Boanerges

Chuck Martonicz's Bikes

This was my first actual motorsport endeavor: a used 2002 Honda Rancher 2WD quad.I bought this quad 5 weeks before a trip to West Virginia to ride 196 miles in the mountains at a 4-wheeling event known as "Dirt Days" which took place at the Hatfield McCoy riding trails. Note the dents in the front wheel from rocks on the trails. Also, the rear tires were purchased on the second day before riding at the Dirt Days event. During the first day of riding at Dirt Days, I also had my first "over the bars" event on top of a mountain!

This is my second motorsports vehicle 2004 Yamaha YFZ450. I bought this bike new and proceeded to put all kinds of modifications on it: Jet Kit, Pipes, Wheels, Tires, Graphics, Nerf Bars, Chrome Dipstick...The Works! This is a very fast bike and it loves to jump. I still own the bike, but my old body cannot handle the abuse of all-out dirt riding like it used to!

This is my first motorcycle: 1995 Suzuki VS800 Intruder, that I bought used.  I rode this bike for 2 years and then decided to get a "big boy's bike". I have since sold this bike and you will recognize the bike as Alan Clough rides it now.

This is my "Firebike" a 2007 Harley Davidson Road King, with modifications to includ: Custom Paint, Rhinehart Pipes, Big Bore Kit & bits of Chrome geegaws. This is my present bike and the bike that introduced me to Bonarges. I have taken a couple of long distance rides on this bike to include the "Tail of the Dragon" North Carolina, and "Around the State of Michigan with the Lake on my right." I doubt I will ever get rid of this bike, I will probably keep modifying it until the money runs out! I love this bike!

Thanks for Looking!,

Chuck

J.R. Gegenheimer's Story

Hey, My name is Jay Ronald (J.R.) Gegenheimer, wolfcrazy36@att.net, Just a little about myself, I am 72 years old and have ridden since 1953, my first two wheeler was a new  "Whizzer", then I came up in the world in late  

"54 with a new Cushman", then an,  "Indian Scout" now I am in tall cotton, I am the only one with a motorcycle in my class of "55 one out of 13 big class. Sold the bike and went into service, where I ended up in Tripoli, Libya.

I bought an old BMW, ran the wheels off it so to speak, until I ran out of gas, and grabbed a can, headed for the flight line, and a C-47, filled the can from the bleed off under the wing with good clean gas. The bike really ran good on this high octane fuel, until it burned through the piston. I did not ride then for a  

number of years, until the "H-D" on the PoliceDepartment I bought a used  "Honda 500", then bought a new  "Honda 750", went through a couple of them, then came the  "Honda 900" with duel shifter (10) speed, blew it up, due to a mouse. Current ride is a "Yamaha 1300 Royal Star Cheyenne" heavily customized.Custom etching on windshield.I have ridden all but 5 state, Mexico, Canada, Libya, Germany, Alps, Holland, Belgium, Washington D.C. (this is not a state, it is a territory), Deal Gap, Blue Ridge, Rockies, Smokies, Appalachian's, Cascade's, Sierra, Coast High Way, Death Valley, Route 66, Natchez Trace Parkway.  I have totaled out two bikes, which I am not proud of but walked away so to speak. I have made it a habit to ride the Loop for Life every year but two. Oh yes I have rode through a fruit market on one occasion. And I have used up a lot of ditch because of a blown rear tire, This is just a thumbnail sketch of my biking history, there is more but Ted said a short paragraph.

 I had my own business and was building a new mobile home community, when I needed a tool, so off to Sears I went, the young man working in the tool department did not know what I wanted so I told him to get his department manager, the manager really did not know what I wanted. So I took it upon myself to find my tool and show them both what it was and what it was used for.

At that point the manager ask if I would like to work the tool department during the Christmas season, to help those who wanted to buy tools for their love ones. After a period of pay and hours discussion I accepted the offer.

The first customer came in out of zero cold snow blowing weather, wearing his leathers, I said you must think you are on of those "Hells Angels", at this point he opened his jacket to show me his logo, "I Ride For The Lord" Okay so I opened my big mouth.

Later a second man 6'-6" came in and ask for a battery that was used by police more that the public, so I said, you must be one of those cops that harass little old women, and young girls, he reached for his wallet and pulled out a cross, and told me he was a servant of the people and his Lord, and handed me the cross and said you need this, carry it and think about who you are.

