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1 . Wes Fleming tried being a rock star for 25 years, but gave all that up to focus on motorcycles. His mother still hasn’t forgiven him. The first new motorcycle he ever bought got run over by a car – with him still in the saddle. He discovered BMWs thanks to a friend in 2001 and has been riding trendy, not-so-trendy and sidecar-equipped BMWs ever since. Wes currently holds down multiple jobs, including motorcycle shop office boy and history professor, and when he’s not helping his teenage daughter with her homework, they’re out somewhere in their sidecar rig.
2. A writer of limited ability, Jack Riepe is confined by the abso- lute truth. Hobbled by arthritis, he types his stories by pound- ing a shot glass on a keyboard—with his foot, and rumors that he is in the Brazilian Witness Protection Program are only partially true. If you like his column, you’ll love his book, “Conversations With A Motorcycle,” an autobiographical account of his early years on a motorcycle, when women unleashed their passion—on everyone but him. Email jack.
riepe@gmail.com for more information.
3. Marven Ewen has been riding motorcycles since 1986 and has been an MOA member since 2007. He currently rides an R 1200 RT and a Triumph Street Triple. He is a Family Physician in Min- nesota with more than 20 years of experience, including emer- gency medicine, and is also medical director of Allied Medical Training, an EMT training school.
4. Dancin’ Dave Cwi is a Life Member of the MOA as well as a Premier Member of the Iron Butt Association. He’s owned every series of BMW motorcycle from the /2 to the modern RT, and has burned out his wife, who once loved motorcycling but sold her bikes after two trips with Dave. He pays for his riding addic- tion via marketing stints, including work in Power Sports. You will see him down the road.
5. Deb Gasque, also known as “The Fashionista,” has been a licensed motorcyclist for 6 years and has embraced every aspect of the long distance motorcycling lifestyle, including earning a membership into the Iron Butt Association. Deb recently joined the ranks of motojournalism and enjoys sharing her passion for two-wheeled adventures through published articles and her blog page at
www.TheFashionistaHasAn
IronButt.com.
6. Jim Auckley enjoyed a three-decade career as a writer and editor with the Missouri Department of Conservation, produc- ing articles on wildlife, forests and fishing and hunting for a monthly magazine. Thanks to the Vietnam-era G.I. Bill, Jim was able to earn a bachelor of journalism degree from the Univer- sity of Missouri back in the 70s. After a lay-off from motorcycling, he returned to riding
12 years ago. He takes off once or twice a year for Eureka Springs to enjoy the winding roads of northwest Arkansas. His 2009 R1200GS has 48,000 miles on it, much of that accumulated on day rides west and southwest of his home in suburban St. Louis, Missouri.
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