Twins Corey (left) and Casey Wilkinson (seen Tuesday) show off their vintage Triumph and BMW motorcycles. Through their Wilkinson Brothers design firm, the pair are promoting this weekend's Red Bull Indianapolis Moto GP at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. - Steve Healey / The Star

Twins ride and promote motorcycles
By Susan H. Miller / Star correspondent
Posted: September 12, 2008

Regular clients of Wilkinson Brothers multimedia design firm know they cannot find brothers Casey and Corey in their Fishers office this week.

The 31-year-old twins -- Casey, Carmel, and Corey, Fishers -- are spending most of this week and weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the festivities leading up to the Red Bull Indianapolis Moto GP.

The Indianapolis GP is one of 18 Grand Prix motorcycle races in 14 countries. This is the first time the race has ever been run in Indianapolis, and the Wilkinson twins could not be more excited.

"We've been getting as much work done as possible, so we won't feel guilty about being at the track this week," said Corey Wilkinson. "We've told our clients where we will be."

Clients of their business have included the Carmel Arts & Design District, St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville and Precision Comfort Systems of Westfield.

The twins have enjoyed motorcycles their whole lives.

"Our dad started riding before we were born, so we've always been around it," Corey said. "It was natural we would be interested."

Casey vividly remembers the day he and his brother got off the school bus at their home in Evansville when they were 6 years old.

"I'll never forget it," Casey said. "There was a brand-new Yamaha three-wheeler waiting for us. We did not expect it."
They learned to ride their new bike in their unfinished basement that year and have been riding ever since, everything from Go Karts to dirt bikes to motorcycles.

Today, several motor sports companies list themselves as clients in the Wilkinsons' design business.

When the amateur motorcycle riding brothers heard the Moto GP was coming to Indianapolis, they became moto evangelists Corey said.

"We want to give people an inside perspective, a window into that world," he said.

One of those windows is through their Web site, www.wilkinsonbrothers .com, which features two video clips about the Moto GP they voluntarily made for the Speedway. The brothers also sell a full-length DVD called "Why They Ride." The documentary-style video shows why motorcyclists must ride, why riding gets in their blood.

The Wilkinson Brothers also are promoting the Moto GP on their company blog. Their Sept. 4 entry read, "The oldest motor sport world championship in existence is coming to the Racing Capital of the World at the largest sporting facility on earth. Makes perfect sense to us."

Casey said Moto GP organizers and fans were in awe when they visited the Speedway to see about bringing one of the races to Indianapolis.

"It's so big here. The stands, the infield, they were just blown away."

For more information, send the guys an email at info@whytheyride.com.

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