Tag: Tommy Bolton
Large motorcycle contingent at Martin Luther King Jr Parade
Ride Oklahoma attended the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in downtown Oklahoma City this past week and marveled at the large turnout of African-American motorcycle riders there. Riders were on everything from tricked out sport bikes to chromed up Harley Davidson bikes to luxurious Gold Wings. Our friend Tommy Bolton interviewed several of the riders [...]
Tombo Racing Hayabusa motor rebuild Part 2
This is part 2 of Tomo Racing’s Suzuki GSXR-1300 Hayabusa motor rebuild. In this video, master engine builder and multi-time national champion drag racer and crew chief Tommy Bolton shows us how he preps a motor for his “Tombo Touch” rebuild. You can see his attention to detail as he preps the pistons, gaps the [...]
Tombo Racing Hayabusa motor build Part 1
Master engine builder Tommy Bolton provides us a video of a Suzuki GSXR-1300 Hayabusa motor rebuild. As a multi-time national champion drag racer and crew chief, Tommy knows how to build a fast motorcycle. In this multi-part video series Tommy shows us a few of his tricks and attention to detail as he tears down [...]
Tombo Racing Outlaw Bike
Tommy Bolton with Tombo Racing recently completed his latest creation, the Tombo Outlaw Bike. This bike started life as a Suzuki GS-1150 engine, but it only resembles that well designed powerplant on the outside. Inside the bike has been bored to 1600cc. Tommy installed special pistons, cams, crank and case, plus he spent time porting [...]
Tommy Bolton named Dragbike.com “Person of the Week”
Dragbike.com recently published an excellent story on Oklahoma’s own Tommy Bolton of Tombo Racing. The story tells of Tommy growing up on southern California, his rise to a multi-time national drag racing champion, and his transition to a bike builder and tuner. Tommy still makes some of the quickest motorcycles on the planet. He and [...]