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Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Hayden Bicknese
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 26th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 11 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
The Daytona 200 (11 times);
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships;
ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2022 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.

Hayden Bicknese
Age: 15.
Current home: Defiance, Missouri.
Current height/weight: 5’7”/130 pounds.
Current school grade level: 10th grade.
Began riding at age: 5 years.
First road race: 2020, Houston, Texas, CMRA, 500 Superbike Novice, 1st place.
Current racebikes: Kawasaki Ninja 400, Yamaha YZF-R3.
Current tuner/mechanic: Randy Bicknese (Father).
Primary race series: MotoAmerica Junior Cup, CMRA.
Top sponsors: Spears Racing, Bison Track, Blud Lubricants, Velocity Calibrations, CJR Performance, Arai Helmet, Dunlop, North Texas Superbikes, Schaefer Engineering.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, placed 12th in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (6 top-10 finishes, best race finish 7th – 3 times), 8 race wins and 18 podiums finishes with CMRA, 4 podium finishes with CVMA; 2020 season: won CMRA Overall Novice Championship, won 6 CMRA Novice Class Championships (won 29 races).
2022 racing goal: Finish in top five in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship with at least one podium finish.
Racing career goal: Race in a World Championship.
Racing hero: Nicky Hayden.
Favorite track: Circuit of The Americas.
Favorite hobby: Mountain biking.
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Playing ice hockey.
April 2022
On the Front Cover: Brandon Paasch (96) rode a Triumph Street Triple RS 765 to victory in the 80th Daytona 200, giving the 20-year-old back-to-back wins on two different brands in America’s richest motorcycle road race. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology is THE definitive source for motorcycle racing, riding, and tech information.
Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine is available in print and digital formats. SUBSCRIBE NOW. Or call (909) 654-4779 to subscribe, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
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In This Issue:
FEATURES
Inside Info: Track-Only Ducati Panigale V4 SP2, Greenger x Honda
CRF-E2 Electric Mini, Indian FTR Championship Edition, and more…
Historic Racebike Illustrations: AMA Superbikes Of The 1980s
Quick Look: 2022 BMW M 1000 RR—Ultimate Evolution
26th Annual Roadracing World Young Gun Awards
MotoGP Analysis: Comparing 2022 MotoGP Racebikes
Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200
Race Analysis: Interview With 2022 British Superbike Champion
Tarran Mackenzie
Hanging With: MotoAmerica CFO Richard Varner
RACING
MotoGP: Dark Horses Rise In Qatar And Indonesia
MotoAmerica: Paasch Wins 80th Daytona 200
Army Of Darkness Endurance 2021 Part 3: Gray Birds Win!
COLUMNS
Letters To The Editor: Honda Banners Shipped Around The World
10 Years Ago, April 2012: Riding Blake Young’s Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000
Superbike; Mat Oxley Asks “Is Casey Stoner Unbeatable?”;
Young Guns Featuring Jake Gagne And Garrett Gerloff
The Kids’ Page: : Adrian Sanchez
The Crash Page: Francesco Bagnaia Vs. Jorge Martin In Qatar
New Products: : Woodcraft Clip-Ons, Vance & Hines ECU
Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar: Where & When To Ride
ASRA/CCS Newsletter
High-Performance Parts & Services
Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer: A Not-So-Perfect Daytona 200
And Now For Something Completely Different…
For your April Fool’s Day enjoyment…
Racing Chaplain Mark Merical and his daughter Makenzie Deckard recorded a song called Superbike Rider, which is based on the song Rough String Rider by Sons of the San Joaquin.
Click on the play button below to hear the song Superbike Rider. The lyrics appear below.
Superbike Rider
He’s the badass of the paddock, holding lightning in his hand,
Sitting on nitroglycerin he’s a fast and focused man
Of all the bikes he’s ridden, there’s one that stands apart,
It’s 1000ccs of dynamite, a bullet to the heart
It crouches in the factory tent, all gleaming and aglow
But don’t be fooled by the glitter because you can bet that show will go
(Chorus) Superbike rider, superbike rider
The class started in the States with a hellish four-stroke roar,
Men like Steve McLaughlin and the first champion Reg Pridmore
Each year brought evolution, factories can’t stand gettin’ beat,
Crews conspire to win, but please don’t use the word “cheat”
Superbike Rider…Muzzy and Yoshimura liked to stretch the rules…
Superbike riders crave acceleration, they need that hit of speed,
So the smaller classes hold no interest, a 600 won’t make your eyes bleed
While other racers play on scooters and wheelie on pit bikes
The Superbike rider studies data late into the night
Superbike rider, leathered man alone, Superbike rider, a racetrack for his home. Superbike rider…sweaty and hot and all fit rider…super dang hot rider…
It’s a grueling summer grind running from coast to coast and back
But Superbike riders are busy unlocking the secrets of the track
They don’t brag or chat or gossip, there’s no reason to flap their lips
Because lap times don’t drop by talking, you’ve got to let ‘er rip
Superbike rider, Leathered man alone, Superbike rider…
Superbike rider, superhot rider, rich and fit and sweaty and cute and fffast…take me to your motorhome, Superbike rider…
When it’s time to thrown down, there’s no-one more set and ready,
Than the Superbike rider who mimics old guys like Freddie and Eddie
The Monster girls love them, flirting and playing coy
They could date riders in the other classes but don’t want a little boy
Superbike rider… faces danger all alone,
Tucked in and hurtling toward the great unknown.
Superbike rider…you big handsome hunk of guts and brawn
Take me out for dinner and you can stay until the dawn.
Superbike rider….
Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Hayden Bicknese
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 26th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 11 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
The Daytona 200 (11 times);
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships;
ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2022 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.

