Honda's Italian-designed, Japanese-made Amerigasm

This is the bike Roger Lee Hayden will ride as a Moto2 wild card entry at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in August. Despite featuring graphics designed by Drudi Performance, an Italian company, this Japanese-made Moriwaki MD600 is as American as it gets, it’s being fielded by American Honda in a team managed by Kevin Schwantz. Hayden’s also getting a set of custom leathers for the event. Bet you can’t guess what colors they are. >

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