Paul Bird has unveiled his latest establishment-challenging sponsor in the shape of adult movie channel Minxflix.com which will have its branding on both his GPMS/Aprilia and Kawasaki racebikes

Laverty will make his MotoGP debut at Qatar on the same weekend at Byrne embarks on quest to break all British Superbike records and become the first man to be a four-time MCE-BSB Champion.

"I'm so excited about this deal it's unreal. These are historic times for us at PBM UK what with wheeling out our own, self-built MotoGP machine as well as Shakey looking to become the most successful rider in BSB history," said Bird.

"And now having some of the hottest talent around making up our grid team, it's going to be an awesome year. The lads in the team have been tasked with checking out the Minxflix.com offering and we can confirm it's top quality.”