250,000 & Still Counting

At this rate I will run out of sleeve

When you start a journey, you really never know how far you will go or where you may end up.
No one ever sets out on a goal unless they believe the rewards are worth the effort. Since I decided to buy a broken down and wrecked  Harley, my objective was to ride.  I wanted to go further and ride longer with some real class under my ass.The object was to be able to do the distance on whatever pavement  or unforeseen weather in all it's circumstances

I repaired and updated that first Harley.  Then I upgraded and traded it in for another, then yet another.  Dale Walkster, the owner of Dale's Harley Davidson,  and " Wheels Through Time: Museum " said something that I want to pass on to you.  He said:," Everybody thinks they are an expert."

Do not be fooled by imitators. I've heard enough from "Pretenders" and "Week-end Warriors" to last more than a life time.  I don't drink, so I don't spend my time drunk bragging with a bar-stool under me instead of my bike. I don't always have to agree with Harley Davidson either.  I still believe Willie G should apologize for saying Harley's are Recreational Vehicals.  Instead he should of concentrated on making them more reliable and more economical Transportation Devices.

 I'm also the only person to ever have paid NOT to have owned an Anniversary Harley Davidson motorcycle.  But that's another story.  Motorcycles are made to be ridden. Enough said?

It's taken years to reach this level.  I've traveled and have ridden  in all the lower Forty Eight States and  Five Canadian Provinces.  Doing all this before I retired.

I've gone through a week long training to be a MSF Motorcycle Safety Instructor.  I took an additional week through the  Harley Davidson  Riders Edge Program. I taught for a while, but I'm a bit too much "Biker"  to be a soft spoken motorcycle enthusiast.  I refuse to be "Politically Correct."

STIX @ MO 1st State HOG Rally "93

The point I want to make is this. You never know what you are capable of doing unless you try. In my case I went ahead and joined H.O.G. Nationally.  ( Harley Owners Group ) Then kept up with it, its benefits and programs. One of them being the Mileage Merit Award Program. But you can't be awarded if you don't register first.. Not everyone does.

Who knows how far you will go? But then not everyone knows where they may end up. I never would have believed when I signed up I'd have this many miles under my belt.  H.O.G.  keeps the documentation and I have the Mileage Merit Award Rockers to prove it.

I find comfort  in the slogan "The Eagle Soars Alone"  You don't need others to go riding. I wish you all safe travels.