Josef Boyd

Josef A. Boyd
Died Rosamond, California
Nationality American
Occupation Senior Engineer, Motorcycle Division, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Known for Honda R&D Americas, Inc., Honda Valkyrie

Josef A. Boyd (October 20, 1948 – May 27, 1998) was an American engineer employed by Honda R&D Americas in Torrance, California. He died in an accident involving another Honda employee, Dirk Vandenberg, while they were evaluating a pre-production version of the Honda CBR600F4 motorcycle. At the time of the accident, Mr Boyd was apparently photographing the motorcycle being ridden by Mr Vandenberg at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California. Vandenberg also died in the accident.[1][2]

Dedications

Following his death the words, "Dedicated to Super Evaluators Dirk Vandenberg and Josef Boyd", were embossed in raised letters on the inside of the Honda CBR600F4's upper fairing.[3]

Canadian motorcycle racer Miguel Duhamel dedicated his May 30, 1998, AMA Superbike race win at Road Atlanta to Josef Boyd and Dirk Vandenberg.[4]

Valkyrie

Josef A. Boyd, aka GL Joe, was considered the "father" of the GL1500C Valkyrie F6C motorcycle, which was a "cruiser" derivation of the Honda Goldwing.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2 Honda Employees Killed Testing Motorcycle". Los Angeles Times.com. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Honda Tradegy [sic]". superbikeplanet.com. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  3. ↑ "F4 Secret Message?!?!". CBR600F4.com. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  4. ↑ "AMA Press Release: MBNA SUPERBIKE - DUHAMEL MAKES IT FOUR AND 21". motorsports-network.com. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Another Interesting Read ......". bigbikeriders.com. Retrieved 2011-03-17.

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