Friends of Geezer Gears Racing

If you race you know that when the racing is done for the day the racing rivalries go away.  At night the racers gather around the pits to share stories and fix bikes (ok and to drink a little beer too!).  It's during these times that friendships develop that continue to grow well away from the track.

We've gotten to know a few racers that way.  As a new item for the blog this year we'll feature one of our co-racers with pictures and interviews and race videos.

Today we'll give props to Santiago Shirtz.  Santiago has been around racing since the age of 5.  His dad was a road racer too so racing runs in the family!  If you are a fan of Colorado motorcycle road racing and have been to the races then you have seen #999 on the Ducati ST2.


He put together a racing video for Roger that we're featuring here:

Here's the link to the video on YouTube

Next time you see him at the track make sure you mention you saw his movie on the Geezer Gears Blog!


See ya' at the track!

Pops

A Lifetime of Bikes

So the other day I asked Roger how many bikes he has owned.  He started rattling off a list of bikes but and had to go back a couple of times to fill in the gaps.  Needless to say it was quite an impressive list.

Roger loves his motorcycles.  When he was prepping for evacuation due to the Hayman Fire, the first things he brought over to my garage were his guitars and his motorcycles!

Let's take a trip down memory lane - let me know if you had the same bikes!

a 1960's Harley-Davidson Hummer 125:

1972 Honda Z50:

1973 Honda CL70:

1973 Honda CB500:

1975 Honda XL125:

1978 Yamaha XS750:

1982 Honda V45:

1984 Honda XR250:

1986 Honda Aspencade:

1986 BMW K1200R:

1986 Suzuki GSXR 1100:

1987 Honda XR250:

1987 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883:

1991 Suzuki RMX250:

1991 Honda XR600:

1998 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883:

2001 Honda XR650R:

2004 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra:

2004 Buell XB1200S:

2004 Suzuki SV650S:

2008 Yamaha Zuma 50cc:

2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide:

2010 BMW 1200GS:

2014 KTM EXC350:

2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300:

If you notice there are a lot of Honda's on that list.  We are currently racing the Suzuki SV650S but if you are a Honda dealer, a Yamaha dealer, or Buell dealer and want to make us an offer to switch to your brand just let us know.  Likewise, if you are a Suzuki dealer and want to sponsor us to keep us on the Suzuki just let us know!


See ya' at the track!

Pops

Meet The Team - Back Again!

Ok so we've covered Roger's enduro racing days but I can assure you that he wasn't always so serious.  He loves to travel on his various bikes and he's taken trips to Illinois, Sturgis, Canada, Oregon, and even Alaska on his motorcycles.

First the 'old school' picture from 1997 just to embarrass him a bit.  He's on his 1986 GSXR that he drag raced at the drag strip at PMI in Pueblo in the late 90's:

On a fun ride up to Cripple Creek:

A day trip up to Rocky Mountain National park:

A trip to Hyder Alaska in 2010:

On his way to Banff, Alberta, Canada in 2010:

And of course Sturgis (2013):

Stay tuned for more.  The next segment will feature Roger's drag racing days!

See ya' at the track!

Pops