Originally Posted by Teal
Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
Originally Posted by Teal
Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
Met and hung with him many times. Good no BS man.
I still have a Free Sonny T

I never met him at all, living in WI - was unlikely and when I lived in CA, I believe he was in AZ at the time. Wasn't riding at the time and would have been unlikely to have met him then anyway.

My uncle was in a local club, been around bikers, club guys, non-bikers, motorcycle enthusiasts my whole life basically. It's a fascinating sub-culture.
When I was living by the Cities he would come and hang at the HA clubhouse often. He was a Nomad then and just traveled around the country. He would hang at the shop during the day. I'd work on his bike and get it ready for his travels. My sons loved him. He liked kids and would sit and talk with them. My oldest son still talks about him and has a photo of him and Sonny hanging in his garage.

Very cool experiences.
He was a very good mechanic. We would talk motors all night.
I was the builder and crew chief for a HA Pro Stock and Top Fuel team. If he was anywhere near where we were racing he would show up at the track and hang with us. He knew Knuckles and Pans really well and had some very fast Shovels but was totally amazed with our 160 ci Pro Stock engines and 180 fuel motor. I remember once in Vegas I sat in the hauler with him most of the night explaining to how the mechanical fuel injection and clutch system worked on a fuel bike.
The last time I saw him was a couple years back. He came up for a members funeral. My son was with me then. He sent me a text this morning saying he was so glad he skipped work that day to go with.

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