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About
Us
Taylormade Racing products are all the creation of two major design talents; engineering director Paul Taylor, who has a long history of creating winning race bikes with leading edge technology – and design supremo John Keogh, the international motorcycle stylist who has worked extensively with major manufacturers such as Triumph and most recently Buell, on the XB9Firebolt.
Taylormade People
Paul Taylor
Engineering Director and company owner Paul Taylor is English and
has lived and worked in California for several years.
His background is in bike racing technology and he has worked with
several manufacturers, and with private teams developing winning
racebikes using cutting edge technology.
His Saxon-framed Triumph Speed Triple was second to the all-conquering
Britten twin in an epic Daytona Speed Week Battle of the Twins race
and featured Paralever-style suspension subsequently developed by
BMW, Front centre air induction (used on the later Honda SP1) and
a rear-mounted radiator.
Taylormade Racing first became known for its carbon-fibre components
developed on race bikes using F1 technology and manufacturing processes.
Paul produced his first carbon fibre mufflers for 2001 GSXRs under
the Motapsycho brand.
Email: paul.taylor@racetaylormade.com
John Keogh
Taylormade’s styling expert John Keogh trained as an automotive
designer in Switzerland and has been a professional motorcycle stylist
for eight years. He is a regular contributor of styling drawings
to motorcycle magazines worldwide.
John has worked with many manufacturers in between his own prototype
specials such as the Ducati Terminator, which he developed with
Paul Taylor.
His most recent projects have been with Triumph and Buell Harley-Davidson.
John, who is also English, was a major member of the design team
on the radical Buell Firebolt XB9.
One of John’s latest high-profile designs is the controversial
WCM MotoGP bike, whose classy, functional look, John styled within
a very short timeframe.
On this site you see more of John’s work and find out more
about how some of Taylormade’s bikes and components have been
created
Email: john.keogh@racetaylormade.com
Elana Scherr
With a degree in Art from UCLA, fabricator Elana Scherr has been photographing racing for almost ten years. She is a fan of cars and bikes both on and off track, having worked in various areas of motorsports from muscle car restoration to sportbike parts assembly. Elana doesn’t just watch racing, she is an active participant and takes off as many vacation days as possible to go drag racing in the “Spirit of 76” Dart Lite.
Elana keeps things moving at TaylorMade, doing composite work along with sales.
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