Ron Bishop

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Ron Bishop (March 12, 1943 – September 20, 2014) was an American

off-road motorcycle racer. He was a long-term participant in the Baja 1000
and other desert off-road races.

Early life

Bishop was born at Woodland, Washington, and moved with his family to Escondido in Southern California when he was 10 years old.[1]

Racing career

Bishop became caught up in the off-road racing scene. He began racing in 1960 at a TT race on Friday nights at

Rokon.[5] In the mid-1970s, he was twice invited on the American team for the International Six Days Trial (now the International Six Days Enduro).[5]

He scaled down the large lighting systems being used in off-road trucks for motorcycles.[3] The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame also cited how he mentored many young up-and-coming riders who later became champions.[3]

Retirement and death

Bishop was the long-term owner of Ron Bishop Motorcycles, a motorcycle dealership in Escondido, California.[4] Bishop was found dead at his home in September 2014 by his friends.[4] His death was initially believed to be from natural causes.[4]

Halls of Fame

Bishop was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2001.[6] He was also inducted in the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2011.[3] Right before his death, he was announced as a 2015 inductee in the Trailblazers Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ron Bishop, Off-Road Legend, 1943-2014". DirtBike.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Score International
  3. ^ a b c d "Ron Bishop induction information". Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e staff (September 22, 2014). "Baja Legend Ron Bishop Passes". Cycle News. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Off-road racing legend Ron Bishop passes". American Motorcyclist Association. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  6. ^ Ron Bishop bio, Motorcycle Hall of Fame
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