
The way that 23 year old Hafizh Syahrin, a rider that Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team Manager Herve Poncharal describes as a “breath of fresh air”, earned his rookie MotoGP saddle would make many riders green with envy… the first Malaysian to ever compete in the premier class of Grand Prix is actually quite partial to a shade of scarlet.
When it comes to his the design of his X-Lite lid then #55 also likes to fit in some special dedication to his origins. “Nolan [parent company of X-Lite] came up with a design for me and two-three proposals and I opted for the one I used in the last race in Austin for the season,” he says in Jerez for round four of the series.