Jay Leno on the D16RR

[Capo]

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=257627

[kopfjäger]

"It's as close to a Formula 1 as you're gonna get."

[Slide Panda]

IT's good to see someone who can afford all that stuff, and still appreciates it for the marvels that they are. 

[yotogi]

"It's no bargain. No wait, I take that back, it is a bargain!"

[duclvr]

My two favorite lines were

"It's like a Harley that went to college"

And

"It's just a couple of meatball subs heavier" 

[Monstermash]

Leno is one seriously cool dude. He's got more money that God and yet he's still downto earth. The kind of guy you'd want to have as a friend and hang out with.

[Autostrada Pilot]

what an amazing sound.  Very cool that he actually rides it (and doesn't just let it sit in the garage to look pretty).

[CMDRDAVE]

Leno is one seriously cool dude. He's got more money that God and yet he's still downto earth. The kind of guy you'd want to have as a friend and hang out with.

+1, He actually grew up in my home town and went to High School with my parents.  They say he really hasn't changed much.

[kopfjäger]

You guys crack me up. If some smoe posted a vid of himself riding up and down the road on D16RR, you guys would be saying shit like, I bet it never sees the track....Too bad he will never ride it like its supposed to be ridden....Just another rich guy w/ too much money. etc. etc., but since it's Leno. Oh he's so cool, gee he's a regular guy, etc. 

[teddy037.2]

I crack me up all the time!

I wouldn't ride that bike if I could afford it. I'd poop my pants!

[Monstermash]

You guys crack me up. If some smoe posted a vid of himself riding up and down the road on D16RR, you guys would be saying shit like, I bet it never sees the track....Too bad he will never ride it like its supposed to be ridden....Just another rich guy w/ too much money. etc. etc., but since it's Leno. Oh he's so cool, gee he's a regular guy, etc. 

This is funny, at least to me.

I'm not exactly a Leno fan. I think I've watched his show maybe 4-5 times. I was just commenting on how nice of a guy he seems to be. Plus he is a real enthusiast and collector. It doesn't appear that he buys bikes to put them in an office and look at them. Did you hear him talk about how some of the other bikes handled? And what about the Hailwood he bought new? He wasn't exactly a household name back in 1985 when he bought that.

I've also read a few articles that mention him hanging out at some local meeting place up in the hills of California like he was a regular guy. You never hear that sort of shit about any other stars.

There is a difference between an enthusiast and a poser. The enthusiast is someone who truely believes in what he is doing and has passion about it. A poser is someone who pretends to. Jay is obviously the former and that is something I respect regardless of who he is or how much money he has.

[Holden]

I was a little kid and I was in the van with my family when we drove past him (standing on the side of Mulholland getting his photo taken overlooking the valley). We all waved at him and he smiled and waved back.

[Capo]

I had the great fortune to work with him on a middle east USO tour, he is an alright guy.

I'm looking for a video of Tom Cruise riding his DR16 but can't seem to find one I know he can ride I saw top gun. 

[duclvr]

There is a difference between an enthusiast and a poser. The enthusiast is someone who truely believes in what he is doing and has passion about it. A poser is someone who pretends to. Jay is obviously the former and that is something I respect regardless of who he is or how much money he has.

+1

[Raux]

I had the great fortune to work with him on a middle east USO tour, he is an alright guy.

I'm looking for a video of Tom Cruise riding his DR16 but can't seem to find one I know he can ride I saw top gun. 

i bet that strange church of his confiscated it.