Old Can Ride
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I first got on Buddy Sadler's Sears Moped in July 1958. Even though I was on the rear rack, I knew this was for me. The next day I was at the Cushman Dealership three blocks from my home, bothering the owner of the one man dealership. After hanging around 8 hours per day for a week, the owner agreed to let me work for free and knowledge, and I became the only employee at the Cushman Dealership. The next month, I was totally surprised the first day of 7th grade when I walked into my homeroom science class to see the owner of the little Cushman shop was also my science teacher.
After high school my friends and neighbors sent me a letter. These folks were nice enough to send me to helicopter flight school, and gave me a one year all expense paid trip to Southeast Asia. Heck, I even had a Honda press frame 90cc when in Viet Nam.
After Viet Nam and 4 ½ years service, my friends and neighbors were nice enough to give me a GI bill for college. So, I went to college and the nice people at University of Houston gave me a degree.
While in college if figured I had to eat, and the nice people at the Houston Police Department gave me a job. What a great job, I got to ride motorcycles and fly helicopters. So, I stayed for 21 ½ years before I retired.
Being the other police officers didn’t want to work night shift, the Houston Police Department was nice enough to let me work night shift. So, being I was off work during the day and evening, in 1981 the State of Texas was nice enough to give me all my insurance licenses, and I started my insurance agency.
In 1997 the nice people at Yamaha were nice enough to give me a dealership. The nice folks that came by the dealership to visit, bought so many Yamaha motorcycles, ATVs, and watercraft that before long Honda, Suzuki, and Kymco all gave me dealerships. So, for 15 years I sold insurance and motorsports products at the same location. What made this job so sweet, besides shop rides, I got to ride so many different kinds of motorcycles 100 miles every day, 6 days a week, to and from work . What a great job!
Then in 2012, the nice people of the city came in one day and wanted to purchase all my property for a new city hall. So, I just sold these nice folks everything. Now I’ve got the best job ever, Retired!
I bought my NC700X in January of 2013. I went to Daytona bike week, Key West, and Texas Hill country a few times since purchasing the bike. The only problems I had were solved with a set of Rox 2” risers, a Pro Pad gel sheep skin seat pad, California Scientific windshield, and GIVI bags and trunk. This bike and accessories fits by body perfectly. Everyone’s body is different, so get what fits you, do not buy what fits someone else!
I now have 12,000 miles on the NC700X. I am going to replace the tires this week with the stock Bridgestone Battlax BT-023 Sport Touring, as they have been great for the type of riding I do (paved and dirt roads, no sand). Also this week, I will replace the D.I.D. stock O-ring chain with a D.I.D. X-ring chain.
I am going to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in the middle of July, and to Sturgis, South Dakota in August. This should put a total of about 24,000 miles on the bike. This will bring my riding miles to over 1,300,000
After high school my friends and neighbors sent me a letter. These folks were nice enough to send me to helicopter flight school, and gave me a one year all expense paid trip to Southeast Asia. Heck, I even had a Honda press frame 90cc when in Viet Nam.
After Viet Nam and 4 ½ years service, my friends and neighbors were nice enough to give me a GI bill for college. So, I went to college and the nice people at University of Houston gave me a degree.
While in college if figured I had to eat, and the nice people at the Houston Police Department gave me a job. What a great job, I got to ride motorcycles and fly helicopters. So, I stayed for 21 ½ years before I retired.
Being the other police officers didn’t want to work night shift, the Houston Police Department was nice enough to let me work night shift. So, being I was off work during the day and evening, in 1981 the State of Texas was nice enough to give me all my insurance licenses, and I started my insurance agency.
In 1997 the nice people at Yamaha were nice enough to give me a dealership. The nice folks that came by the dealership to visit, bought so many Yamaha motorcycles, ATVs, and watercraft that before long Honda, Suzuki, and Kymco all gave me dealerships. So, for 15 years I sold insurance and motorsports products at the same location. What made this job so sweet, besides shop rides, I got to ride so many different kinds of motorcycles 100 miles every day, 6 days a week, to and from work . What a great job!
Then in 2012, the nice people of the city came in one day and wanted to purchase all my property for a new city hall. So, I just sold these nice folks everything. Now I’ve got the best job ever, Retired!
I bought my NC700X in January of 2013. I went to Daytona bike week, Key West, and Texas Hill country a few times since purchasing the bike. The only problems I had were solved with a set of Rox 2” risers, a Pro Pad gel sheep skin seat pad, California Scientific windshield, and GIVI bags and trunk. This bike and accessories fits by body perfectly. Everyone’s body is different, so get what fits you, do not buy what fits someone else!
I now have 12,000 miles on the NC700X. I am going to replace the tires this week with the stock Bridgestone Battlax BT-023 Sport Touring, as they have been great for the type of riding I do (paved and dirt roads, no sand). Also this week, I will replace the D.I.D. stock O-ring chain with a D.I.D. X-ring chain.
I am going to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in the middle of July, and to Sturgis, South Dakota in August. This should put a total of about 24,000 miles on the bike. This will bring my riding miles to over 1,300,000
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