Japanese ace and former Yamaha rider Nori Haga took a quick spin on the Aprilia RSV Superbike yesterday in Valencia, according to World Superbike insiders.

Haga was dressed in all black leathers and the bike was without any sponsor decals for his ride, according to insiders. Haga has some lingering contract problems with Yamaha (presumably meaning that he is still under contract to Yamaha and is barred from riding another motorcycle in public or being photographed on another make of motorcycle) and the black leathers were a condition of Yamaha's to allow him to ride.