Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas September 2014 | Page 13

FEATURES

quick trip out to say bye to all my
friends I’d made at Full Throttle
Saloon, The Chip, through the
breathtaking Spearfish Canyon
and back to town as we all bought
our souvenirs to return home.
Back at our cabin, packing our
belongings was interrupted by
some hunky fellas from Iceland.
Not fitting the profile, per say,
I did some googling…in more

ways than one…and found
one of them was previously
named the first billionaire in
Iceland. Hmmm….lucky guy!
He was riding this awesome
Indian, customized by Roland
Sands. It was beautiful and
well crafted.
While you may think this is
the end of the story, it is not
by any means. On Saturday
morning, our new rowdy
neighbors woke the group
early. While the group I rode
up with were taking a two day
journey home, I made a wacky
decision to run it all in one
day! Off I went….847 miles
in 16 hours and 20 minutes.
distance ride mileage record. Next
Alone. Me, my bike and the
highway through four states! Bam! time, I’m gunning for that iron butt
My Sturgis 2014 trip got a cherry award!
on top by upping my one day, long

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