The next guy was very quite and use no words that would offend anyone, again I said, you must be one of those Christian guys, He replied that he was, and I did not say any more on that subject. I ask him what he was looking for; he said just a small gift that I can give to my clients, so I ask what do you sell? He said he was a wholesale electric supplies dealer.

At his point I told him what I was doing and that he could help me and I could give him a big sale. We did get together and that sale went great for both of us, the truck came in with my order, and this salesman showed up to check the load. He came up to the office to let me know that every thing was there, he then ask if my wife and I would join him and his wife at church. I told him I would have to talk it over with her, and I would call him, (with no intentions of going to church, just stalling).

My wife said, it would not hurt us to go, and he did save us some big bucks! Well I called him; ask where this church was and what time the services started? It turned out to be at Keystone and the Crossing, known as the "Church at the Crossing". The following Sunday we attended the church services, that was 9 years ago and we have not missed except due to illness, or being out of town. I am not the perfect Christian by any stretch of the word but, I am learning.

I have gone to Germany to speak to a group of young Christian kids, at college, and to tell them age does not matter, it is your true believe that will make you a Christian.  Let me break the story down, That I just told you, if you noted; this all came about in a 31 day period, December, (the month of our Lords birth), "Three men" came to me over this period of time each with a different out look, but all believers in the Lord. Did God have a plan for me? He does work in strange ways! I do believe this was my wake up call................A Men.  We are all brothers and sisters under the same God, and each of us have our own path in life, with a final goal, of reaching Heaven, and meeting our maker.     Love J.R.  

Brian Goie's Bikes

Here is a little motorcycle bio from me. I was a gear head in high school. I drove a ‘64 327 SS Impala.  My mom would never let me have a motorcycle while living at home. I graduated in May of ‘76 got married in July, moved out and bought a motorcycle shortly afterward.

 1973 Left and 

1972 below.My very first bike was a ‘73 Suzuki GT 750 pearl red. I bought from a friend for $450. When I went to pick it up the only bike I had ever been on was a 75cc mini Honda. For my first ride the bike almost got away with me doing a little wheelie. My first one! I have been looking for that fear and excitement ever since. I kept that bike for several years and sold it to my brother who rode it into the ground. 

Ann and I had to raise kids so it was a few years until my next bike. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of that bike. It was a full custom Suzuki Marauder. It was painted with fuchsia pink “drips over a pavement grey base. I added leather bags and custom fringe seat with a Harley style faring. It was fun but not very fast...600 cc.

 

After selling the Marauder, Buell had just come out with the Thunderbolt S3. Truly the bike of my dreams. The bike handled unlike anything I had ever been on. Power and beauty with a little touring capability. There are times I would love to have that bike back. Lots of them. 

 My most recent ride is the ‘04 purple Victory Kingpin you all know and love. I have gotten older and thought I wanted a cruiser. I love the bike. It never ceases to turn heads. I believe one of the most beautiful cruisers on the market. Few compare to its’ ride. Having bragged on it so much I’m considering a new Buell this spring. Anyone interested in the Victory? As much as I love the Victory nothing runs like a Buell. Hope you enjoy my story.

Brian the Elder

Jim Swan's Bikes

 My first bike—Honda 1982 CB 750 F. I put a lot of miles on her and made several trips from Detroit, MI to St Louis, MO and to Mid-Ohio for the AMA races.

My 2001 Honda 750 ACE. My first cruiser—I was hooked.

My very special 2003 Honda VTX 1300. It was a great cruiser. 

My uncle with his 1942 Harley. 

This picture was taken just before he entered the Navy during WWII.

My current 2006 Harley Davidson Road Glide. The ultimate touring bike for me. 

Jim's wife Kim's first bike. Honda 250 Rebel. 

Kim's second bike, Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic.

Dave Deane's Bikes

1976 Kawasaki 400

In 1976 I had a red Kawasaki 400.  It got to the place that in order for Pam and I to ride we had to get a babysitter, so I sold it.  

1998 Yamaha Virago 750

Years later I bought Jim Schaffer's 1998 Yamaha Virago 750.  

2001 Yamaha 1100 V-Star Classic

Wanting something bigger, I stopped by Max Pitts one day and saw my present bike, a 2001 Yamaha 1100 V-Star Classic.

