Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas December 2016 | Page 24

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by a semi-truck while exiting an
interstate. She went down hard
suffering numerous broken bones
and horrendous injuries. At press
time, Tooter is still in the hospital
healing.
Knowing Adam had a mission
to complete, Tooter sent him back
out on the road against his will.
Adam sadly parted ways, but
knew she was in good hands. On
October 2, 2016, Adam Sandoval
and Scooter completed arrival
at every single Harley-Davidson
Dealership in the lower 48 states!
They raised over $300,000 for
veterans and veterans’ children
scholarships. They rode over
82,000 miles on the Warhorse.
This turbulent ending was not
over as the trio headed home to
Florida for a final party, Hurricane
Matthew swept across the state
canceling celebrations. However,
on October 8, he had a final party
at Six Bends Harley-Davidson the
day after the hurricane passed
over Florida. What an ending to
an epic journey! But, it was not
over just yet.
October 21, 2016, Adam was
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met in Paris, TX by a small band
of the merrimen, and women, who
have ridden alongside him and/
or supported him over the past
two years sharing road, rides,
dealerships, experiences and life
living off of a bike. I rode in from
Oklahoma with Daniel, meeting
up with a group from Altus, OK.
Gabe was there from AR who had
once repaired Egor, the Scootin’
Bus. Jack, the bus driver, and
Broadway, the photographer
greeted us at a local ea tery.
About midnight, Blaster and John
of Indiana, actually they’re both
from there, rode 1084 miles and
surprised Adam by their arrival.
They’ve each ridden over 11 times
with Scootin’ America. But two
very special guests this trip were
Kyle Brown and Brandi Swann
from Georgia. They were there as
the recipients of the Infidel Bike.
The following day, we “groupies”
met Adam off location to ride
into Paris Harley-Davidson for
the Infidel give away. We were
met by a large crowd. Inside the
bike presentation was filled with
gratitude and humility displayed by

the winner, the builders, Adam and
Cody and his mother, owners of
Paris Harley-Davidson. We were,
escorted by Kyle on The Infidel Bike
and Adam, to the Red River Valley
Veterans Memorial to pay tribute
and do a photo shoot. Many of us
reconfirmed our old friendships,
shared road stories and, best of all,
got closer to a great veteran who
we’ll call a friend for life. I speak for
all of us when I say, we can’t wait
for the honor of riding alongside
the Infidel Bike and Purple Heart
Veteran Kyle once again. Thank
you for your service Kyle!
If you’re interested in
donating to another veteran
custom bike build, you can
donate at www.gofundme.com/
scootinamericabikebuild2. This
time they are building a trike for
a lucky disabled veteran. Follow
this and more updates on Scootin’
America’s future plans at www.
scootinamerica.com or their social
media.