V-Twin Passion -

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August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

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I started my riding career on the down low since it was forbidden by my mother. I bought a Honda CL 360 with exhaust that curved up and was designed to burn your thigh on every ride. I had to keep it at a buddy’s house so that Mom wouldn’t beat me. Even though it was a relatively small bike, I still loved to take it on long rides. I once rode it from Camp Drum, NY to my home in NJ 372 miles away. It doesn’t seem that long, but on a small bike, it was! Oh, to be young and not so bright again. I did take a hiatus from riding while my children were young and I was the only one making money. Since then, the kids have grown up, and the wife decided to move on. When one day I was out minding my own business and saw a bike for sale. Well, the bug bit me again, and off I went. That was about 12 years and close to 100,000 miles ago. With four cross-country trips under my belt and thousands of miles around the Smoky Mountains, South Carolina, and Florida, here I am poised to do yet another cross-country ride to California and back to DC with the RFTW folks.