A Chronicle of My Adventures on "The Patriot"

Fortitudine Vincimus -- "By Endurance We Conquer"
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

“The Patriot”

















“The Patriot” is a 2008 Honda GL1800 Gold Wing with a Lehman Monarch II Trike Conversion (http://www.lehmantrikes.com/) purchased in August 2008 during the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (http://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/) at Outdoor Motor Sports (http://www.outdoor-motorsports.com/) in Spearfish, South Dakota and custom painted in April 2009 by Garwood Custom Cycles (http://garwoodcycles.com/) in Lexington, North Carolina. More pictures of “The Patriot” are available at Garwood's website (http://www.garwoodcustomcycles.com/index.cfm?&pageid=45). “The Patriot” has won “Baddest Bike in the Carolinas” at an April 2009 competition in Lexington, North Carolina; “People’s Choice” and “Second Place Custom” at a May 2009 competition in Richmond, Virginia; “First Place Metric Original” at the October 2009 Axis of Steel competition in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; “People’s Choice Honorable Mention” at the January 2010 International Motorcycle Show in Washington, DC; and “Best of Show People’s Choice” and “Second Place Trike Metric” at the February 2010 Timonium Motorcycle Show in Timonium, Maryland.

2 comments:

  1. Gary,
    Sheryl and I have you on or prayer list, and I have or CMA chapter here praying for you too.
    Your crazy but we love ya be careful
    R/
    Bill

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  2. Lt. Col.
    Glad to see you made it home in one piece despite that sneaky sub sandwich. Next time stay with Subway. I hope to see you again next year at the Super 8 in Elyria, Ohio.
    Barb K.
    Front Desk Receptionist

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