dear united states veteran

and now, ...

 (my only post in full, PROUD color)

i ride a forty year old harley davidson

im not the best mechanic in the world but i am convinced it could get me coast to coast

a little tightening here and there

a decent pack (tools, parts, bedroll)

some gas money

and im on my way

i can only do that because of what you do

no check points

no government approval 

no fear

thank you for everything youve done for me

thank you

amen

my magazine

dice, gkm, ... you know, there are a few mags i keep an eye out for

but its the horse that ive been faithfully reading 

they got me into this whole thing

without the horse, i would have never known that there were doods out there with the same taste in bikes as me (cuz there aint NNOO scene here in solano co. where i live)

and for years ive been crossing paths with kewel katz without ever seeing them

if i DID ever see a sic scoot, it was gone before i could turn around and catch it

ANYWAYZ! i love the horse

but its been kinda dull for a while

"a while" means this whole year

bikes have been just "same-same"

but im loyal

after all, it aint the horse's fault there aint been much to shoot and show

and this was a pretty kewel year for shows and rides, and stuff

cant complain cuz ive been hanging out with a TON of great guys (and gals) on some really baddass bikes

grabbed #113 because its what i do

its muscle memory at this point

see a new horse, get the new horse

im glad to say

loyalty pays

the #114 is out (havent seen it yet), but #113 is pretty darn tight! 

i was reminded why i first started collecting it in the first place

imagination is back on the scene

doods are doing kewel stuff again

katz are thinking out side the box

and the horse is showing it

i really like that magazine man

and george the painter is a baddass

swangarm swagger

swangarm swagger

what makes a scoot kewel?

i love'm "tight"

close hand grips

mid controls (or pegs)

wide rear tires aint for me

(not to say it aint cool on YOUR bike)

i like little spools and lathed forks

less is more

the smaller the better

all go no show

if it dont make it go or stop i dont want it

but at what point does kewel stop being cool?

am i kewel cuz i dont have a mirror?

is it sic to roll with no signals?

maybe, but im about to change all that

im working on some signals and a mirror that are functional yet un-lame 

not cuz the man says so

but because im a man and I say so

how rad is a blue curb placard?

how sic is it to bunk with the sick?

how dope is it to NEED meds for no reason other than i just didnt want to be able to see behind me while waiting for the green light?

i like being able to swallow without assistance

i dont wanna have to poop in a bag taped to my hip

can you spend too much on a helmet?

i love motorcycles

i wanna love them for a long time

flashblack friday

"we did it because we had a passion for it" -sugar bear

never forget BENNY HARDY

thank you jesse james

salt of the earth

been riding for a long time

only had my shovel for about two years now and i got a lot to learn about bikes

im really blessed to have so many good people in my life

these doods have gone out of their way to help me stay up on two wheels

unselfish

reliable

trustworthy

men with a code

men with principle

... in no particular order...

lil mikey

 uncle jorge

 smokey (hahahahaha!)

backstreet john 

soul brutha number one 

a bomb 

my main bud and gaysee 

mike and daddy-o 

gawd faddah 

bertany

(special mention ... i dont have a pick, but i cant leave out butt crack ... no, not smokey, the OTHER butt crack hahahahaha!)

i forgot b hall and princess b (she put air in my tire for me FOR FREE TOO)

for making yourselves available 

helping me get there in one piece

and keeping my scoot from looking all whacked out

thank you guys

swangarm swagger

swangarm swagger

"swangarm swagger"!

nevermind the fagged out bike in the middle, just look at the two cool ones

seriously though ...

i had the best time rolling through SF with JB

and it was trumped by the only thing that could trump it ...

rolling with JB and Uncle Jorge

(well i think it would have been baddass if Big D was there too, now that i think about it)

swangarm swagger