins) *J502E-030
The Autumn Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, Stafford|9 October 2021, 12:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
Ex-Jim Moodie
2000 Yamaha 599cc R6 V&M Supersport Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. *JYARJ031000001140*
Engine no. (begins) *J502E-030
2000 Yamaha 599cc R6 V&M Supersport Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. *JYARJ031000001140*
Engine no. (begins) *J502E-030
• Tuned by V&M Racing
• Used to win the 2000 British Supersport Championship
• Authenticated by V&M's Jack Valentine
Yamaha's R6 has been a top-flight contender in the 600cc Supersport category at both national and international level since its introduction in 1999. Renowned British tuning firm V&M Racing (now Valmoto) have been associated with the R6 from its earliest days. The firm was founded in 1982 by Jack Valentine and Steve Mellor, and in its early years concentrated on furthering Jack's highly successful drag racing career (ten national and three European championships in seven years). In 1990 the firm changed tack and began supplying tuned engines to factory supported race teams and others. It became a fully-fledged racing team in 1994, and that same year supplied the engines for the top four machines in the British Supersport Championship. Competing on both short circuits and public roads for the next three years, V&M switched exclusively to the latter for 1999 before returning to the British Supersport Championship in 2000. At the end of the season V&M's rider Jim Moodie was crowned champion. Moodie had started the season as a works rider for Honda UK, riding a CBR600 in Supersport and a Fireblade in BSB, and had already scored points on the former.
Speaking to MCN in 2016, Jim said this: "Honda wanted me to ride the Fireblade, but I didn't want to because it wasn't competitive, so I had to leave. I'd been a professional rider since 1993 and I was earning good money, so I went from that to racing for free, riding an R6 for Jack Valentine. I led most of the Brands World Supersport race on Jack's bike, which was brilliant because it reminded me why I went racing: I was doing it for no money, but just for my own passion. At the end of the year I won the 600 title and that was the biggest satisfaction I ever had."
At the 2003 Isle of Man TT, Moodie was caught up in the accident that claimed the life of David Jefferies and was seriously injured. Another crash a few months later led him to retire from racing, and he now runs a successful motorhome business. In total, Jim won three British championships and eight IoM TTs between 1993 and 2002. Jack Valentine has (verbally) confirmed to Phil Morris that this R6 is Jim Moodie's 2000 British Supersport Championship-winning machine
• Used to win the 2000 British Supersport Championship
• Authenticated by V&M's Jack Valentine
Yamaha's R6 has been a top-flight contender in the 600cc Supersport category at both national and international level since its introduction in 1999. Renowned British tuning firm V&M Racing (now Valmoto) have been associated with the R6 from its earliest days. The firm was founded in 1982 by Jack Valentine and Steve Mellor, and in its early years concentrated on furthering Jack's highly successful drag racing career (ten national and three European championships in seven years). In 1990 the firm changed tack and began supplying tuned engines to factory supported race teams and others. It became a fully-fledged racing team in 1994, and that same year supplied the engines for the top four machines in the British Supersport Championship. Competing on both short circuits and public roads for the next three years, V&M switched exclusively to the latter for 1999 before returning to the British Supersport Championship in 2000. At the end of the season V&M's rider Jim Moodie was crowned champion. Moodie had started the season as a works rider for Honda UK, riding a CBR600 in Supersport and a Fireblade in BSB, and had already scored points on the former.
Speaking to MCN in 2016, Jim said this: "Honda wanted me to ride the Fireblade, but I didn't want to because it wasn't competitive, so I had to leave. I'd been a professional rider since 1993 and I was earning good money, so I went from that to racing for free, riding an R6 for Jack Valentine. I led most of the Brands World Supersport race on Jack's bike, which was brilliant because it reminded me why I went racing: I was doing it for no money, but just for my own passion. At the end of the year I won the 600 title and that was the biggest satisfaction I ever had."
At the 2003 Isle of Man TT, Moodie was caught up in the accident that claimed the life of David Jefferies and was seriously injured. Another crash a few months later led him to retire from racing, and he now runs a successful motorhome business. In total, Jim won three British championships and eight IoM TTs between 1993 and 2002. Jack Valentine has (verbally) confirmed to Phil Morris that this R6 is Jim Moodie's 2000 British Supersport Championship-winning machine
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