I cannot believe someone who made a career from racing motorcycles near 200 mph would die in a bicycle crash. The irony stings quite a bit.
The last American to win a MotoGP championship died today. Nicky is the reason I love 90° twins. His mastery on the RC51 was nothing short of incredible, it was the last big hurrah for Honda V twin superbikes before the rule changes and inline fours began to dominate. For 90° Twin fans like myself what he did was awesome. I will one day soon have a Nicky Hayden edition RC51 in my garage.
My little brother use to race flat track against the Haydens when he was a little kid. I say Haydens because there were three including his sister. One of the Haydens had his father and uncle run along side the bike after the race to try to catch it because they were to young to stop and put their feet on the ground.
It's sad he passed away.
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Damn. RIP Nicky. What talent. Loved watching him in MotoGP. Thanks for the post. I haven't seen MotoGP last year or this year due to a channel change in my area. My pkg doesn't have it anymore. Prayers for his family.
" like i said,....i didn't build it, i didn't buy it, and i didn't break it."
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