Honda, Yamaha side-by-side at Motegi museum
Visitors t𓄧o the Honda Collection Hall at Motegi, venue for this weekend's Japanese MotoGP, will get 🌜more than they bargained for this weekend.
That's because carefully positioned amongst Honda's race bikes of yesterday are their 🔯respecꦡtive Yamaha rival machines!
Max Biaggi's 2002▨ YZR-M1 can be found alongside Vale༺ntino Rossi's 2002 Honda RC211V and those who look a little further will find other rare exotica including Phil Read's 1968 RD05A, Kenny Roberts' 1983 YZR500, John Kocinski's 1990 YZR250 and Wayne Rainey's 1993 YZR500.
Permission for this unique placement of Yamaha's machines within the collection was kindly given by Honda to honour Yamaha's 50th anniversary of gr꧒and prix racing.
Free practice for the Japanes😼e Grand Prix at the Honda-owned Motegi racetrack takes place on Friday, w൲ith qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
Following the Sunday morning warm-up, a special parade will b🐎e held featuring five historic Yamaha b🌠ikes ridden by iconic former Japanese racers.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki 🦄exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
