Ryuichi Kiyonari
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 23, 1982 Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryuichi Kiyonari (Japanese: 清成 龍一, Hepburn: Kiyonari Ryūichi; born September 23, 1982 in Saitama, Japan) is a retired Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
He previously rode a Honda CBR1000RR in the MFJ All-Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship. He was the 2006, 2007 and 2010 British Superbike champion and enjoys fame and popularity amongst British motorcycle race fans due to his success and personality. He raced for Honda Asia in 2012.
Kiyonari won the 2008 Suzuka 8-Hour race, teamed with his former WSBK teammate Carlos Checa.