Meet The Rider Dave Lutes # 91

One of only five participants who has ridden all of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge. He is retired from general motors where he worked for 36 years . He rides a 2013  harley davidson electra glide with 65,000 miles .

He joined the tour of honor ride last year and enjoy planing out different routes visit these sights . Most sights are forthright but there are always exceptions . He read about the HHMC on a motorcycle forum. When he heard it was going to Alaska he looked at it as a good excuse to go back, because he had already done one trip up there. Plus if he was the first to arrive it would be "Like winning the lottery."  Sitting in a chair watching a lot of TV is how Dave's been preparing for the challenge. He is working on his sleep pattern trying to cut his sleeping down so it won't be so hard on the ride.

He has learned by experience that you really need to pace yourself. The first year the directions were difficult but being on the road as many hours as required really can ware you down. Getting lost can be frustrating especially when your tired and it makes it a lot easier to quit. Dave remembers one time where he decided to quit and rode about 50 miles before he turned around and head to the finish line.



Dave gets a chuckle when he thinks about the time he road into a two street light town out west and there was one group of HHMC riders looking at maps under one and another group huddled under the one at the other end of town doing the same thing. His favorite part of the challenge is the day he starts and the day he finishes. "You have to know Your limit." Being involved from the beginning every event now feels like a family reunion.