MotoGP legend Wayne Rainey will ride a custom-built Yamaha as part of his ‘Rainey’s Ride to the Races’ MotoAmerica event this summer in California. The American won three 500cc world titles ...

Rainey would eventually rise to the very top of the road racing tree thanks to his exquisite motorcycle handling, dirt-track background and uncanny ability to steer the YZR500 with the rear wheel.

Former MotoGP champion Wayne Rainey has been paralyzed ... riding his 1992 championship-winning Yamaha YZR500. Yamaha modified the controls, so Rainey could operate the bike with just his hands.