Yamaha Factory Riders Take Class in Indonesia

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Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies kicked off their one day visit to Jakarta this morning with a special visit to meet potential racing stars of the future. They shared some of their valuable knowledge with up and coming racers in the Indonesian Yamaha R Series Cup as part of a unique Yamaha Coaching Clinic. The MotoGP stars gave tips on rider positioning, cornering and overtaking to the delighted local riders. 

Following the morning coaching session Lorenzo went on to help Yamaha Motor Indonesia launch the new Yamaha Byson motorcycle to an audience of over 3000 Indonesian Yamaha Dealers at a special event just outside Jakarta. The 150cc Byson street bike is Yamaha’s star new machine for 2012 in Indonesia. Spies was due to co-host alongside his team mate however a bout of food poisoning unfortunately meant he was unable to participate. 

“It’s been a pleasure to meet the new Indonesian racers of the future,” said Lorenzo. “I think with good teachers they can be professional riders in world championships. It was important as well for us to see all the dealers here in Indonesia this afternoon who sell all the Yamaha bikes; I hope we helped to motivate them to achieve success in 2012.” 

“It’s been extremely cool to come here and meet the Indonesian people” commented Spies. “They’ve been so warm and welcoming to me. I’m really sorry to have not been able to meet all the dealers this afternoon, just my luck to get struck down with a bug today. I’m off to Bali now to recover and take a few days rest but I’m already looking forward to another opportunity to come back here again and see everyone.”

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Spies becomes intoxicated at a promotional event in Jakarta

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Ben Spies suffered food poisoning yesterday during promotional events, along with his teammate, Jorge Lorenzo, held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. The American, who is out of danger, a few days now travel to Bali where he hopes to fully recover from the mishap and be ready for the official preseason test, which start later this month in Sepang.

Lorenzo and Spies spent the day on Saturday to make Yamaha promotional events in Jakarta. In the morning both drivers gave a clinic for young riders of the Yamaha R Series Cup, giving them tips on how to be placed on a motorcycle, how to take corners and how to deal with overtaking, training, after which the young drivers, with great future prospects, ended delighted. 

In the afternoon, Jorge met with more than three thousand Indonesian distributors to introduce the new Yamaha Byson, which is the new star of the Japanese manufacturer's catalog for the Asian market. The event could not go with Spies, who suffered food poisoning at lunch and had to be treated clinically. 

"It was a real pleasure to meet Indonesian pilots of the future," said Lorenzo. "I think if you follow the advice and training can apply to become future world champions," he urged. "It was also important to share with the Indonesian Yamaha dealer, I hope I could motivate some to achieve the targets set for 2012." 

Meanwhile, Spies said, "It was great to come here and meet people Indonesia, which have given us a very warm welcome. I feel that I was unable to attend the meeting with dealers, I had bad luck with intoxication. But now I'm going to Bali to recover and rest for a few days. I hope to return soon and return to share experiences with them. "

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Ben Spies Join Jorge Lorenzo in Indonesia

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After few days ago Jorge Lorenzo came to Indonesia, his teammate Ben Spies arrived and did some program with Yamaha Indonesia.

One of their program on Indonesia is coaching clinic for Indonesian riders. This event fully support by Yamaha.

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