The Vancouver Sun is reporting on its website today that the Yamaha R1 made famous in a YouTube video featuring the rider speeding along the Trans-Canada Highway was sold recently for $4,651 in an online auction.

According to the Sun the auction was conducted by B.C.’s Civil Forfeiture Office, which can seize property believed to have been used for unlawful activity. The winning bidder, 4x4albert, beat more than 70 bids to claim the 2006 R1. The above photo displays an R1 of the same model year as the one sold in the auction.

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The now very popular Hitler Downfall YouTube video used so often as a template to poke funny at any number of pop-culture subjects has been employeed as a zinger on Valentino Rossi’s performance during qualifying for the Qatar round of MotoGP 2012.

“Hitler’s” plans, near the video’s end, to resurrect the Ducati name via scooter production is priceless. Enjoy!

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It’s no secret that a lot of pro roadracers use motocross as a means of training in their off-season: The general theory is that learning to manage the near-constant loss of traction in the dirt helps riders better manage rear wheel spin on their roadrace bikes.

In this YouTube video we get a somewhat rare glimpse of Valentino Rossi riding something other than a 200-plus hp MotoGP machine.

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