Wayne Rainey

YAMAHA: XSR900 GP honours Rainey’s riding return

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Mark Lancaster

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14th July 2025

In celebration of a racing legend, on 11th July, Yamaha Motor Europe has presented a unique custom-built XSR900 GP model to 3-time 500cc World Champion, Wayne Rainey in close collaboration with Yamaha Motor US. The occasion marked Rainey’s third time riding Yamaha machinery since his race career-ending accident in 1993. During that time, the racing…
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ARCHIVE: 1991 was a good year for Yamaha

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Mark Lancaster

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21st October 2024

LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN 1991 was a pretty good year for Yamaha. VJMC’s Steve Cooper remembers how it went down… As is so often the way in many motor sports, a capricious decision caused a lot of head scratching and work for the Yamaha team ahead of the 1991 season. Michelin’s bean counters decided the cons…
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ARCHIVE: Rainey Reigns

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Mark Lancaster

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23rd September 2024

VJMC’s Steve Cooper remembers… With the YZR finally in fine fettle, Yamaha looked to be in with a shot of reclaiming the title Rider coach, trackside fettler and GP guru Kel Carruthers had gone but Yamaha was still in dire need of reclaiming the prestigious Number One plate. As was always the case, ‘more power’…
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Wayne Rainey to ride his YZR500 at the Festival of Speed

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Mike Robinson

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23rd February 2022

Goodwood has announced that three-time 500cc World Motorcycle Champion Wayne Rainey will make his first appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard on 23-26 June 2022. Renowned for its unrestricted access to the mighty machines of motorsport and the riders and drivers who made them famous, this year’s Festival of Speed will…
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Wayne Rainey

YAMAHA: XSR900 GP honours Rainey’s riding return

ARCHIVE: 1991 was a good year for Yamaha

ARCHIVE: Rainey Reigns

Wayne Rainey to ride his YZR500 at the Festival of Speed

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