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Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa celebrates on podium of the MotoGP race of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 6, 2009. Italian Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi won the race ahead of teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

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Japanese Honda 250cc rider Hiroshi Aoyama takes a curve during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Aoyama tooks the pole position ahead of Spain's Aprilia rider Hector Barbera and Italian Gilera rider Marco Simoncelli.

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Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa powres round a bend during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Italian moto GP Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the pole position ahead of Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo.

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Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa powers round a bend during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Italian moto GP Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the pole position ahead of Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo.

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Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

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Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

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Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

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Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

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Honda Repsol rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain rides the fourth corner before crashing in the MotoGP race at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 30, 2009.

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Dani Pedrosa, of Spain, rides his Honda in front of teammate Andrea Dovizioso, of Italy, on his way to winning the pole during qualifying for the Indianapolis Moto GP motorcycle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009.

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Dani Pedrosa, of Spain, rides his Honda in front of teammate Andrea Dovizioso, of Italy, on his way to wining the pole during qualifying for the Indianapolis Moto GP motorcycle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009.

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi of Italy and Honda's Toni Elias (C) of Spain spray a hostess with champagne during the award ceremony of the Czech Republic Grand Prix at the Masaryk circuit in Brno August 16, 2009.

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi of Italy is followed by Honda's Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo of Spain in the early laps of the Czech Republic Grand Prix at the Masaryk circuit in Brno August 16, 2009.

Honda's Toni Elias (24) of Spain leads Honda's Andrea Dovizioso (4) and Suzuki's Loris Capirossi (65) from Italy during the Czech Motorcycling Grand Prix at the Masaryk circuit in Brno August 16, 2009.

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi of Italy and Honda's Toni Elias (C) of Spain spray a hostess with champagne during the award ceremony of the Czech Republic Grand Prix at the Masaryk circuit in Brno August 16, 2009.

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy rides behind Honda rider Gabor Talmacsi of Hungary during the classification for the Czech Grand Prix at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno August 15, 2009.

Retired Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher crashes his Honda motorcycle during a practice session at the Sachsenring race track near Chemnitz in this June 12, 2008 file photo. Schumacher was not injured in the above crash.

Retired Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher crashes his Honda motorcycle during a practice session at the Sachsenring race track near Chemnitz in this June 12, 2008 file photo. Schumacher was not injured in the above crash.

A visitor looks at a Honda Freed car during the 17th Indonesian International Motor Show 2009 in Jakarta August 1, 2009.

A man rides on a Honda's motorcycle at a showroom in Tokyo July 29, 2009.

Yamaha MotoGP rider James Toseland of Britain (L) and Honda rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain climb out of the Melbourne loop during a British Motorcycling Grand Prix practice session at the Donington Park circuit, central England July 24, 2009.

Yamaha MotoGP rider James Toseland of Britain (R) and Honda rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain take the Melbourne loop during a British Motorcycling Grand Prix practice session at the Donington Park circuit, central England July 24, 2009.

Medics carry Honda 250 cc rider Ratthapark Wilairot of Thailand off the track after he crashed during the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring circuit, near the eastern German town of Hohenstein-Ernsthal, July 19, 2009.

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Japanese Honda rider Hiroshi Aoyama gestures in the pits during the 250cc qualifying session on July 18, 2009 at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernsttahl, eastern Germany on the eve of the German Grand Prix meeting. Aoyama took the fourth position.

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Japanese Honda rider Hiroshi Aoyama is pushed in the pitlane during the 250cc qualifying session on July 18, 2009 at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernsttahl, eastern Germany on the eve of the German Grand Prix meeting. Aoyama took the fourth position.