Originally Posted by Angela O

Today it is being kept at a secure location in the province, under lock and key, before being brought out next weekend as the star exhibit at the Northern Ireland Motorcycle Festival in Belfast's King's Hall.

"The majority of them will be scrapped and will not find their way into museums because Yamaha does not want its competitors in the racing world to see and learn its development secrets."

The bike show, sponsored by Adelaide Insurance and the Institute of Advanced Motorists, opens at the King's Hall next Friday afternoon, March 16, and runs until Sunday night.

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That would be sacrilege It mustn't happen!

.....Why can't they just give the bike to Valentino like they did in 2004? I'm sure Vale wouldn't want to hear about the possibility of his beloved M1 (and the last bike he ever raced in the 990cc class) was to be crushed!