Greg #186 of Camdenton, MO. has ridden in four of the five
Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge’s but it wasn’t until 2012 he saw his first finish line. And still refers
to the event as the Honka Hey! After running into someone in a bar who was
intending on riding from Key West, Fl. to Homer, Ak. Greg realized this was
something he had to try. No one really knew what we were in for that first year
but all had “our own opinions” about it. Being rear ended not once but twice by
the same driver in Georgia while the driver argued with a girlfriend on the phone
and another accident in AZ. that fortunately for him Bill Aviles and Kelsey
Dowell realized someone had gone off the road because of the dust they saw on
the side of the road, probably saved his life. Bill immediately kicked into his
EMT mode having emergency life saving equipment with him was able to have Greg
airlifted to a hospital close to the accident.
Oh but 2013 was the year Greg would finally see the finish
line and spend time with fellow riders enjoying the end of the road on the Seneca Indian Reservation at Wolf’s
Run where Willie and Sally put on a end of the road party like no other.
Fireworks, food and fun was had by all including Greg this time. He has found
himself “babbling for hours“ with people about the HHMC because it has been
life changing for Greg. Making the ride your own is the advice he gives to new
riders. “Every choice you make out there is something you have to live with.”
While sitting in a bar in FL. Greg heard a guy say “whose
bike is that with the HHMC sticker on it?” When he said it was his the guy said
“I want to sponsor you.” Ames oil was
his first sponsor and Greg proudly displayed their sticker on his bike and ran
their oil in his ride.
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