This listing is for a lot of three items related to the Vance & Hines Yamaha AMA team:
1. Colin Edwards front fairing
2. Thomas Stevens pit board
3. Branded duffel bag
The seller of this lot acquired it one month ago from Mitch Leonard, a chassis mechanic with Vance & Hines.
The #45 fairing shows damage from a crash, the seller notes that it is “cosmetically and structurally intact.” Mitch Leonard believes the crash happened at Road Atlanta, he notes in his Statement of Facts above that Colin was always chasing the Ducati as it was 30 pounds lighter due to the rules regarding 2-cylinders and 4-cylinders.
Colin was a big part of V&H’s success and it propelled him to a long and storied career with Yamaha:
The seller notes that the Thomas Stevens pit board is non-operational. Leonard notes that he “was called in 1990 by team manager Steve Johnson to help Thomas win the championship. We did in Miami.”
Per a Moto America profile on Stevens“The 1991 season was the magical one for Stevens and the Vance & Hines team. Yamaha had never won an AMA Superbike crown prior to Stevens making it happen in ’91. “There’s more than one (story), but the biggest one was winning the race at Mid-Ohio,” Stevens said of his lone win en route to the title. “I was leading the championship going into Ohio. (Scott) Russell and (Miguel) Duhamel were starting to build some momentum, I guess you could say. So, I was keeping an eye on those guys. I knew that I qualified on the front row… As the race progressed, I just went faster and faster and won the race and separated myself in the points a little bit. “I guess the biggest memory, of course, is we had to go run a street circuit in Miami and it was unbelievably dangerous. I knew I had to finish behind Scott (Russell) no matter what, and that’s what I did to become the champion. So, my best memory, coming around the last turn knowing that I’ve won the championship. My whole crew was there. They were just going bonkers because Yamaha had never won a Superbike Championship until I did it. That’s the greatest memory, of course. Them hoisting me over their heads and carrying me around. It was a big deal, especially for a kid sweeping floors at the motorcycle shop to making a six-figure salary riding a motorcycle. It’s a dream.””
The sale also includes a Vance & Hines Racing branded duffel bag.
Currently located in Laguna Niguel, California, this memorabilia is offered on a Bill of Sale only. Have any Vance & Hines stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
