Eric Bostrom in his 883 Harley-Davidson days.

One year at Laguna Seca, Kocinski's Spanish girlfriend Toti Latorre littered the place with banners supporting her man. Her English wasn't great.

Colin Edwards II on the factory Yamaha YZF750 at Laguna Seca.

Damon Buckmaster in a pensive mood as the sun sets at Daytona ....

Just before Domenicali brought the Ducati race team in-house, Virginio Ferrari ran it under the AD/VF banner. Kocinski was his rider. JK looked to be at war with the mechanics. This was the moment of pole-joy, which lasted until John ran out of gas on the front straight at Laguna Seca and they had to go get the bike. Remarkably the bike fired right up but they still had to push it back. "It's a half-a fulla' gas!?'

Stephen Crevier's Honda 600 under the Smokin Joes tent with a captive audience. As hard as it may be to believe, Crevier was the late Merlyn Plumlee's favorite rider.

The footpeg in question. Scott Russell lost this in a crash in the Horseshoe at Daytona. You may have heard of this incident but consider how this may have played out if Medley had made those brackets and brake lever thinner and lighter.

Crewchief Tom Houseworth and team look over a slightly bent Yamaha YZF750 Superbike as ridden by 250 ace Rich Oliver.

There should be a name for those last seconds, stomach dropping, glances back and forth between crew, when a rider does not come around at the expected time on the stopwatch. Larry and Eraldo Ferracci and friends watch for rider Mat Mladin. Reg O'Rourke in the background.

Road Atlanta the year Scott Russell stopped by to the obliterate the AMA Superbike regulars. Earl, Tommy and the late Nicky Hayden were standing right above this scene with spectator tickets.

One of the Chief's better helmet paint jobs for Daytona.