Occupation: Technical Writer
Born: Redlands, CA 1962
Started Riding: Dirt bikes at 10, motorcycles at 16, scooters at 19 (a Vespa largeframe that was behind my sister's apartment)
VCLG Member Since: 2005
Relationship Status: Single
Rider Status: Active
First Bike: Honda 50 Cub (10 years old!)
Dream Bike: Norton International
Bikes Currently Owned:
Other Hobbies: Gospel music (currently a member of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir)
Favorite Rally: Scootouring was fun, there are a lot of good folks in Sacto
Favorite Food: Oyako-donburi (a chicken and egg meal on Japanese rice) with Japanese pickles on the side
Favorite Drink: San Pellegrino
Favorite Movie: The Third Man (with Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten)
Favorite Music: 1950's R&B (Big Joe Turner, Fats Domino, Lloyd Price)
Favorite Quote: Hito no furimite wagafuri naose - a Japanese saying that means "Rather
than accuse others of bad habits, observe them, learn from their actions and behave yourself accordingly."
Pets: none
Other Info: I'll ride anything on two wheels including bicycles. The Super is the first scooter I've actually owned. In addition to the Cub, I've owned a Kawasaki Trail Boss 100 (enduro with 10 speeds, 5 street and 5 dirt, and a five-up shifting pattern), Honda MB5 (a 50cc motorcycle), 1980 Honda 650 Custom, 1973 BMW R75/5, and a Yamaha Seca II. And the bikes I have now.
I grew up in the sticks near Loma Linda CA, "The hill beautiful" and lived next to acres and acres of orange groves and not too far from a dirt wash. I was a dirt bike rider in my early years and really enjoyed it. Since I moved to the city, I steered more towards the pavement just because there is more of it and am enjoying that now.
Scootering is a blast and I like the rides and the people.
