Valentino Rossi's '07 MotoGP bike in a hotel parking Garage!

[YellowRacer]

http://www.kawiforums.com/showthread.php?t=121468

Some people are just so damn lucky...

[Jeff]

*wow* I can't believe they would just leave it there unsecured...  I'd have been too afraid to touch it for fear of being shot...

[zeroice]

Thats awesome. My buddy saw this same bike at a truck stop. I totally thought he was BS-ing me and that it was a replica. I gotta find a link to my buddies pictures... Will post shortly.

How funny...

[kl3640]

That cannot be Rossi's bike...nowhere in those pics do I see turn signals or switches, high-beam switch, or a horn button.  Would one of the biggest teams in MotoGP really skimp just to save a few dollars on such things?  Do they really expect Rossi to use hand signals when he's about to stop or make a turn?  There aren't even any headlights...how can he ride a night???  I say that it's just a very clever copy, but they unfortunately forgot some of the details... :) :) :)

In all seriousness, that's very, very cool.  That's one of those stories where nobody believes you until you pull out the pictures.  I'm glad that those guys had the balls to lift off that cover and take the pics...twice no less!

[speeddeemn]

That was actually my post on the Kawiforums.  I've been a member here for awhile, but I'm mostly a lurker here since I just began doing track days this summer.

[MELK-MAN]

incredible. Glad you took some photos of that bike. What a work of art!!

[r1owner]

Cool pics!  I saw that thing going thru the pits and thought WTF!

I can't believe the bike even has a VIN (of some sort) stamped on the frame.... is that for contingency purposes? ;)

[speeddeemn]

Here is a video documentary of the Italian guys hauling that bike with the Fiat from New York to Indy.  The link below is to one of the 4 videos.  Once you are on the page, the other videos are below the one playing.

http://www.deejay.it/dj/multimedia/dettaglio/type-V/idMedia-2184/New-york:-Albertino-incontra-vale

[kl3640]

That was actually my post on the Kawiforums.  I've been a member here for awhile, but I'm mostly a lurker here since I just began doing track days this summer.

Hey, thanks for sharing...that'll be a good story to tell around the paddock for years to come!