Ted Brecheisen’s Bikes

1966 Yamaha 250 Big Bear Scrambler

This was my first bike.  I bought it my junior year in college and rode it all over Terre Haute at ISU.  It was a two-stroke twin that was very fast.  The up-pipes made it a Scrambler (sort of off-road capable) with threaded pipe end caps that when taken off you could remove the baffles.  Ear splitting loud.  I garaged it in the kitchen of my apartment untill the landlord threttened to kick me out if I kept it inside.

 

1970 Penton 125 ISDT Six-Day

This was my second bike, a true dirt racer.  It had a huge radial finned 125c.c.  Sach engine.  Very quick, light, narrow bike that started a revolution in dirt bikes.  We road every Sunday afternoon at the Mt. Wawasee Ski grounds in New Paris, IN. which we converted into a motocross course.  Great fun. 

1972 Husqvarna 450 WR Desert Master

While riding in the casting-mold sand, dumped in the dunes, beside the steel mills in Gary, IN, it became apparent that I needed more power than the 125 Penton could produce.  Riding wide-open all the time was not so fun.  The answer was to trade for the baddest big c.c. 2-stroke dirt bike available.  The 450 Husky had a compression release so that you could kick it over.  A great bike with tons of power. Perfect for powering through the sticky sand.  A little heavy for a motocrosser but wonderful for long desert races, I only dreamt of doing.

Preston Petty plastic replacement fenders kept the aluminum ones nice.  

Check out the cars in the driveway.

1976 Husquvarna 360 CR

This was my last dirt bike.  Husky (from Sweden) came out with this narrow, lightweight, very powerful motocross bike that was basically a factory works race machine that the public could buy.  If the factory racers broke down at a motocross, they could still ride a stock 360 and usually win.  This thing was nasty.  I would shake and vibrate all over when it started.  Scared a few rider friends off from riding it.

Actual bike – photo smudges and all. 

This ad was an inspiration for shucking out $1,200.00 for a dirt bike back in 76’. A lot of money for a dirt thrower back then. It is in Indy now and I would like to buy it back someday.

1948 Indian Chief

I always wanted an Indian.  We went to Hershey PA. for the Antique Car Club of America’s fall meet.  I searched hi and low for a good example of an Indian and at the last hour, in the rainy dark, came upon this one. Checking it ou by flashlight I decided to go for it and bought it for $1,200.00..  The owner was from upstate New York and was too wet and tired to pack it into his truck so it became mine.

 

This 48’ had matching numbers, all original except the engine cases had been polished and fender trim removed.  74 cu.in. V-twin with right hand shift. Three speed, with a left foot rocker clutch and left hand throttle, and right hand grip was the spark advance that rotated the distributor.  It took some getting use to.  The color was a $12.00 option back then called SeaFoam Blue from DuPont.  A fun bike that road well and always drew a crowd.  The Indian head shift knob was a rare sterling silver inlay and was worth the price of the bike so told me by Indiana’s first Indian dealer at a swap meet at Indy Motor Speedway.  I sold the bike for $4,800.00 after riding it and having fun with it for 12 years to a guy in Amarillo, TX, and forgot to replace the shift knob with a repo.  Dumb move. 

1983 Honda 1100 Goldwing

Next was a Goldwing I found cheap and in good shape with low miles. I road to Daytona twice and it did the “Tail of the Dragon” very well in 2003. Great bike but I needed more noise so the Nomad below was next in line.

1999 Kawasaki Nomad 1500

I rode it as a bobber a few times, it felt fast and light stripped down.

The reason for the bobber look was to do the custom paint.  Jason Beer, of Gravelton Customs,  did the House of Color Pagan Gold spray and “Buba” from Fort Wayne did the old school pinstriping and outline flames.

Still the current ride!

 

1984 Honda VT 500 Ascot

Latest purchase this past summer.  This little V-twin goes like crazy and is kind of a rare bike.  Fun for flicking through the corners.  Thanks for looking at my junk!    Bro. Ted

1975 Yamaha RD 350B

12-12-09  Latest addition!  This is an unrestored original 350c.c. two-stroke, twin cylinder.  The pics were taken just after unloading it into the Brech's garage.  It runs ok, needs a little tune, is a 6-speed and was called the "giant killer" back in the day.  It was noted for putt'in the whoop on bikes that were twice the C.C. or more.  I plan on going through the bike and freshening things up and replacing what is needed.  Only 4,200 miles, they are getting more and more collectable.

