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Kousuke Akiyoshi
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Kousuke Akiyoshi (秋吉耕佑, Akiyoshi Kōsuke, born January 12, 1975) is a Japanese motorcycle road racer. He is a two-time champion in the All-Japan Superbike Championship, and has competed sporadically in the MotoGP World Championship.
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![]() Akiyoshi at the 2010 Dutch TT. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1975-01-12) January 12, 1975 (age 49) Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tellurium & Kohara RT HRC Test Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 090 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is known in his native Japan as a competitor in the MFJ All Japan Road Race GP250 Championship, and most notably the All Japan Superbike championship, where he has enjoyed success with the Yoshimura Suzuki team riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000. In July 2007 he, along with Yukio Kagayama, won the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race on a Yoshimura Suzuki bike.