Former MotoGP racer Loris Capirossi has haꦚd five models of Suzuki’s GSX-8R road bike dedicated to him.

Capirossi enjoyed a long grand prix career which began 𒉰back in 1990 in the 125cc class, in which he was champion consecutively in his first two years.

The Italian won the 1998 250cc title with Aprilia before steppin♓g up to the premier class in 2000 on a Honda, scoring one victory in his maiden campaign.

Capirossi remained on Honda bikes through to the end of 2002, before switching to the factory Ducati squad for its MotoGP debut in 2003 -ꦐ which also marked his first season on a four-stroke grand prix bike.

He became Ducati’s first MotoGP race winner that year an🃏d remained with the squad to the end of 2007, when he joined S𝓀uzuki.

Capirossi spent three seasons on the GSV-R to the end of 2010, though managed just one podium in his time be�𒅌�fore contesting a final year in MotoGP in 2011 with Pramac Racing on a Ducati.

At the recent T♏urin Motor Show, 🦩Suzuki unveiled its Legend Edition Capirossi version of its GSX-8R.

The 82 bhp model, featuring a 7🍸76cc liquid cooled parallel twin engine and tubular steel chassis, dedicated to Capirossi is an ultra🐬-limited edition example of five.

“I tried it out ❀for the first time here in the square,” G🦹azzetta dello Sport reported Capirossi as saying in the Piazza Castello.

“It’s beautiful, very agile and fast.”

On his time with Suzuki in MotoGP, he said: “T🧸hey were fantastic years of which I have beautiful memo𒁏ries.”

Capirossi maintains a prominent role wiﷺthin t🅠he MotoGP paddock as Dorna Sports’ representative in Race Direction.

Earlier this year, the 2003 Ducati GP3 that Capirossi rode to victory in his first season for the Italian marque went up for auctio🌠n at Silverstone and sold for £✤201,250.