 
 
  

Phil Brecheisen’s Bikes 

1973 Hodaka Combat Wombat

My first bike, other that the homemade go-karts and mini-bikes, was this 125 c.c. Hodaka.  Great dirt bike, light weight, handled well, and was really fast for a 125.  Made in Oregon with a Japanese motor.  They were raced with good success all over the country.  Hodaka made tough little critters with strange names. 

1973 Maico 400 c.c. Radial Head

This is one of the all time great motocross bikes of the 70’s.  This was my move up from the 125 c.c Hodaka. The bike handled very well at speed and had huge torque, so much so that only a 4-speed was needed. German made, they could handle the toughest off road riding but were slightly temper mental.  It had to be kicked over using a compression release.  The rooster-tail of dirt from the rear knobby would hurt you badly if you were in it’s path.

1974 Penton 250 Hare Scrambler

I got this bike after the Maico 400 got to be too much bike to handle. This is also one of the milestone off-road bikes that set the standard for what a enduro or motocross bike should be.  Penton was built by KTM and this one had Penton on the tank and KTM on the engine.  This was the top of the line Enduro for 74 and was very fast. 

Note the custom painted Ford Econoline van in the driveway, this was our bike hauler.

1978 125 Honda ATC 3-wheeler

1978 GL-1000 Goldwing

This was my first road bike.  I didn’t have a trailer or the crazy long-nose fairing but it was black. I laid it down and then sold it.

1982 Suzuki 250GN       

This was Karen’s bike………. 

1986 VT500 Honda Shadow

  1998 Honda 750 Night Hawk

1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500

I bought this bike after selling the above two Hondas.  Extensive modifications to this Vulcan.  Old school paint was done by a then 17 yr. old named Jason Beer, of Gravelton Customs. Still a good riding hot rod. 

2000 Yamaha Royal Star Venture

I bought it this past year because my wife Karen needed some creature comforts.  It’s a great touring bike and has what is needed for long distance trips.  I put Road King slip-ons on it for a little more power and sound.

Thanks for looking in my garage!  You never know what might be added.

Phil

 1975 Yamaha RD350

We added another RD 2-stroke to the collection.  Service guy at Westfield Yamaha had this in the shop and I offered him a low-ball number and he called back a couple of weeks later and as if I wnated it.  He needed the money.  Runs and is in great shape.

Burt Krehbiel’s Bikes 

Here's my bike history. Most of the pics are off the internet as I don't have digital pics of a lot of them, but these are all the same year/color anyway. 



My first bike was a 1970’s Yamaha MX100.  Used to ride it in the fieldsand streambeds near my home along the front range of the Colorado Rockies. 

 

When I outgrew the Yamaha, I saved enough money to buy the neighbor’s 1979 XR250.  My buddy had an XR200 (1984 I think? First year of the Pro-Link suspension) and we’d ride the trails of Rampart Range together any chance we could get. 

When I went to college, my car (1967 Olds Convt w/ 425ci engine) drank too much fuel for a starving student, so I bought a 1982 Kawasaki 750 Spectre.  I put 27k on it through the southern states and commuting back and forth to work (42 miles one way)

The need for speed finally got to me so I sold the Spectre to another starving student and picked up a 1989 Kawasaki ZX10 Ninja.  That became my daily commuter for a number of years and was perfect for eating up the flat miles of central Kansas to and from work. I loved the ZX10, but the local constabulary wasn’t as fond of it or my riding habits.  In addition, my wife would ride the 7 miles to the nearest ice cream store, but no further as the riding position left her sitting high like a bobble-head in the wind stream while I was nice and comfortable.

Being new at marriage, but still no dummy, I saw the writing on the wall and sold it to buy something she’d ride with me, a 1984 Honda Goldwing Aspencade.  It was a nice enough bike, but my knees hit the CB and it was plagued with the electrical gremlins that were common in the 1984 model (charging system failures, electronic dash issues, etc) and we just couldn’t trust it enough for long trips.  It didn’t take too long for it to go as well.

It was replaced by a 1992 Harley Davidson Fatboy.  Not an actual pic, this one is almost identical.  I realize this pic is of a Heritage Softail but the only difference is the Fatboy had the solid wheels. Mine was almost this color (more metallic – Victory Red they called it), had the same Heritage bags and the same exhaust.  Put 72k on it before I found the Knucklehead (further below). Once I got the Knuck,it seemed silly to have two cruisers, so the Fatboy was replaced with…..

