Custom Rossi R1 up for auction
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Custom Rossi R1 up for auction
A special edition Valentino Rossi Yamaha R1 will be going under the hammer in an attempt to raise money for the official MotoGP charity Riders for Health.
The bike, displaying Rossi’s world famous “Five Continents” graphics, and customised using thousands of dollars worth of aftermarket parts donated by manufacturers, will be auctioned off in an event organised by 1972 Daytona 200 winner Don Emde on an as yet undetermined date.
The project team includes brains from AGV, Drudi Performance, Roland Sands Design and Pole Position Racing and also has the backing of major names including Yamaha USA, K&N, Ohlins, Bridgestone and Goodridge.
Riders for Health is a charity aiming to make medical help and supplies accessible to some of the most remote parts of Africa, providing motorcycle transport to doctors and medics to enable them to reach areas that are inaccessible to other forms of transport.
“Riders for Health is the official charity of the MotoGP series and I am so appreciative of the support from everyone in the sport that were involved in the project,” Emde told MCN.
“We did not want to rush the bike into an auction before we had a chance to give it wide exposure, so the exact auction date and location is not yet set.”
A date has not yet been pencilled in for the auction, which will take place online, but Emde is hoping to confirm one soon.
“One thing I want to have in place would be the ability for anyone to bid on the machine, via online or some off-site methods,” he added. “That would be something we would announce on the website, www.friendsofriders.org“
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