2009 Yamaha M1 evolves

“In 2008, when we won everything: the Constructors’ title, the Riders’ title, the Teams’ title, it provoked a great motivation and reaction from rival riders and factories and they must have all started working to produce a bike capable of beating us,” says David Brivio, Valentino Rossi’s team manager. This year, the M1 is an evolution on the proven success of the 2008 bike. Realizing that the lack of new details is a bit boring, Yamaha put together a promotional video that casts Rossi and teammate/rival Jorge Lorenzo as comedic corporate stooges.
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