 …..My current garage inhabitants. 

My daily commuter year round is this 2000 BMW K1200LTC.  Heated seats, heated grips, AM/FM/Cassette/6-disc CD/XM radio, cruise control, reverse,  ABS, GPS etc etc etc…  It’s got all the creature comforts of a two-wheeled Winnebago, yet carves up the twisties like a crotch rocket.

And the fun ride – 1940 Harley Davidson Knucklehead Chopper.  The engine and transmission are stock, but that’s about it.  It’s in a Panhead wishbone frame with a 20 inch over springer fork.  For all the amenities the Beemer has, this has absolutely none!  No rear suspension, no front brake, kickstart only, etc.  It’s great for everything except making U-turns!!!!

Burt Krehbiel

Project Engineer

Control Systems & Electronic Engine Integration

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Biker Stories and History

Here are some of our fellow bikers stories of how they got started in biking and where thay are today. I encourage you to send in your story (a Word file is fine and some pics, jpgs), to:ted@marketshareplus.com.and we will post it for you.  If you can't find pics of your bikes try doing a search on bikepics.com. for yours.
There are downloads of Word documents for some of each history also.
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Brian Schoonveld’s Bikes & Story

1968 Suzuki T500

 500 cc, twin cylinder, 2 stroke.   I bought it cheap, and very used in 1973 while at IU.  I rebuilt the engine on my back patio, and it was my daily commuter in decent weather for the next 3 years.   It was one of the first 2 stroke bikes to have an oil injector, which never worked right.   Being a 2 stroke, when I got on the gas (who, me?) it would lay a smoke screen like a James Bond getaway car.  It would go through a set of plugs about every 2 weeks, up until the advent of unleaded gas, then I'd go for months on a set.  My wife used to ride with me back then, and still has a slight burn scar on her calf from touching one of the big, chrome exhaust pipes while dismounting one day.  My bike looked pretty rough though....... it was my early version of a rat bike!   Nonetheless, it got me around, and more importantly, there were lots of parking spots around campus for motorcycles, unlike for student cars. 

1999 Kawasaki KLR650

Bought this in the fall of 1999 just for the heck of it (maybe planning for the Y2K Armageddon?). I hadn't owned or ridden motorcycles since 1977 because of the usual ......... being busy making a living and raising kids.  It's a neat bike,  and is world renown for it's durability.  People load these things down with gear, and literally ride across continents.  Here's a link with a good description of this bike's abilities if interested. http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/kawasaki/the-1999-kawasaki-klr650-15086.html

If I had had the storage space, I would have loved to keep it when the time came to move on, but one can only putt around town for so long before the necessity of MORE POWER becomes apparent.  So, I researched around, and had to have this...

 2001 Honda ST1100

 Was a fantastic machine ...... smooth, powerful, fast.  Honda had been making this 1100 cc V4 since 1990, and people were also inclined to load this machine down with gear, and hit the road (are my pipe dream fantasies coming into focus?).  Side note ...... that's my wife on the back, and this 5 minute ride around the neighborhood was the first, and last time she rode with me since about 1976.  She doesn't like motorcycles, period.  Well, all was fine ....... until all the hype and rumors started about the major revamp for 2003.   The stories were true, and Honda came out with this ..... and I had to have it 

 

      2003 Honda ST1300

The reworked 2003 Honda ST1300.  It's a tremendous machine. I liked most things about it as far as speed, performance, etc.  The problem though was it just didn't fit me physically.  It was uncomfortable in that it had a bit too much of the sport bike, forward lean sitting position...... which gave me a sore back and numb hands after an hour or so of riding.  That, plus the heat directed off the engine cooked my legs (would be great for winter though).  The heat issue was an immediate knock on this bike from about everyone.  I'm sure the later models received design changes to correct the problem.  This is the bike I had when I first started riding with the Boanerges.  But, as well as this bike handled, and it could rock and roll when twisted ...... I was now being exposed to a new animal, which was not making sense.  I quickly realized that our fearless leader, Bruce S, was effortlessly, and speedily smoking his GL1500 Goldwing through the Brown County SR135 curves on what I had previously thought was the equivalent of mom's oversized station wagon.  Much of that was due to Bruce's years of experience on two wheels, but I was being schooled, and shown the torquey power of 6 cylinders, and the curve hugging, low center of gravity the mass of the engine creates.  So, before long, I ended up at Dreyers for a test drive to see what these beasts were all about, and was instantly hooked. 

