support POW’s and MIA’s that went from LA to DC. COAST
TO COAST! Naturally, I had to do it.
Something that has always been close to my heart is our
veterans. I myself have not served but I know and understand
that we as a collective country owe our freedom to our men
and women in uniform, and I love them to death. The run,
called Run for the Wall had two things that were important
to me, motorcycles and veterans so this run became part
of who I am. I went once, then twice and over the years
have been part of it nine times. At one point I was in charge
of a thirty man team called the Road Guards. Our job was
security for the five mile long pack working with local state
and federal authorities to get thousands of riders from one
coast to the other coast in one piece. Needless to say I plan
on participating in this mission until I can no longer get the
bike off the kickstand.
be a part of than the biker family of brothers and sisters.
Loyal, fun and always looking for that next adventure Riders
are and will continue to be in my opinion, one of the best
parts of humanity. Until Thunder Roads Colorado wises up
and bans me from writing for them again, I will drop by from
time to time and try to offer some helpful insight and ideas on
how to make your ride more enjoyable and safe; until then
ride safe!
In addition to adding up mileage on two wheels (which by
now is around 250,000) I have always enjoyed customizing
motorcycles. There is just something about turning a stock
bike into a unique piece of art that gets me going. In fact,
a couple of my projects have even ended up in national
magazines. One of the rides I put together in my garage was
sold to an actor who played a role in the Sons of Anarchy and
another motorcycle sold to an Olympic Wrestler. I know... I
was shocked too! My creations have always been a little
“offbeat” and not for everyone, but no bike is, that is kind of
the point.
I have had to take a little time off from customizing since
I now have the honor and pleasure of hosting the world’s
largest motorcycle radio talk show called Wild Ride Radio.
I have made a career working in radio and for the first four
years on air, I worked for someone else. Always forced to
cover things I could care less about and dealing with some
bosses with fewer brain cells than my Beta fish. It didn’t
take long for me to realize that if I wanted to make it in this
business I had to talk about something that truly mattered
to me and millions of others, in a way that no one else was
doing. Thus, Wild Ride Radio was born.
From its inception Wild Ride Radio has grown from a
podcast created out of my basement to a talk radio show
spanning coast to coast and heard by around 1.8 +/- million
riders a month. Each week we cover anything and everything
motorcycle related, pulling articles from magazines like
Thunder Roads and deriving from some of my experiences
in the saddle. We consistently create an informative outlet for
riders across the nation and the globe. In addition to news
and articles we have interviewed riders from the Discovery
Channe l, Guinness Book World Record holders and all sorts
of unique and interesting people from around the world.
The show can be heard over the air or on our website at
WildRideRadio.com and from any podcast outlet on-line.
Well, that is pretty much it, now you know a little about
me and where I came from and I really do look forward to
talking with you and writing for Thunder Roads Colorado. It
is a great magazine for bikers, which are some of the best
people on the planet. I can’t think of any family I would rather
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September 2016
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