Carlos Martinez
Age: 43 Year: 2000 Miles Done: 7000
Mods: Black heat wrapped Yoshimura slip-ons, custom paint and decals, undertail, rear hugger, Ducati-style mirrors with signals, one-off seat, grips, flat-black bolts, smoked screen, Michelin Pilot Power 2CT tires, reflective yellow rim tape, T-Rex sliders, HD lights
Best Upgrade: "The LED flushmounts and the Bosch HID lights. They Illuminate as far as my eyes can see and I feel safe knowing everyone can see me coming and signaling."
Favorite Aspect: "The torque, knowing I have the power when I need it at any speed. I have never been let down."
Dennis Hans
Age: 31 Year: 2000 Miles Done: 25,000
Mods: Custom stretched swingarm with 240 rear tire, Six Shooter custom clear clutch cover and pressure plate, Sato rearsets, Ohlins shock, Traxxion Dynamics fork internals, Urban Industries radius-lipped wheels, Vortex clip-ons, NOS, Sprint steering damper, Vandriver brake reservoirs, Galfer Wave rotors, SS braided brake/clutch lines and throttle cables, custom candy paint with 50 coats of clear, mirror mounts, levers, pegs and shifter
Best Upgrade: "It would have to be the suspension."
Favorite Aspect: "I just love the bike and always have, the sound, the power delivery, the blank stares I receive when cruising down the roads-it's all just fun."
Engerson Lambert II
Age: 40 Year: 2003 Miles Done: 5,000
Mods: K&N air filter, air box lid removed, Yoshimura full exhaust, Power Commander II, EBC brake pads, 520 conversion with 16/40 gearing
Best Upgrade: "The 520 conversion with the 16/40 because it makes the bike perform better under acceleration."
Favorite Aspect: "The V-twin motor and the fairings."
Bob Syvinski
Age: 38 Year: 2001 Miles Done: 50,000
Mods: Traxxion Dynamics fork internals, Bitubo rear shock
Best Upgrade: "The suspension upgrades made a huge difference."
Favorite Aspect: "It's different, not a lot of folks have seen it before so there are plenty of opportunities to talk about my bike. Usually this happens after I ride in to a fuel station with a rumbling V-twin sound, when folks expect the four-cylinder high pitch that 'should' match the bike's appearance."
Marc Perrone
Age: 41 Year: 1999 Miles Done: 18,800
Mods: M4 exhaust, BMC air filter, NGK plugs, Power Commander III, Sharkskinz intake tubes, upper and lower fairings, Sebimoto Superbike seat, Graves fairing stay, Vesrah RJL pads and rotors, Vortex rearsets, Lightech fuel cap, Dunlop 209 GP tires, lightened rear rotor, Kevlar front brake lines, Penske shock with LE linkage, Traxxion Dynamics forks setup for 180-pound rider
Best Upgrade: "The suspension. The stock rotary suspension on these bikes is its weakest link, but a good shock and fork internals make magic on the track."
Favorite Aspect: "It's a legend. People know them when they hear them and it takes some skill to tote one of these around at a good pace on the track. The engines are also solid."
Eddie Law
Age: 26 Year: 2003 Miles Done: 10,000
Mods: Pipercross air filter, stubby cans, Yoshimura box map, heated grips, truck bedliner coating on body and frame, sliders, additional brake light
Best Upgrade: "Heated grips-I ride year round."
Favorite Aspect: "Sounds badass and shoots blue flames."