Malcolm Smith XXXXXXX BEEEP>#*@&#%/ EDIT /Mert Lawwill from 'On Any Sunday'
Mert's career included 17 National championship wins from TT events to the big daddy of them all ‚"The Mile." However Mert is probably most well known today for his role in the iconic movie "On Any Sunday" that was on the silver screen back in 1970. If you have not seen this film do yourself a favor and rent it or better yet pick up your own copy as more than likely you will watch it more than once!
In 1964, Harley-Davidson recognized Lawwill's burgeoning talent and signed him to a factory contract. Lawwill would stay with Harley-Davidson for the rest of his career.
(riding street, dirt, trials, etc. all on Harley) no HOGS.
Mert Lawwill's 1969 Harley-Davidson KR750
After a career-ending crash in 1967 that cost him his arm, Factory Harley-Davidson team racer Chris Draayer called on his teammate, the legendary Mert Lawwill, to build him an adequate prosthetic hand for riding his motorcycle. mh
Lawwill built a single prototype prosthetic as a favor for his friend Draayer that carried him through eight years of riding and racing without incident. More recently, articles featuring Chris Draayer and his “one and only of it’s kind” handlebar attachment had fellow one-armed cyclists calling on Lawwill to head back to the machine shop. Mert fine-tuned his original design and prepared for quantity production with the collaboration of DKG machine shop owner Dave Garoutte.
Well known for fabricating products for the bicycle and motorcycle industries, DKG has been in the business since 1978. The result is the updated Mert Lawwill Quick Release Handlebar Attachment for both above and below elbow amputees. Visit
http://www.mertshands.org
Malcolm Smith XXXXXXX BEEEP>#*@&#%/ EDIT /Mert Lawwill from 'On Any Sunday'
Mert's career included 17 National championship wins from TT events to the big daddy of them all ‚"The Mile." However Mert is probably most well known today for his role in the iconic movie "On Any Sunday" that was on the silver screen back in 1970. If you have not seen this film do yourself a favor and rent it or better yet pick up your own copy as more than likely you will watch it more than once!
In 1964, Harley-Davidson recognized Lawwill's burgeoning talent and signed him to a factory contract. Lawwill would stay with Harley-Davidson for the rest of his career.
(riding street, dirt, trials, etc. all on Harley) no HOGS.
Mert Lawwill's 1969 Harley-Davidson KR750
After a career-ending crash in 1967 that cost him his arm, Factory Harley-Davidson team racer Chris Draayer called on his teammate, the legendary Mert Lawwill, to build him an adequate prosthetic hand for riding his motorcycle. mh
Lawwill built a single prototype prosthetic as a favor for his friend Draayer that carried him through eight years of riding and racing without incident. More recently, articles featuring Chris Draayer and his “one and only of it’s kind” handlebar attachment had fellow one-armed cyclists calling on Lawwill to head back to the machine shop. Mert fine-tuned his original design and prepared for quantity production with the collaboration of DKG machine shop owner Dave Garoutte.
Well known for fabricating products for the bicycle and motorcycle industries, DKG has been in the business since 1978. The result is the updated Mert Lawwill Quick Release Handlebar Attachment for both above and below elbow amputees. Visit http://www.mertshands.org
