All Entries in the "Tommy Bolton" Category
Tommy named Dragbike.com “Person of the Week”
In February 2010 Tommy Bolton was named Dragbike.com’s “Person of the Week“. Honored for his long history of motorcycle drag racing as an African-American, Tommy’s life was highlighted in great detail.
Tommy Bolton Vintage Clip circa 1986
We found this recently on Youtube, a 1986 video clip by pro racer Ricky Gadson showing his friend Tommy Bolton talking some smack at the drag races!
Tommy Bolton back from knee surgery
After several years of pain, Tommy finally went in for knee surgery in September. After a month long recovery, he is now back to building the fastest motorcycles on the planet. In this video Tommy updates us on some of the projects he is working on, including dropping a 1650cc inline 4 motor into a [...]
Tommy Bolton in the Dragbike USA August 1989
Tommy Bolton has a long history of drag racing across the USA. In the summer of 1989 he traveled to Spokane, WA for the Dragbike USA Northwest Cyclebration. Tommy made the finals and had the top time in qualifying, but a bit too much nitrous at the end relegated him to second place for the [...]
Tommy Bolton circa 1984
Tommy was an accomplished drag racer and engine builder in Los Angeles in 1984 at the age of 24 years old. He not only built and rode world-class race bikes, but liked to customize Harley Davidson bikes to fit his style. Here he is with his own “pimped out” Harley. He is still building custom [...]
