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Jiggs
I grew = up around bikes, and my father was a drag racer. It just seemed to be a ver= y natural, normal activity that everyone participated in. I remember riding= with my dad, but riding stopped after he was involved in a motorcycle acci= dent and had a family to take care of. I never thought to question it at th= e time, as I was so young. When I = was 13 years old, I got my very first bike. A blue Honda Trail 70! I was th= rilled! I always had a dirt bike, trike, quad, lawn mower, golf cart, ski d= oo, horse or something to ride around on. I grew tired of trying to borrow = other people’s bikes and the moment I got some cash together, I bough= t one of my very own street bikes. I have = been riding on and off, first as a passenger (over 35 years) then as a ride= r, for over 24 years. On an average summer (May to September) I put about 1= 4000 km’s to 16000 km’s on my bikes. I completed a motorcycle s= afety course from Edmonton Safety Counsel so that I would increase my skill= s as a rider, and became fully licensed and law abiding. Advice to those just starti= ng out: It has got to be a passion or you won’t do it well. Take= the courses, it is worth your while, your life, and your families piece of= mind. Take nothing for granted or it will bite you in the ass.
Most memorable ride:= 2006 Ride to Georgia. Tail of the dragon. The Great Smoky Moun= tains, the Ozark mountains, Great friends, Great lessons.
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