Shorai to support Yoshimura bikes with batteries

Shorai Inc. announced a new partnership to become the official battery supplier to Yoshimura Racing’s American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Superbike, Supercross and Outdoor National Motocross teams.

Throughout the 2014 racing season, Shorai will provide its LFX lithium iron phosphate batteries to Yoshimura’s Superbike AMA racing team in addition to providing sponsorship support to both their Supercross and Outdoor National Motocross teams.

“Shorai is proud to officially announce their partnership with Yoshimura Racing’s 2014 AMA Superbike, Supercross and Outdoor National Motocross teams,” said Kevin Riley, co-founder and executive vice president of sales and marketing for Shorai. “Both Shorai and Yoshimura are world-class brands that provide the performance and power required of riders in all three of these top racing series.”

“The partnership between Yoshimura Racing and Shorai represents a perfect combination of two widely recognized, high-quality brands that know what it takes to win,” said Don Sakakura, president of Yoshimura Racing. “Shorai’s LFX batteries have more than enough power to support the electrical requirements of our high-performance motorcycles which is exactly what we were looking for in a battery partner.”