BBC To Ride Hopper's MotoGP Bike

Posted by Matt Finley Mar 23, 2007

This is not only un-precedented, it's not fair! Nobody outside the Suzuki team has ever ridden one of the new 800cc MotoGP bikes, but now Steve Perrish has. It will be aired before the Jerez race. (If you can't view it on BBC2 at 12:30 on Sunday, March 25th, you can catch it on the Rizla Suzuki's MotoGP web site in the videos section next week.

Quotes from Steve Parrish after the ride:

“It was an absolute privilege to ride John Hopkins’ bike and I can now appreciate why this year’s lap times are already faster than those from last season.

“No one expected the bikes to be this good. However, these new generation machines are a beautifully balanced package, as opposed to the tire shredding 990’s.

“I’m sure the 800’s will just get faster and faster over the season, as the teams continue to develop the bikes. The GSV-R felt fantastic thanks Rizla Suzuki MotoGP!

That's one lucky bastard. Imagine the pressure.