Lin jarvis biography

Published: 08 October 2016

The boss of Yamaha’s MotoGP racing teams talks Fizzys, a dodgy moment with Randy, and getting beaten by the kids at Rossi’s ranch

‘I’m riding more than ever’ 

How did you first get into bikes?

I’ve been riding since I was 15.

I started off riding trials – my father was a trials rider and so when I was at a reasonable age I ended up on one too.

Lin jarvis biography

The first bike I ever rode was a Bantam 125 though, which my buddy bought for nothing, I think he spent £10 on it.

What came next?

From there, I started riding trials and when I was 16 I got my candy gold FS1-E, which was the door to freedom and started it all.

I’ve been riding since, and I’ve owned a lot of Yamahas because my career has always been with them. I’ve owned a whole bundle of things, and I’ve always ridden a lot. When I was working for Yamaha Europe, before I was in MotoGP, I was responsible for all the global press introductions and