Q: when was your first drag bike race?
A: ‘91, about 17,
Q: only 4 years after you started riding.
A: I use to go to my friends house all
the time after school, and he had a machine shop. We would build bikes, and
he knew Elmer Trett, he use to talk to
him. I never knew what the guy looked
like but I was infatuated with him because he was a big top drag racer.
Q: so he was your idol
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Robert Zorn Drag Bike Racer
rom a young kid in his grandads garage watching Mad Max, to going 150 on a drag bike
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like his Idol Elmer Trett, I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with one of our
by: Justin
Land,
staff members to listen and learn of his love and passion for Drag racing, motorcycles, and
Chuck
the industry around him.
Welch,
Robert
Q: What got you started with Bikes?
Zorn
A: I have been interested in motorcycles since 5 years old. It has been what I group up on, because that’s
what my parents had. My dad a side car and we use to travel a lot, I use to ride in the side car with him and
we would travel all over the country, until I got old enough to ride my own bike.
Q: Which was?
A 13 Years old.
Q: so lets talk about it, what was your first bike.
A: Yamaha 1973 80s trial. I use to pretend I was flat tracking i Ёݡ