08/16/2019
These stories that have been doing are amazing and I'm happy to be a part of them! ()
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We all have a story. This is ‘s Moto Story:
“I've been around motorcycles for most of my life. My dad had one, but sold it when I was young and tried in vain to keep me away. At 12 I got my first motorcycle, a Yamaha 80GT dirt bike, for tooling around the family cabin.
The motorcycle I currently have I've been riding since before I could drive a car. My dad traded a computer for a 1985 Honda Shadow vt700c when I was 15, but feared what my mom would say and-maybe wisely-kept it at a friends house. A couple Saturdays a month we'd go visit and I'd have a chance to ride around the subdivision while they chatted. I was hooked. After he finally brought it home I made sure to wear a full face helmet so The Law couldn't see how young I was.
I finally got my license at 21. I have ridden to Phoenix, to Colorado, took a solo trip to Vegas (where the bike grenaded on me outside Mesquite and I had my first experience pushing it the couple miles to the next freeway exit), and most recently all the trips with the delightful Dimestore Saints bunch.
All motorcycles should be sold with a crowbar so you can pry off all the stuff you don't want. Mine has a truly spectacular seat by , narrow Frisco bars by , and fishscale grips. I've also shaved the front fender, all the guages, and have a one-off right-side tank dent that looks like it should have a much cooler story behind it.
The comradirie you get on a bike is like nothing else. I adore waving at oncoming riders, or conversing with a stranger at a gas stop about the bike they had 40 years ago. You can meet someone at a party, learn they ride, and have a new friend by the time you leave- that's the strength the two-wheeled community. One of the first times I took out my future wife we rode the bike to get sandwiches. It's not why I ride, but man, life's taught me chicks dig motorcycles. Will my sons ride? Maybe. It's up to them, but I know if there's a genetic component to it they don't stand a chance.”