When Nicky Hayden announced his move to the World Superbike Championship at the Motegi pre-race press conference, it not only confirmed our reports on the 2006 MotoGP World Champion's impending move to the production-based series, but it also signaled the curtain drawing down on a 13-year Grand Prix career.
We managed to catch up with Hayden in a Kuala Lumpur hotel on the eve of the penultimate 2015 MotoGP season race at Sepang, and the Kentuckian gave us his reasons for the move, and his thoughts on the upcoming season. Click on the video link above to find out what Hayden had to say...
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