More Morning Moto News - Rossi and Lorenzo, Freixenet & More About Sepang Practice

MotoGP Fiat Yamaha riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi took some time after their testing in Malaysia to stop in Thailand. They visited the Yamaha Riders Club and visited with and answered the questions of a select group of lucky riders. It was certainly an event not to be missed if you live in that nation!

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Freixenet and Dorna have decided to continue their partnership. Freixenet will continue to provide the cava at each of the MotoGP events through 2011. It's always good news when a huge sponsor like this stays the course.

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First up in the practice category is the unbelievable early performance of Ben Spies at the Malaysian test. He was on fire and managed to be in the top-five overall. That bodes very well for his freshman year in the MotoGP paddock.

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Loris Capirossi had a great test in Malaysia and he is quite happy with the testing he and his team completed. They have made some definite progress and it did show last weekend. As for Alvaro Bautista, he also made great progress in getting used to his new race weapon. Suzuki seems ready to compete, but only time will tell.

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Thailand Seems to Love Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo

Lorenzo was in Thailand as part of a Yamaha press tour - he visited the Thailand Yamaha factory and then stopped by the country's most important Yamaha dealership, Yamaha Rider's Club. Apparently, crowds followed him no matter where he was - he is a true celebrity in Thailand, as well as the rest of the motorcycle racing world...

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Honda to Introduce New Scooter - PCX 125 - in Thailand

It may not sound that important, but this scooter may very well be sold at a dealership near you. It will run a novel 125c.c. engine which can do 118 miles per gallon! It does this with an electronic system that will shut off the engine when stopped and then instantly start it back up once the throttle is opened. Looks like Honda is spreading is tech around to all their models as the VFR1200 will have a similar, though not as drastic, system.

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Kawasaki Clarifies Production Move to Thailand

All they have really said is that the original report was incorrect and they will continue to produce motorcycles in Japan - not much here, but they are at least talking about it now.

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