Birth date: Summer of 1965
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Years in the saddle: 38
With STAR: 10
Hobbies: Trail riding, dirt tracking xr100s, shoulder surgeries, Pho soup
Favorite motorcycle: 1973 Honda XR75 that his father sold to buy a microwave
Favorite ride: Road America, Mt. Talmalpais Easter Ride
You didn’t know that Lick used to actually ride motorcycles.

James teaches the afternoon classroom sessions, and is the master of constructive criticism in the demos (why doesn’t he ever have to ride?) A lifelong motorcyclist, he has his first bike, an Ital-Jet 50,on display in his living room. He started racing with the AFM in 1993, and went Endurance Racing with WERA in 1995. He has been a test editor, columnist, and contributor for City Bike, and Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology. Lick 2004-2005 as a mechanic-then riding coach with Arclight Suzuki in the Formula USA series. He has been an AMA Crew Chief since 2006, and is working with the most excellent Vesrah Suzuki Team in 2010.

Racing History

2005: 3rd place Perfect Lap XR100TT
2000: 3rd place AMA Pro Thunder Laguna Seca, 2nd overall WERA 24 Hours of Willow Springs with Arclight Racing, AFM 4-hour Endurance Champion, Deep South Classic TT Champion.
1999: 8th in AMA Championship, Pro Thunder. 2nd overall WERA 24 Hours of Willow Springs with Arclight Racing
1998: 5th in AMA Championship, Pro Thunder.
1997: Sound of Thunder National Champion.