Wes Cooley Motorcycle Racer

Wes cooley gs1000 endurance racer.

Wes cooley motorcycle racer. American motorcycles racing motorcycles vintage motorcycles custom street bikes custom bikes suzuki cafe racer cafe racers moto car hot bikes. The last time wes cooley jr. Cooley got his start on the southern california club racing scene where his father ran a club racing organization. He won the 1979 and 1980 ama superbike championships on a yoshimura suzuki gs1000s.

The 2016 ama vintage motorcycle days grand marshal. The gs1000s was yet another evolution of suzuki’s mainstay gs model. “i fell in love with the custom motorcycle culture in 2011 after seeing a friend’s honda cb175t cafe racer.” Ama ( self.motorcycles ) submitted 1 year ago by wescooley34

Wes was a popular racer in superbike and had some major success with suzuki (ama champion in ’79 and ’80), but failed to be honored with his own bike. It had leading link forks that were not really, as they were more like hinges that let the wheel go up and down. Wester steven cooley, (born june 28, 1956 in los angeles, california), better known as wes, is an american former motorcycle road racer in the ama superbike class. Taming the new gs1000 roadster, wes took suzuki to their first ama superbike title in 1979.

Wearing scrubs and a smile on his face, cooley, a clinical assistant, can be seen on the surgical floor of st. Voir plus d'idées sur le thème moto, moto suzuki, café racer. Suzuki never officially cashed in on wes cooley’s name and fame, but the 1980 gs1000s was a stunning silhouette of the ama racer. Gs 1980 suzuki gs1000s, wes cooley replica

Cooley picked up wins at pocono and laguna seca that year. Discover (and save!) your own pins on pinterest Wes cooley’s accolades go on and on, but you won’t hear him bragging about them. Yoshimura began working with suzuki in 1978.

Hanging with wes cooley at vintage motorcycle days. Eight ama superbike race wins. Regardless, we still consider these models as cooley replicas. The gs1000, while no more powerful than the kawasaki that cooley had raced the year before, was a much better handling motorcycle.

Buy it now +c $32.44 shipping; It probably has more depth than anywhere else in the world. Motorcycle classics is america's premier magazine for collectors and enthusiasts, dreamers and restorers. It will be cool to see suzuki defend the title this year and perhaps cooley will bring the brand some good luck.

1980 suzuki gs1000s wes cooley for sale on ebay. My name is wes cooley, i was the ama superbike champion in 1979 and 1980 and entered into ama hall of fame, 2004. This is a 1980 wes cooley replica. Or best offer +c $4.73 shipping;

Old motor racing photo 1980s motorcycle racer wes cooley at daytona. Resurrected from the dead, the first time builders suzuki gs550e was inspired by wes cooley’s gs1000s yoshimura race bike of 1979 and it’s every bit as cool. Arai wes cooley helmet suzuki large. An ama motorcycle hall of famer.

It was produced for only the years 1979 and 1980 with production numbers estimated to be in the 750 range for 1980. Before cooley, many of the riders in superbike were older, more conservative and rode european t. He won the 1979 and 1980 ama superbike championships on a yoshimura suzuki gs1000s. Suzuki motos suzuki bikes suzuki gsx racing motorcycles custom motorcycles custom bikes moto cafe cafe bike course moto.

“the first motorcycle that i rode was a suzuki 80, a step through, red and white, with a small fairing in front of it. Street fighter motorcycle suzuki motorcycle motorcycle style suzuki cafe racer cafe racers suzuki gsx 750 cafe bike old bikes sportbikes. Ama motorcycle magazine w/ rodney smith's 04 suzuki rm250 wes cooley eddie craft. Wes cooley inducted to the motorcycle museum's hall of fame 2004 1979 and 1980 ama superbike champion.

Wes cooley was born in 1956 and it was hardly a surprise that motorcycles would become a big part of his life. And when the japanese get into.