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This is the Rocky Mountain ATTV MC Kiefer tested podcast.

The podcast you come to for the straight insight on all things motocentric.

Hard parts, bikes, gear, suspension, motor mods, and more.

It's Kiefer tested.

Here he is, Chris Kiefer.

Hey, everybody, welcome to the Rocky Mountain ATV MC Kiefer Tested podcast.

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This is the first of its kind.

And what better way to pop its cherry than to have Travis Preston, Yamaha's famous.

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2002-125, West Coast Supercross Champion, Yamaha's test rider, Travis Preston. Hello, Trap.

Hello, Chris. Thank you for having me. It's so nice to know that I'm your first. I feel very special because of this.

And you should, and you should. So, getting right down to it, you know, obviously everybody knows you from the racing world,

but how long have you been at Yamaha and how did you get started, you know, in the title that you are?

I've been at Yamaha two years now and actually a little bit over two years.

But that's two years as a full-time employee.

I've been a contractor since 2013. No, actually

2012, yeah. I approached Steve Butler. He was testing with KYB at Comp Edge and I saw

him out there and I just went up to him and said, hey, you know, I've

been riding Yamaha's. This is when I was kind of working with JGR. And I said, I'm kind of

familiar with the bike and if you guys ever need any help, call me. Maybe three or four months

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