MotoGP legend Rainey to ride 500cc bike for first time since life-changing crash

The MotoGP legend suffered life-changing injuries in 1993 when he crashed during a race at Misano, which ended his career and left him paralysed from the waist down.

Rainey won three 500cc titles between 1990 and 1992 for Yamaha, and went on to manage a team for the Japanese marque before retiring in 1998.

Since 2015 he has been the president of MotoAmerica, which has helped revive the…