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- First Name
- Dave
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- Loggins
I credit, or maybe I should say blame, my best friend from Jr High and still today, Bob ( @GLFlyer ).
When we were 15, Bob had a moped, Bob could go places without a parent. Bob had freedom. That was cool.
I mowed lawns and did my paper route and my Mom kicked in a bit and I bought a Yamaha QT50, just like Bob's except mine had brakes. (Bob just used his feet because his brakes didn't work...his mom wondered why his shoes kept wearing out so fast)
Anyway...Bob and I went all over Arlington on those QT50s. We were 15 and mobile. They might have only went 38 mph, but they opened the door to so many things.
That summer at 15 was really fun. I think I fell in love with the freedom that a motorcycle could provide.
30+ years later, I think we've got some role reversal as I'm the one getting Bob to buy bikes, but we still do a lot of adventures together. We've done long distance touring, rides with our wives and other family and friends, track racing, dirt bikes and Bob just got an ADV bike so hopefully we'll do some ADV riding in the future. Past and present, much of our friendship revolves around motorcycles and 2 wheeled adventures to one extent or the other.
Who knows what the next 30 years looks like....but I'm betting it will have 2 wheels and Bob and Dave doing something on them.
When we were 15, Bob had a moped, Bob could go places without a parent. Bob had freedom. That was cool.
I mowed lawns and did my paper route and my Mom kicked in a bit and I bought a Yamaha QT50, just like Bob's except mine had brakes. (Bob just used his feet because his brakes didn't work...his mom wondered why his shoes kept wearing out so fast)
Anyway...Bob and I went all over Arlington on those QT50s. We were 15 and mobile. They might have only went 38 mph, but they opened the door to so many things.
That summer at 15 was really fun. I think I fell in love with the freedom that a motorcycle could provide.
30+ years later, I think we've got some role reversal as I'm the one getting Bob to buy bikes, but we still do a lot of adventures together. We've done long distance touring, rides with our wives and other family and friends, track racing, dirt bikes and Bob just got an ADV bike so hopefully we'll do some ADV riding in the future. Past and present, much of our friendship revolves around motorcycles and 2 wheeled adventures to one extent or the other.
Who knows what the next 30 years looks like....but I'm betting it will have 2 wheels and Bob and Dave doing something on them.
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