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Valentino Rossi's Oldest Fan Celebrates Birthday on Yamaha R1
Hilda Wright may just be Valentino Rossi’s oldest living fan ever. This 102-year-old English lady (that’s right 102!) celebrated her birthday by sitting and revving the engine of Rossi’s Yamaha YZF-R1 which he used for a parade lap at the Isle of Man TT circuit in 2009.
This was made possible by her grand-daughter’s husband Steve Shaw, who owns Highbarn Motorcycles and tracked down the R1 for his high spirited grandmother.
Apparently Hilda was turned on to watching motorcyle racing by Shaw and has become a MotoGP fan and cheers for Rossi. “She really enjoyed getting on the motorbike and said ‘aren’t I lucky to be sitting on Rossi’s bike?’ reported her daughter to Oldham Chronicle News.
We hope that Valentino will get wind of this and maybe go out of his way to meet Hilda, which would be another great birthday present.
Jorge Lorenzo at Motorland Aragon Circuit
The current FIM rules prohibit testing with official machines on circuits that are on the MotoGP calendar during the racing season, but that doesn’t mean that riders can’t ride on tracks with street bikes, like Jorge Lorenzo did yesterday at the new Motorland Aragon circuit with a Yamaha R1.
Lorenzo has joined the number of MotoGP riders that have already gotten a feel of the new Spanish track that will host the 13th round of the MotoGP championship September 19th. Randy de Puniet, Hector Barbera, Loris Capirossi, Alvaro Bautista, Nicky Hayden, Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaro have already learned the Aragon circuit at the beginning of July, all rigorously riding their marques superbikes.
Here’s what Jorge Lorenzo had to say from his Facebook page, “Hi everybody, today I’ve had my first contact in Motorland Aragon, less than three hours from Barcelona. Is a good track, very nice for my Yamaha. Today with the R1, I would like to test with my M1 just now” and this is what he told the official MotoGP website, “It is a fun circuit with very different turns. The first turns are similar to Turkey and others seem like Misano. I hope that people who live close to here come and support the Spanish riders. I’m looking forward to racing here.”
Rossi Yamaha R1 Project to be auctioned by Bonhams
Some of you may remember the one off Valentino Rossi Yamaha YZF-R1 that was unveiled at Cycle World International Motorcycle Show at Long Beach, California last year.
The bike was specially prepared to raise funds and create awareness for Riders for Health in the United States and was conceived by former racing champion and AMA Hall of Famer and pubblisher of Parts Magazine, Don Emde and now it’s finally going to be auctioned during the Bonhams Classic California Auction will be held at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 13th.
Sporting Rossi’s personal “Five Continents” AGV helmet design, this tribute bike was personally autographed by Valentino Rossi on the gas tank and front fairing during last weekend’s Laguna Seca GP, and this will probably be the very last Yamaha bike with Valentino Rossi’s number and signature on it, because on Monday November 8th at Valencia, we’ll probably be seeing Rossi testing a bright red bike.
So if you’re interested in bidding on this unique street legal R1 - in person or remotely - you may register to bid and order a sales catalog at http://www.bonhams.com/petersen the estimated starting price is between $ 50,000 - 70.000.
More pics and specs after the jump.
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Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson Talk Motorcycles - Part 1 (w/video)
Yamaha MotorUSA has produced the another great video, it’s not the usual funny ones that we’ve all enjoyed last year, but this time its American racing legend and four times World Champion Eddie Lawson talking with the reigning WSBK Champion Ben Spies about the cutting edge and the evolution of motorcycle technology.
Yamaha YZF-R1 on track wallpaper
In a gallery of pics of the 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1, we get a closer look at this lovely bike for 2010, with some new colours. If that’s not special enough for you, check out the Yamaha R1 Fiat Team Replica kit, also available for the Yamaha YZF-R6. Pics from Sportrider.com.
Motor bike expo Verona
Two motorcycle events in Italy are currently, being held, wtih the Motor Bike Expo in Verona, and the Bike Expo Show “next door” in Padua. In Verona you’ll find plenty of famous brands and bikes, including the Aprilia RSV4 R and other new models from Suzuki, Triumph, Ducati etc. Aprilia will also show off its new SXV and RXV off-road models, and for Ducati there’s the chance to check out the new Multistrada 1200, if you haven’t seen it already.
Honda will be present with the CRE and CRM 50 enduro and supermotard models, while the CRE F 125 Racing version will also be on show. Kawasaki will display the Z1000 and the KLX 125 and D-Tracker 125. For the joy of fans of classic bikes, Royal Enfield is putting in an appearance, including the showing of its Bullet Classic EFI.
Suzuki will be celebrating 100 years and will turn up with plenty of new models for 2010, including the GSX-R1000, 25th anniversary edition, the Marauder GZ 125 and the two large cylinder bikes, Intruder M 1500 and GSX 1250F. Triumph will be present with its new Rocket III Roadster.
