A specially equipped Yamaha XSR900 GP was ridden by Grand Prix racing champion Wayne Rainey during the 2025 MotoAmerica championship in Laguna Seca, US. The modified XSR900 GP was created to take into account Rainey’s disability, suffered during a career ending crash in 1993 at Misano circuit.
The three-time 500 cc world champion rode the XSR900 GP on a parade lap, marking Rainey’s return to the circuit since 1991, where he raced, and won, the 1991 US Grand Prix. Rainey’s last public appearance on two wheels was in 2022 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a modified Yamaha YZR500, the rear brake and gear shifter relocated to the handlebars to accommodate his individual riding needs.
For his Laguna Seca appearance, Yamaha provided Rainey with a purpose-built XSR900 GP fitted with Yamaha’s Y-AMT (Yamaha Automated Manual Transmission). Built by a team of engineers and designers at Yamaha Motor Europe, the Rainey XSR900 GP was also fitted with several adaptations to support Rainey in the riding position.
The XSR900 GP also came with a black Deltabox-style frame giving an aggressive and stealth-like aesthetic, completed by black wheels. The bike was finished in the the iconic Marlboro Yamaha Racing Team livery, with bold bands of red bisected by white.
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