Would you ride with a monkey??
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Would you ride with a monkey??
I've seen folks ride with dogs, cats, birds and even snakes, but never with a 30 lbs monkey. Back in the 1920's, Freddie Fretwell raced motorcycles and gave his pet monkey rides around Washington DC. Two accounts from the Washington Post give an interesting look into his life...
Freddie Fretwell and his Harley Riding Monkey
Freddie Fretwell and his Harley Riding Monkey
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I once rode with a baboon on the back...
Yep, a real baboon. 20 miles to town, then another 20 back. The monkey came in handy when a trailer in front of me dropped a box of small parts that scattered on the roadway. We stopped and Boonie helped pick them up, and we gave them to the person pulling the trailer (who was my father btw) when we caught up to him. Had a guy on a chopper pull up beside us on the way home. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He tried to 'slap me five', but Boonie let him know real quick that she didn't like that... He drew back (his whole arm), just in time.
Yep, a real baboon. 20 miles to town, then another 20 back. The monkey came in handy when a trailer in front of me dropped a box of small parts that scattered on the roadway. We stopped and Boonie helped pick them up, and we gave them to the person pulling the trailer (who was my father btw) when we caught up to him. Had a guy on a chopper pull up beside us on the way home. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He tried to 'slap me five', but Boonie let him know real quick that she didn't like that... He drew back (his whole arm), just in time.
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I've seen folks ride with dogs, cats, birds and even snakes, but never with a 30 lbs monkey. Back in the 1920's, Freddie Fretwell raced motorcycles and gave his pet monkey rides around Washington DC. Two accounts from the Washington Post give an interesting look into his life...
Freddie Fretwell and his Harley Riding Monkey
Freddie Fretwell and his Harley Riding Monkey
Does that count? LOLOLOL...
