Walter #290 of Minden, LA. has ridden 2010,11,12,13 of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge after
attending a HOG rally in his home state standing in line for coffee. Someone
was talking about a ride from Key West, FL. to Homer, AK and he wanted to know
more. Fortunately the guy had some info on his bike he shared with Walter and
after thinking about it for a week and like most didn’t know much about it,
signed up. He, like a lot of others had no idea about the plight of the
American Indian and it became a sobering thought to him after realizing there
is a lot of poverty, substance abuse and unemployment on the Indian
Reservations he rode across during that first event making him want to help by
digging into his own pockets.
He feels 80 to 90 percent of riding the HHMC is mental so a
“NO QUIT” attitude is what Walter has and recommends to help make the ride to
the finish line. In 2010 Walter and fellow rider Bill Doyle had just ridden
through Mexican Hat and the Moki Dugway when they came across “Ranger” a fellow
rider who was broke down and had been down for 6 hrs. before they came across
him. Although Ranger was pretty capable of fixing his steed this was something
he could not fix and needed a trailer ride to a capable garage. They left him with plenty of fluids and
promised to send help. One of the happiest memories was in Homer, AK were he
and Ranger reunited thanks to the assistance of some other “Rangers” who told
Walter when he asked them to let him know when they sent someone said” Sir,
this is what we do!”
Minden Motorsports has been helpful to Walter in the past
events and Walter would like to help support Louisiana Teen Challenge, which a
Christian organization close to his home and near to his heart.
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