Yamaha stars meet Jay Leno
On their way to Laguna Seca for this ꦰweekend's US Grand Prix, three of Yamaha's present MotoGP stars - plus some past champions - made a detour to the LA suburb of Burbank, home to Jay Leno's famous 'Big Dog Garage.'
Leno, host 𝓰of the Tonight Show, is a member of the AMA Hall of Fame and his garage - actually a 70,000 sq. ft. complex with several full time employees - houses over 200 motorcycles and cars, ranging from pioneer motorcycles like his 1918 Pope to an 800-horsepower 'Ecojet' car tuned to run on recycled cooking oil.
On their way to Laguna Seca for this weekend's US Grand Prix, three of Yamaha's present MotoGP stars - plus some past champions - made a detour to the🧔 LA subu♌rb of Burbank, home to Jay Leno's famous 'Big Dog Garage.'
Leno, host of the Tonight Show, is a member of the AMA Hall of Fame and his garage - actually a 70,000 sq. ft. complex wi🃏th several full time employees - houses over 200 motorcycles and cars, ranging from pioneer motorcycles like his 1918 Pope to an 800-horsepower 'Ecojet' car tuned to run on recycled🅺 cooking oil.
The latest addition to Leno's fleet is an ex-Eric Bostrom 2008 AMA Superbike R1, which was given to Leno duꦕring the visit as a surprise gift.
Leno only expected to host a dinner for Yamaha's MotoGP riders, which included championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, Tech 3 riders Ben🤡 Spies and Colin Edwards and Yamaha legends Kenny Roberts Sr, Eddie Lawson, and Wayne Rainey.
"Ther⛎e are so many vehicles in here," said Lawson, 🌳"that are just works of art."
When he posed for photos with Lorenzo, Spies, and Edwards, Leno quipped: "Yeah, ൲this is great - I love b♉eing the slowest guy in the room."
Peter has been in the paddock f♌or 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Ma♎rc Marquez’s injury issues.
