
With a little help from his friends,
Monster Energy Yamaha’s Justin Barcia has
turned a lot of things around in 2020
WORDS: STEVE MATTHES
PHOTOS: ALIGN MEDIA
In today’s world of super sophisticated factory motorcycles, there’s plenty of eye-rolling among fans, media, and other riders when someone talks about not being happy with their bike setup. When a rider tells you he got “tight,” that means he actually got tired; a rider whose setup was off on a particular night just wasn’t that fast. At least most of the time.
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