VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rides a scooter in paddock during the last round of Comunitat Valenciana Grand Prix MotoGP in the Valencia Circuit on November 5, 2009 in Valencia, Spain. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rides a scooter in paddock during the last round of Comunitat Valenciana Grand Prix MotoGP in the Valencia Circuit on November 5, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.

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