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Old Aug 8, 2022 | 06:44 AM
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Great Story!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2022 | 08:36 AM
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@S.t.r.a.n.g.e.r , I'm so sorry to hear this. I LOVED the original story and how you worked so hard to keep him riding for as long as you did. A good son like that is every father's hope. I know you must have made him proud and it certainly sounds like you made him happy. God bless you in your loss. Keep the bike ...... forever.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2022 | 01:21 PM
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the original post is one of the great ones on this site

“Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name. In some ways men can be immortal.”


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your original post was so inspiring, I've repeated the story several times to many friends and family...people who love to ride got it

I'll keep telling the story, if you don't mind....in my book, your dad is a legend!!!

warm regards and my condolences to you and your family
 
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Old Aug 10, 2022 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BelchFire
@S.t.r.a.n.g.e.r ... Keep the bike ...... forever.
That's the plan.
Maybe I'll give it to my son one day.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2022 | 02:51 PM
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My condolences on your loss. You have to know that the sporty he gave you was being shared, and that is probably what made him as happy as riding it. You did a great thing that made his time left priceless. Good job, and again my sympathy.
 
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