Salom tragically died after an incident during practice for the Moto2 Catalan Grand Prix in 2016, aged just 24.
The Spaniard was a former rival of Vinales’, the pair battling throughout the 2013 Moto3 campaign for the title – with the latter taking the crown as Salom ended up third.
Both moved on to Moto2 in 2014, before Vinales stepped up to MotoGP in 2015 with Suzuki, while Salom remained in the intermediate class.
Salom scored three podiums in Moto2, his last one coming in the season-opening Qatar GP in 2016 just a few months before his death.
Vinales owned a 125cc Aprilia of Salom’s which he bought from the RW Racing squad - which the late Spaniard raced for in 2011 and 2012 in the lightweight class - but has since gifted it to his family.
“I always try to do things that don’t go out to the world, to the media, because it’s a [personal] thing for myself,” Vinales said when asked about the bike with which Salom finished second in the 2011 Dutch GP.
“But yes, I sent the bike Luis when he was in 125cc. I bought it from the team here.
Source: Autosport