Mert Lawwill, Date of Birth
TweetMert Lawwill
American motorcycle racer
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1940
Profession: motorcycle racer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Mert Lawwill
- Mert Lawwill (Born September 25, 1940) is an American professional motorcycle racer, race team owner and mountain bike designer.
- He won the 1969 AMA Grand National Championship and, was one of the top competitors on the AMA national racing circuit during 1960s and 1970s.
- After his motorcycle racing career, Lawwill became one of the top motorcycle racing frame designers and builders.
- Lawwill then used his experience as a motorcycle frame builder to become an innovative mountain bike designer, developing one of the first bicycle suspensions.
- He also developed prosthetic limbs for amputees.
- Lawwill was inducted in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.
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