rangerreece
RangerReece
As a child I was the test pilot for the minibikes that dad would build, restore, pull together. As an Air Force mechanic, dad would often supplement his income by building or restoring small engine devices mostly lawn mowers but the occasional mini bike and motorcycle. As soon as the minibike was in good running order, cleaned up and painted, dad would have to sell it. Mom and Dad were always heavily involved in motorcycles, up until I became a teenager. Mom had quit riding for quite some time and dad finally parked the burgundy Honda silver wing but not before one last ride together with me on the back, just like I did when I was 5 back in England when my dad was stationed in Bentwaters AFB after the Vietnam.
So when I got out of the Army after 22 years and bought my first bike "Ursula the 2005 R1200RT" from Bill Maxwell, life time BMW MOA member, who new my Dad in the Air Force and was inspired by him and that silver wing to take up riding, my dad had not been on a bike since the early '80's. The thought of riding with my dad never really crossed my mind. Dad underwent brain surgery two years ago to remove a tumor on his putitary gland that almost killed him and gave him the symptoms of dementia. As he recovered from his surgery he would get a gleam in his eye when he would see me on Ursula. Low and behold, he bought a harley last year and then traded it in on a brand new 2015 harley dynaglide. He turned 70 in January, and work would not let me get away, finally a three day weekend on memorial smack in the middle of my UH-72 Lakota aircraft qualification course, I wasn't waiting anymore, it was time to act. All weekend we had great weather, Monday I rode home from TN to lower Alabama in torrential rains but it was worth it. (I was passed by a truck pulling two beemers probably coming from the chicken rally, an 1150GS and a R1200RT, you know you are, fess up, I know you feel guilty about trailering your bikes). So Ursula and I are finally dry, here are a few photos for your viewing pleasure.
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So when I got out of the Army after 22 years and bought my first bike "Ursula the 2005 R1200RT" from Bill Maxwell, life time BMW MOA member, who new my Dad in the Air Force and was inspired by him and that silver wing to take up riding, my dad had not been on a bike since the early '80's. The thought of riding with my dad never really crossed my mind. Dad underwent brain surgery two years ago to remove a tumor on his putitary gland that almost killed him and gave him the symptoms of dementia. As he recovered from his surgery he would get a gleam in his eye when he would see me on Ursula. Low and behold, he bought a harley last year and then traded it in on a brand new 2015 harley dynaglide. He turned 70 in January, and work would not let me get away, finally a three day weekend on memorial smack in the middle of my UH-72 Lakota aircraft qualification course, I wasn't waiting anymore, it was time to act. All weekend we had great weather, Monday I rode home from TN to lower Alabama in torrential rains but it was worth it. (I was passed by a truck pulling two beemers probably coming from the chicken rally, an 1150GS and a R1200RT, you know you are, fess up, I know you feel guilty about trailering your bikes). So Ursula and I are finally dry, here are a few photos for your viewing pleasure.
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My son doesn't ride but we SCUBA dive together.
Glad you guys had a good time even if it was decades in the making.
No amount of performance, whiz bang technology from any other brand matters. Is your dad's bike the switchback model?