Interesting to see that Yamaha, despite not putting in an appearance for EICMA 2009, will be in Verona with its X-Max 250 and TMax 500 White Max, along with Rossi’s champion bike, the M1, and Ben Spies’ R1. Check out last year’s show in our gallery, and if you happen to be travelling through Italy, check out the Motor Bike Expo in Verona this weekend, because it should be worth the detour.
BMW S1000RR vs the rest: 2010 sports bike of the year
The guys at MCN put the BMW S1000RR to the test, against the new 2010 Fireblade, the Kawasaki ZX-10R, the Suzuki GSX-R1000 and most importantly the Yamaha R1. If you’re a die-hard fan, you’d probably be more interested in an R1 vs S1000RR test, but this is a valid overall review.
There’s no Ducati or Aprilia in the test, so we take it that BMW is representing the European offering among the superbike sector (maybe the guys at MCN took the BMW S1000RR marketing campaign seriously). In some ways, despite the “first attempt” at a BMW sports bike, we’re not surprised by the offering from what is a premium brand.
It will be difficult for BMW to conquer some of the more dedicated fans of the Japanese superbikes, and will probably be taken up first by those who were waiting for another European superbike offering with a focus on sophistication at a premium price. The only controversy is that you’ll be turning the BMW electronics off, or buying one without, as it seems the S1000RR is almost too much the whole package for serious, experienced riders. See the video test from MCN after the jump.
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Riders for Health Yamaha R1 Unveiled
We saw a sketch of the customised Valentino Rossi inspired Yamaha R1 back in October and the bike was finally unveiled this weekend at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California.
This special R1 was wanted Don Emde, Motorcycle Hall of Famer and Parts Magazine publisher, and will be auctioned off in 2010, with the proceeds going to the Riders for Health charity.
The livery was designed by the famed Aldo Drudi and based on Rossi’s Five Continents AGV helmet, but the R1 donated by Yamaha Motor Corp, has been customised with Ohlins suspensions, Roland Sands wheels and Akrapovic exhausts.
Source | dealernews
WSBK - James Toseland Returns to Base
Former two time WSBK Champion James Toseland will be returning to World Superbikes next season, after two disappointing seasons in MotoGP. Speaking to MCN, the British rider talks about how he would have liked to remain MotoGP another year and his two day test at the Portimao circuit.
Here’s he had to say about day one:
“It’s been a busy old day. I was jet-lagging a bit before lunchtime but had a good meal, and a bit of a rest at lunchtime and got to grips with the track a bit. It’s probably one of the worst tracks you could try and learn on a brand new bike! In the first ten laps I could have done with a motocross bike. It’s really enjoyable to ride once you get to know where you are on the track, with the blind corners that’s all. Once you know where you are it’s not too bad. The places where you need to know where you are going it’s fast, so to be safe around here and fast you need to know which position you need to be in on the track.”
Regarding the Yamaha R1:
BSB Video – Gowland’s Yamaha takes a dip in the lake
Take a look at Graeme Gowland’s crash during Race 1 of this British Superbike weekend at Oulton Park. Gowland fortunately wasn’t injured, but we can’t same the same for his Yamaha YZF-R1, who decided to jump the crash barriers and take a dip in the nearby lake.
Ben Spies Yamaha M1 Valencia Livery?
Yamaha confirmed that Ben Spies next year would be putting in a wildcard appearance at the MotoGP season finale at Valencia before his official switch to the series and added that they would be sending two M1’s directly from Japan and that the livery would be based on Yamaha’s corporate colours.
The blue and white Yamaha in the pic will be displayed at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show later this month, could be what Spies livery could look like at Valencia. Elegant and cool looking, but it looks a little too much like what Spies runs on his Yamaha R1 in the WSBK Championship minus the sponsor logos.
If anyone from Yamaha reads us, we wouldn’t mind seeing the the classic yellow/black/white livery that Yamaha ran way back when and revived for the Laguna Seca GP in 2005 or the other red and white classic that that we saw again at Valencia in 2005.
Source | solomoto via motoblog.it
Jorge Lorenzo at the Vairano Circuit with the Yamaha R1
MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo was on hand yesterday at the Vairano di Vidigulfo circuit in Italy, where Nolan was presenting their new 2010 Nolan X-Lite range to the press.
Lorenzo took to the track with the Yamaha YZF-R1, but with the special Fiat Yamaha Team replica livery and put in some serious lap time.
Talking to Alberto Porta of Italia 1 Studio Sport, Lorenzo confirmed that he is very concentrated and healthy and ready to take on team mate Valentino Rossi in the final three rounds of the series for the championship title. The Spanish rider added that Casey Stoner passed by his motorhome after the Estoril race to congratulate him and that the Aussie jokingly told him that if Lorenzo let’s him win at Phillip Island, he’ll help Lorenzo in the final two races.
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