Greg Shafer, I am, 67 years old born and raised in Kansas
City Mo. After high school I joined the USAF and became a detection dog
handler. I then spent 24 years in law enforcement in Missouri. After
retiring in 1996 I owned and operated a convience
store for a couple of years, then worked as a Parts and Service manager
for 6 years. In 2002 moved to the Lake of the Ozarks to help take care
of my aging parents. Now I had rode motorcycles since I was 16 and in
late 2009 I came across a Magazine ad for the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge for 2010, it grabbed my imagination and I
was hooked. The next eight months was spent getting ready for the 10,000
mile ride from the West Keys in Florida to Homer, Alaska. Every rider I
talked to had a bit different slant on equipment
and logistics. It was clear that the run to Alaska was going to be a
battle. This only increased my will to get to the starting line. I have
often said, that for those of us that have to save every dime to be able
to afford do the Challenge, That getting to
the starting line is half the battle. Eight Hundred riders showed up in
Florida and at six in the morning we roared up the highway out the Keys
into an adventure that no one was sure how it would end. Then on the
second evening in Alabama, my Challenge was
ended by a car rear ending me. Thanks to the spirits, I somehow walked
away, only to be able to make the award ceremony at Sturgis. It was an
unigue experience in that we found ourselves at the largest biker rally
and people was treating us like Rockstars.
People giving a thumbs up or stopping you and asking about the
Challenge where ever you went. Well for me it only made me more
determined to get to the starting line for the 2011 Hoka Hey Challenge.
Greg Shafer....My Word is my Bond..................
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