Nicky Hayden says he ‘just couldn’t say no’ to the chance to return to the Repsol Honda squad he won the 2006 MotoGP world championship with this weekend, with the American lining up at Phillip Island to replace the injured Dani Pedrosa. A racer at heart, the Honda World Superbike racer says when the call came through, he believed he had to jump at what could be his last opportunity to ride a factory Grand Prix machine. “What can I say, I like racing motorcycles! When I got the call, I knew immediately I had the chance to come back to what was always my dream team growing up and the bike I won the championship with. “I told my World Superbike crew chief after coming back from...
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