Touching Dane Westby Farewell Video From Yamaha + Video

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

Yamaha has today released this video of Yamahalube/Westby Racing’s Dane Westby speaking his mind after the recent MotoAmerica test at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. For those unaware, Westby recently lost his life after a street bike accident while on his way to his parent’s house.

The entire motorcycling community is mourning the loss of Westby, as those who knew him all attest to the fact he was a great and kind soul, on and off the racetrack. One with a ferocious desire to win. This video captures Westby’s competitive spirit perfectly, as one can see the desire burning in his eyes. After setting the fastest Superstock 1000 time on his Yamaha YZF-R1, and fourth fastest time overall, Westby repeats again and again how his sights for 2015 were on the three Superbike riders ahead of him on the timesheets.

All of the pieces were lining up for this to be Dane Westby’s year, and the confidence he is beaming in this video makes you believe Dane felt it too. It’s sad and unfortunate we won’t get to find out. Motorcycle.com expresses our heartfelt condolences to Westby’s family and friends.

Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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