WHAT IS A MOPED RALLY?
Arguing, alcohol consumption… [laughs] no. It’s a good time. People come from out
of town, out of state. When it’s all said and done it’s about riding. It’s about planning
a good ride, showing people a good time, giving them an experience, showing them
your town, your roads.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE RALLY TO DATE?
That’s hard. Sacramento, the Landsquids‘, was my first. I’d never seen that many mopeds in one place. For a year after I got my Maxi, I hadn’t seen any other bikes at all.
Going to a rally and seeing so many blew my mind. Seeing the possibilities of what
you can do, people get really creative with their builds. The first [San Francisco] Creatures’ rally, ‘Gender Bender’, was my favorite. I had been in the Bay Area a lot, but
suddenly I was there charging the streets in this…in this pack.
MOPEDS. REALLY?
It’s fun. That’s all there is to it. Really. People will look at me on my bike and kinda snicker. “Oh what? You’ve got a Camry? Well, I’ve got a cute girl on my bike, so eat a dick.”
LET’S GO BACK AT BIT. HOW DID YOU FALL INTO THIS?
I was at a family function and talking about getting a motorcycle. Someone said, “Hey,
I’ve got a little moped you could have.” So we go over to this dude’s shop and he gives
us this moped, this hilarious little bike. We take it home, throw some gas and oil in it,
ride up and down the block. It was a ‘78 Puch Maxi, a two speed.
SO HOW DID YOU GET STARTED RIDING IN GROUPS?
Some dudes told me to check out this place, Choke. I said, “Oh, they have mopeds
like mine there? I mean mopeds, not scooters?” I came to Choke and it was like, “You
people ride these stupid things? That’s funny ‘cause I ride mine, too!” After Choke I
found out about Moped Army. I thought it was cool that people had their little clubs
and ride together. Certain things in life… sometimes you just have a good ride and
have a big old smile on your face and people just can’t comprehend it. If you have fun
on your own, doing what you’re doing, it’s only going to be multiplied when you meet
like-minded people.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR GANG, THE WOOLLY BULLIES.
Well, the first Bullies were friends since high school. We were wrenching on our
BMX bikes, so a few of us