Yamaha brings John Abraham and Moto GP Champion together

Media Release, September 1

NEW DELHI

John Abraham, popular youth icon and brand ambassador for Yamaha Motor India today met up with six-time Moto Grand Prix champion and Team Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi at the Brno Grand Prix. Invited to the event by the international biking phenomenon, Abraham and Rossi struck an instant rapport as passionate motorcycle enthusiasts.

Yamaha has always been associated with Moto sports globally. Inline to this Yamaha motor India wants to disseminate biking as a lifestyle, where each customer who rides a bike should enjoy the pleasure of biking.

"As a biker I have followed Valentino Rossi's career very closely. Meeting him at the Brno Grand Prix is a dream come true, made possible by Yamaha. Its really amazing to watch Rossi turning at 200 KMPH. I found Rossi to be a very cute, sweet and fun loving Guy. It's amazing how much he has achieved at such a young age yet manages to stay so rooted inspite of it all.", said John. Speaking on his association with Yamaha he added "My first ever bike was a Yamaha. At that point, I had borrowed money to buy it and had never dreamt I would be endorsing the brand and meeting up with its most famous biking legend someday. This association is truly special for me".

John Abraham presented Valentino Rossi with a t-shirt, collection of his DVDs and a Ganesha statue to wish him luck. John also visited the Brno circuit and saw Rossi's Yamaha YZR-M1 at the paddock area. John Abraham fulfilled his long cherished dream of watching Moto GP action in person with

the best in moto sport. John was also seen enthusiastically cheering Rossi to the chequered flag.

Speaking on the occasion Valentino Rossi said, "I am very happy to see a face from Yamaha India at the Grand Prix. I will catch up on the DVD of 'Dhoom' known to be a biking cult classic movie in India, once the race is over. I also look forward to visiting India some time in the future."

These are exciting times at Yamaha, with the parent company celebrating its 50th anniversary. Yamaha is also going aggressive with its evolving growth strategy for India taking biking to the next level and shifting focus from utility to lifestyle biking. The company will offer innovative designs, sporty looks and premium features across models as part of its strategy to heighten users' pleasure in biking. The company has recently launched Libero G5 and the new Yamaha DX and LX to give biking enthusiasts a new thrill. The new models are available through an extensive Yamaha sales and service network of 450 dealers across the country.

About Yamaha Motor India Private Limited: Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd. is a fully-owned subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., Japan. Its product range includes the CRUX and CRUX S in the 'basic' segment, Libero and Libero LX in the 'standard' segment, and the Fazer LX and DX in the 'executive' segment.

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