Mert lawwill biography

American motorcycle racer

Mert Lawwill (Born September 25, ) is an American professional motorcycle racer, race team owner and mountain bike designer.^[1] He competed in the AMA Grand National Championship from to Lawwill is notable for winning the AMA Grand National Championship as a member of the Harley-Davidson factory racing team.^[1] After his motorcycle racing career, Lawwill became one of the top motorcycle racing frame designers and builders.^[1] Lawwill then used his experience as a motorcycle frame builder to become an innovative mountain bike designer, developing one of the first bicycle suspensions.^[2] He also developed prosthetic limbs for amputees.^[2] Lawwill was inducted in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in ^[1][3]

Motorcycle racing career

Lawwill was born in Boise, Idaho.^[1] He started his racing career as an amateur racer on the local