2023 No Frills Rally - Honoring 2wheelsforme

[FarsideF6B]

Thanks for sharing. I had bought Stinger in Dec. 2019 and shortly after got on the F6B forum. Looking at riders I saw that Mike was only a few miles from me. I reached out to him to introduce myself. We had the pleasure of meeting and riding a few rides that he had put together. I didn't know him long but you know how you can tell whose a good guy or what? Well he was just that and he did love riding and his B. I'd call and ask him questions as he did work himself on his B. Mike knew some good roads and lead a few spirited rides around the area. As others I was stunned when I learned he was on his ride last year when he suffered his heart attack. He actually asked me if I'd be able to go but declined as I had just gotten back from a 2 week ride to Montana. I notified some of the folks he had introduced me to from his rides and they were very disappointed.
RIP Mike.

[jmdaniel]

Thanks for sharing. I had bought Stinger in Dec. 2019 and shortly after got on the F6B forum. Looking at riders I saw that Mike was only a few miles from me. I reached out to him to introduce myself. We had the pleasure of meeting and riding a few rides that he had put together. I didn't know him long but you know how you can tell whose a good guy or what? Well he was just that and he did love riding and his B. I'd call and ask him questions as he did work himself on his B. Mike knew some good roads and lead a few spirited rides around the area. As others I was stunned when I learned he was on his ride last year when he suffered his heart attack. He actually asked me if I'd be able to go but declined as I had just gotten back from a 2 week ride to Montana. I notified some of the folks he had introduced me to from his rides and they were very disappointed.
RIP Mike.

Thanks for the kind words. He certainly did lead "spirited rides". We were in Arkansas in '21, Russellville, specifically, and at the end of one of the day's rides, Mike was in the lead, and taking us on this "alley" that he swore he had picked out when looking at the area before we got together. I think it was more like "somebody's backyard", and I was just waiting to hear the slide of multiple 12 gauge shotguns...

A couple of pics from that week, the first one in Hot Springs:



And waiting for the rest of us to get gas...