 

2004 Honda GL1800 Goldwing

 Dreyers had this exact bike on order, scheduled for delivery in a few weeks.  We hashed out what I thought was an OK deal trading in my ST1300, which I had bought from them (as well as my ST1100 previously).   I called and bugged them about every other day.  Finally my sales guy said it was there, so I gathered up the title, and hopped on the ST1300.  When I got there, I was told "Sorry, I didn't know another guy had already sold it too".  The bike was sitting there on the showroom floor.  My reply was that the other guy would have to be the one to hear the bad news, as I was there now, with title and checkbook in hand. After a closed door pow wow with the bosses, I was informed it was no deal as I was doing a trade, and the other guy was buying outright ...... which made no sense ...... but that's what they were hanging their hat on, and their only explanation was that was how it was going to be. The real answer of course, was they were making more money from the other guy's deal.  I was assured they were going to get me another one as quick as they could though.   I've not been back there since.  I ended getting exactly what I wanted, at a better price, from the Lafayette Honda dealer a few days later.  As to the Gwing itself, I've found the perfect bike for me.  I've not been riding much this year, but am looking forward to 2009 to see if time and interest gets me out more often.

Thanks for checking this story out!

Brian Schoonveld  

 

Marti Collins’s Bikes

 2000 Honda Shadow Spirit 1100cc  (Purchased 9/06)

My first “starter” bike was purchased from a fella I worked with. His riding history hadn’t been so favorable with his new wife and so he sold out.  My Honda’s name was “Sally”.  We did a lot of good riding with the Saturday Bike Group and put over 4000 miles on her the last year I road her.  It was a sad day when I let the insurance company buy her from me. 

2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600cc      (Purchased 3/08)

After receiving a tip about a good deal on a nice bike from my buddies Phil and Ted Brechiesen, I purchased “Daytona” a couple days after returning from the 2008 Daytona Bike Week in March. Can you guess how she got her name? Surprisingly the name of her paint color is “beach sand tan”, or as I like to think of it “sparkly gold”.

 2008 proved another great time riding with the Saturday Bike Group. Along the shores of Lake Michigan, across into the hills of Kentucky, around the Indy 500 Race Track and including an over night stay in Ohio, were just some of the different places I took her.  4000 miles later, a new set of tires and a couple of really awesome Hard Chrome Long Shots and she shouts like the best of them. Could be why Ted calls me “Loud Mouth”. I’m sure he is referring to her and not me!          

 Marti Collins

Scott Miller’s Bikes

I got started motorcycling in 1975. Up to that point, I had go-carts and three wheelers that I used to ride in the open lot near my home. My dad had an old Bridgestone motorcycle, and we lived in Fort Wayne.

We used to ride all the time together, most often up to Angola, Indiana to go to the lake. Mom was not in favor of riding, so eventually Dad sold his ride, as he did not want to have to listen to Mom's concerns! She was very protective.

 

But, I had the bug. I really wanted a bike. In 1983, while in college, I bought a Suzuki 1100GS, and it was well-used. I attended college at Indiana University, Bloomington, so a motorcycle really got me around in the spring and fall. However, due to the college lifestyle, I sold the bike in 1984.  It was at that time, during a return visit home, that I promised my mother that I would not own another motorcycle until she had passed. In 2004 my mother lost her battle with ovarian cancer, and she went home to be with my father, who had gone to the Lord in in 1999. Mom passed in March. I bought my

Honda VTX 1800 in April, 2004. I still own it today, and the theme of the bike is iron crosses. My dad had an iron cross tattoo on his right forearm from his time in the Air Force and his service in Korea, and I dedicated the bike to him, for instilling his love of riding in me.  There is not a day that I get on my bike that I don't remember my Mom and Dad. They were simply outstanding parents, were always good to me, and I always felt loved and protected. I miss them every day, and am thankful for all that they did to help me become the person that I am today.

That's my story! 

Scott Miller

You have to go see Carl Markovich's own web site for his bike history!

http://markovichmotorcycles.homestead.com/index.html

 Rest in Peace Brother Carl!

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