Hayden Bicknese
Age: 15.
Current home: Defiance, Missouri.
Current height/weight: 5’7”/130 pounds.
Current school grade level: 10th grade.
Began riding at age: 5 years.
First road race: 2020, Houston, Texas, CMRA, 500 Superbike Novice, 1st place.
Current racebikes: Kawasaki Ninja 400, Yamaha YZF-R3.
Current tuner/mechanic: Randy Bicknese (Father).
Primary race series: MotoAmerica Junior Cup, CMRA.
Top sponsors: Spears Racing, Bison Track, Blud Lubricants, Velocity Calibrations, CJR Performance, Arai Helmet, Dunlop, North Texas Superbikes, Schaefer Engineering.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, placed 12th in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (6 top-10 finishes, best race finish 7th – 3 times), 8 race wins and 18 podiums finishes with CMRA, 4 podium finishes with CVMA; 2020 season: won CMRA Overall Novice Championship, won 6 CMRA Novice Class Championships (won 29 races).
2022 racing goal: Finish in top five in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship with at least one podium finish.
Racing career goal: Race in a World Championship.
Racing hero: Nicky Hayden.
Favorite track: Circuit of The Americas.
Favorite hobby: Mountain biking.
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Playing ice hockey.
April 2022
On the Front Cover: Brandon Paasch (96) rode a Triumph Street Triple RS 765 to victory in the 80th Daytona 200, giving the 20-year-old back-to-back wins on two different brands in America’s richest motorcycle road race. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology is THE definitive source for motorcycle racing, riding, and tech information.
Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine is available in print and digital formats. SUBSCRIBE NOW. Or call (909) 654-4779 to subscribe, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
Log in HERE to read the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology with your online subscription.
In This Issue:
FEATURES
Inside Info: Track-Only Ducati Panigale V4 SP2, Greenger x Honda
CRF-E2 Electric Mini, Indian FTR Championship Edition, and more…
Historic Racebike Illustrations: AMA Superbikes Of The 1980s
Quick Look: 2022 BMW M 1000 RR—Ultimate Evolution
26th Annual Roadracing World Young Gun Awards
MotoGP Analysis: Comparing 2022 MotoGP Racebikes
Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200
Race Analysis: Interview With 2022 British Superbike Champion
Tarran Mackenzie
Hanging With: MotoAmerica CFO Richard Varner
RACING
MotoGP: Dark Horses Rise In Qatar And Indonesia
MotoAmerica: Paasch Wins 80th Daytona 200
Army Of Darkness Endurance 2021 Part 3: Gray Birds Win!
COLUMNS
Letters To The Editor: Honda Banners Shipped Around The World
10 Years Ago, April 2012: Riding Blake Young’s Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000
Superbike; Mat Oxley Asks “Is Casey Stoner Unbeatable?”;
Young Guns Featuring Jake Gagne And Garrett Gerloff
The Kids’ Page: : Adrian Sanchez
The Crash Page: Francesco Bagnaia Vs. Jorge Martin In Qatar
New Products: : Woodcraft Clip-Ons, Vance & Hines ECU
Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar: Where & When To Ride
ASRA/CCS Newsletter
High-Performance Parts & Services
Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer: A Not-So-Perfect Daytona 200
And Now For Something Completely Different…

For your April Fool’s Day enjoyment…
Racing Chaplain Mark Merical and his daughter Makenzie Deckard recorded a song called Superbike Rider, which is based on the song Rough String Rider by Sons of the San Joaquin.
Click on the play button below to hear the song Superbike Rider. The lyrics appear below.
Superbike Rider
He’s the badass of the paddock, holding lightning in his hand,
Sitting on nitroglycerin he’s a fast and focused man
Of all the bikes he’s ridden, there’s one that stands apart,
It’s 1000ccs of dynamite, a bullet to the heart
It crouches in the factory tent, all gleaming and aglow
But don’t be fooled by the glitter because you can bet that show will go
(Chorus) Superbike rider, superbike rider
The class started in the States with a hellish four-stroke roar,
Men like Steve McLaughlin and the first champion Reg Pridmore
Each year brought evolution, factories can’t stand gettin’ beat,
Crews conspire to win, but please don’t use the word “cheat”
Superbike Rider…Muzzy and Yoshimura liked to stretch the rules…
Superbike riders crave acceleration, they need that hit of speed,
So the smaller classes hold no interest, a 600 won’t make your eyes bleed
While other racers play on scooters and wheelie on pit bikes
The Superbike rider studies data late into the night
Superbike rider, leathered man alone, Superbike rider, a racetrack for his home. Superbike rider…sweaty and hot and all fit rider…super dang hot rider…
It’s a grueling summer grind running from coast to coast and back
But Superbike riders are busy unlocking the secrets of the track
They don’t brag or chat or gossip, there’s no reason to flap their lips
Because lap times don’t drop by talking, you’ve got to let ‘er rip
Superbike rider, Leathered man alone, Superbike rider…
Superbike rider, superhot rider, rich and fit and sweaty and cute and fffast…take me to your motorhome, Superbike rider…
When it’s time to thrown down, there’s no-one more set and ready,
Than the Superbike rider who mimics old guys like Freddie and Eddie
The Monster girls love them, flirting and playing coy
They could date riders in the other classes but don’t want a little boy
Superbike rider… faces danger all alone,
Tucked in and hurtling toward the great unknown.
Superbike rider…you big handsome hunk of guts and brawn
Take me out for dinner and you can stay until the dawn.
Superbike rider….












