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Riding My HD, GA, SC, NC |
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Introduction:
Everyone needs a little "Holiday" once in a while....
For me, bike riding has been a life long passion.
I survived the years when a biker was considered a bad element and all the harassment that went with it. I’m a 3rd generation biker. From what I understand, we are few and far between.....
I even have pictures of my grandfather on a 1919 Excelsior Henderson. Check out "MY GARAGE" pictures.
My granddad and dad had a life long love affair with Indian Motorcycles, until 1954. That’s when my dad bought his first HD. Indian went out of business so, I guess, Harley was his only "American Made" choice... My Dad never talked about his HD with the same passion he had when he talked about his Indians..... Hmmmmmmm... Makes you wonder....
I'm originally from a small town, in the grape growing region, south of Buffalo, NY. Please don't call it "Up State NY". It's the "Niagara Frontier" or "Western NY". One of my granddad and dad’s things were, to ride from Buffalo to Cleveland. That was back in the day when there were no super highways or modern, dependable, bikes.
I would listen to their stories about the ride. It wasn’t until I got older that I realized that their stories were always about the adventures they had going to Cleveland and never about what happened when they got there.
When I got old enough to ride with them, my granddad had gotten older; he lost his confidence and quit riding.
Looking back, I wish he would have hung in there a longer. Riding with him would have been a great memory.
I did have many fantastic rides with my dad. My dad rode until he was 72.
What I learned from my granddad and dad was that it wasn’t the fact that they went to Cleveland; it was the adventures that they had getting there. It was all about the ride, not the destination...
When it comes to riding, I guess I’ve become a purest, or maybe the term “old school” is fitting... I do all my own wrenching because, when I do it, it's done right. I own several bikes but, I don't own a bike trailer... I hope you get the idea....
I remember the first time I did Daytona. It was 1970. People still rode their bikes to Daytona at that time. I did it on a 1968, 900, Sporty. Good thing I was young…lol.
I believe it was about 28 degrees when we left Buffalo. There was snow on the ground but, the roads were dry and clear. We took route 90 to Cleveland and it started it snow. Route 79 and 77 weren’t finished yet. As we headed south on route 71 from Cleveland Away from the lake, the snow stopped. It was clear sailing until we hit Tennessee. The plan was route 90, route 71 to the 75, south to Lake City FL then over to Jacksonville and down to Daytona
We grouped up with about a dozen other bikers on the way. An ice storm stranded us in Chattanooga for two days. The locals thought we were nuts but, made sure that our Chattanooga visit was a memorable one. Chattanooga turned out to be a blast.
At that time no one would think of trailing their bike. You were a biker because you rode a bike! We rode into Daytona feeling like conquerors!
Being a biker back then was different. We were a close knit group and since we all rode to Daytona, we all had stories about the ride to trade…we were brothers!!!
The last big bike week I did was Daytona 1994, It had evolved into a circus, a trailer your bike week, filled with wanna-b bikers, that own HD’s because it’s trendy and they’re having a mid life crises...
The spirit of the ride became lost.
I’m sure they’re still a few bikers that ride there but, I bet it’s getting fewer every year. On the plus side, these yuppie, wannabee bikers have made the sport more acceptable... Now I blend…lol!!!
I still do the Ride Home to Milwaukee every five years... Get it??? "The RIDE Home" Lol@me...
Over the last ten or so years, I’ve become more of a gypsy rider. I love meandering around, especially in the south.
I love finding a general store or a gas station with a bench out front. The bench is a social thing in the south…lol. If you sit there long enough, without fail, some local will come and sit. The bike is a great ice breaker. No matter how trivial, is seems everyone has a bike story to trade. I’ve learned so much about life in these small towns and the people that live in them……I love it!!!!
I still own my first new HD. It’s a 1982 FXRS, shovel head. People are always amazed when I tell them that I’m the original owner. I don’t know if it’s the look of, damn your old or, no shit,,,you’ve been riding that long…lol.
Over the years I’ve become a novas bike builder. Having an engineering background has really helped. I don’t build that “orange county crap”. My bikes are statically balanced with dynamic suspension and geometry…. What I’m trying to say is,,,I build bikes that you can ride!
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Turn ons:
Women who love to ride.... lol@me.
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Turn offs:
Drunks, Druggies, Liars, Cheats and Thieves.
Ladies that wear too much make up.
Head Games.
Women who act slutty in public. |
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About Me:
It's not about me. It's about YOU........
I find that most people who need to take time to sort things out, already know what they need to do, they just need time to get the courage to do it. Some people never find that courage, and remain in the "needing time" state until they die. This world is a funny place really, it scares so many people to take any action. And in non action, you do action, you hurt yourself. If anything, you need to go on with your life, pay no attention to any of your "friends" cause you don't want to hurt feelings, a great person once told me this, "your life is a movie, and you are the director. YOU have the power to decide who plays what roles in your life, and who doesn't. YOU have the ability to make it a comedy, or a tragedy, or a drama. But you must first stand up, and decide who will be best in your roles for your movie." Harsh, maybe. But you only get one chance to live this life, and every day spent worried about what you want to do, is a day of happiness lost forever. I know poor people who are way happier than rich people. People who have only one real friend happier than someone with 100 friends. The power is yours, and only yours, and if you are looking for a sign from above about what you should do, you may never see it. This is your chance, your time, to stand up for who you are, for what you want, and get it.
Let the good times roll!!!!
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