Valentino Rossi back on the Yamaha M1

Valentino Rossi has posted a bunch of moody photos of the M1 and his Doctorness on Instagram.  2013 is going to be a classic year for bike racing, what with Michael Dunlop in the Honda factory team for the TT and Rossi on the M1 in MotoGP.

John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop might be the most un-PR pairing ever but Rossi knows how to whip up a crowd.  And with these photos he's doing just that.  Will he whup Lorenzo or will he 'do a Schumacher' and limp along in the sunset of his career?

We'll find out soon.  We cannot wait.  Like we said, 2013 is going to be a classic.