Need a MotoGP or WSBK Fix? Scroll Thru A Scattered Group of Soup Archive Images
by Clem Sturdly
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
ohlin(1/73)
A Repsol or Gas print ad ...
Brian J Nelson(2/73)
Ben Bostrom's old garage. The entire building with bikes, leathers, Evel bikes, all the old Triumphs burned to the ground in the So-Cal fires. When told that everything was gone Ben said he was glad. "I'm so sick of taking care of memories; I'm going for a ride."
Crowbar(3/73)
Yes. We knew Cameron long before many others. Few remember he was kind of a Mike "Crowbar" Doran project when he was a tot.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Al Ivins(4/73)
Jim Allen enjoys a chat after practice.
Dean F. Adams(5/73)
Jerry Burgess gets a reading on Texas at the CoTA test.
The late great Larry Schultz from Freemont CA. A mechanic for Gardner one season. (6/73)
Burgess behind the camper on a Sunday night in Germany. 1986.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean Adams(7/73)
For a long time this is the last time these two spoke. Shortly after this Capirossi left Rainey Yamaha and the three time world champion was piiiiisssssed.
Dean F. Adams(8/73)
The late Chris Carter at Daytona during his radio show.
Dean F. Adams(9/73)
Gotta always make sure the return throttle cable runs free. Las Vegas.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Willy Ivins(10/73)
THE CYCLE DUFFEL BAGS ARE FINALLY ARRIVING.
Mark Spellcheck(11/73)
THE RE-CYCLE event with Phil Schilling and a cast of 30-40.
Brian J Nelson(12/73)
Doug Polen. He owned WSBK for years.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean F. Adams(13/73)
The employee parking lot at Ducati in the Carl era. Troy Bayliss stood there and told Domenicali when he won the title he wanted it replaced. He did. It was.
Dean F. Adams(14/73)
Cool helmet. Then it burned up.
Dean Adams(15/73)
Fans!
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean F. Adams(16/73)
Guy Coulon, a French mastermind.
Shemp Spies(17/73)
Ben Spies literally rode a CBR900RR in the oil filelds--solo!--when he was 11-12.
Dean F. Adams(18/73)
Back when 200 mph was impressive. Now it's "Sunday".
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Fred (19/73)
Words from Red Bull.
Not KC(20/73)
Retired Dunlop tire engineer Jim Allen raced professionally before he joined Dunlop.
Dean F. Adams(21/73)
Burgess pulls Doohan's NSR500 out of the tent at Laguna Seca.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Jakes Dad(22/73)
Jake Zemke, age 3, on his dad's Astro.
Larry Little(23/73)
King Kenny Roberts. Late at night he makes his own putters. He can weld ti ...
Scott Russell(24/73)
The infamous Lego RC30 which sat in the Tokyo airport for a long time.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Larry Schultz(25/73)
Mamola humor.
Dean F. Adams(26/73)
This was all that was left after MM93 finished his first test at CotA. He tore the burned off knee puck from his leathers, pulled the plugs out of his ears and walked away. After that day his life was never the same.
Paul Kelly(27/73)
Nicky, Earl and a car racer at Indianapolis. Nicky came to the Speedway as a guest of Nascar.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Brian J Nelson(28/73)
Mechanic humor.
(29/73)
Tito Adams(30/73)
A D V E R T I S M E N T
(31/73)
The next Barry Sheene.
Dean F. Adams(32/73)
The throttle cable incident.
Dean F. Adams(33/73)
And then in the second corner of the first lap ...
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean F. Adams(34/73)
Sic. Indy. Dennys.
Dean F. Adams(35/73)
Thomas Stevens' Yoshimura Suzuki Superbike ...
Dean F. Adams(36/73)
That time we all got in real trouble with the Yamaha credit card.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean F. Adams(37/73)
Things changed when MM93 hit MotoGP.
Dean Adams(38/73)
Sunday night ice cream.
Dean F. Adams(39/73)
The late Jimmy Adamo at Brainerd WSBK.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Superbikeplanet Staff(40/73)
Some day we'll tell the Westie stolen car Dovi chasing him all over Europe story.
(41/73)
Chaz's phone.(42/73)
That one time Chaz put the Beemer over the fence.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
(43/73)
The next Barry Sheene.
Bob Starr(44/73)
Leno and Burgess at Indy ....
Dean Adams(45/73)
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Brian J Nelson(46/73)
Marta Plumlee and her people at Daytona.
Michele Morisetti(47/73)
Fogarty was tight and spoke in Carl-speak.
Sheene didn't care that Carl didn't care for him.
Murph(48/73)
Things get out of hand that time at Indy.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean Adams(49/73)
Atlanta. Ray Farrow, Ferrach' Corser and Myron, Corser's assistant.
Dean Adams(50/73)
The "no photos allowed at this time" glance. One more and you be out.
Dean Adams(51/73)
Kevin Cameron and Jeff Farmer chat before the 250 race at Topeka. Al Sal's Aprilia 250 on the stand. The season we all learned of the different levels of Aprilia spares and how no one in America ever got good parts.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
(52/73)
Honda(53/73)
The end was bad but the season was good.
Repsol Honda(54/73)
Mick offers to help.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean F. Adams(55/73)
The not happy look.
(56/73)
Long time ...
Dean Adams(57/73)
Yosh bike, ready for the win ...
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Dean F. Adams(58/73)
Married her after the 200 win ...
Clair Adams(59/73)
Hodgson's then GF.
Michele Morisetti(60/73)
Larry Pegram during his World Supersport try-out ...
A D V E R T I S M E N T
(61/73)
Yamaha's Laguna Seca USGP decals were legend.
Dean Adams(62/73)
Scott Russell, Jamie James and Freddie Spencer talk over the race at Road America ...
(63/73)
Brian Uchida. right hand side, front row.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Mark Homchick(64/73)
Mark Homchick and friends at Daytona.
Danny Coe(65/73)
Did Rainey EVER lose a race at Laguna Seca?
Dean F. Adams(66/73)
Bad flight. Bad night. Sore back. Sore feet. Before he even put in a lap he was already in a bad mood.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
(67/73)
Win damn-near the first GP I entered? Yes, yes I did.
Dean F. Adams(68/73)
Ron Haslam's RGv500 is warmed up at Laguna in 1989.
Dean F. Adams(69/73)
Tommy watching his brother lap at Laguna Seca.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Roxanne ...(70/73)
Poe-leece did not like the plate ...
Dennis the K(71/73)
Gary Nixon. Stuff like this just happened.
Julian Ryder(72/73)
Quite probably the most popular win ever at Ducati. TB21 at Valencia 2006.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
Mark the L(73/73)
An old Soup decal
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