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About Life & Motorcycles

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I ordered the book.
Got the book.
Read the book!
Once I started reading this book I could not put it down!
As Jeff was told by one of his friends, it is not literary art. However any book that has ever held my attention was not literary art. This is my kind of book!
It got my attention right off with the dedication. I was brought to tears as Jeff talked about his Dad.
Jeff seems to be about 5 years older than I am so I can relate to the time period he is talking about through out this book.
I will try not to give too much away, as he needs to sell books.
It open with a boys first bike. How he got it and the anticipation of getting it home and getting it into motion. My first bike was a Honda QA50 and moved to the Honda CT70, same color as Jeff's with the 4-speed transmission and the manual clutch. Later moving to a XR75, YZ125. It put me right back into my childhood days and the freedom of first experiences on 2 wheels.
We ran through all the old wooded paths from the local law enforcement, we raced, and we just rode and hung out. Man those were great memories.
I too took on a family and all the responsibilities that followed and took a short break from bikes.
Like Jeff I have 2 girls (oldest also named Mandy).
I also had to start a new life with a new wife.
I was back on the road on 2 wheels with a Kawasaki LTD 750, then an old Goldwing, then to the rocket (still have it) Suzuki RF900R and beside it is the Kawasaki Concours.
I also fell in love with the Connie and have ridden it from coast to coast.
I remember the sight of the huge cross he talks about in Groom Texas. We did stop and tour the area and get some pictures.
The wind he writes about in N.M. been there on the bike and felt that wind too.
This book just brought back so many 2 wheeled memories it was definitely worth the cost!
I recommend this book highly as a great read for this up coming winter.
On freezing wet days in winter I like to read about riding when I can't actually be out there and this book is perfect for those days.
Beware, you will not be able to put it down!

For any of you who are avid motorcyclists, with a passion for the open road and the comraderie of riding with friends, this book is for you! What a great and refreshing journey and what a good read! The author knows how to describe the thrills and passion of motorcycling with being over technical or boring.
I recommend this to anybody who has ever been on a cross country ride or who dreams about going on one!