Meet The New Rider # 1353 Julius Harris

 

Hello, my name is Julius Harris.  I am 56 years young, married to my first real love Angela who met when I was 20.  I am the father of three young women ages 25 who is married, 22 and 14.  No grandchildren yet, but looking forward to it.  I have worked in the aviation industry for over thirty years and run a family-owned Tree Stump Grinding company for twenty-two years along with my wife and boy in-law.  I have been riding motorcycles since I was 11 or 12 years old. I have ridden all the lower 48 states many times over, Alaska and yes Hawaii too.  I have traveled all through Mexico, Belize, and six out of the eight provident of Canada a couple of times.  I ride a 2016 Harley Davidson Road Glide but looking really hard at the Indian Pursuit Dark Horse.

 

 

I want to ride in the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge because that word "challenge".  Not only do I enjoy riding motorcycles but LOVE it.  This is something that I have never done.  Yes, I have had to use paper map at times, yes, I have camped out and slept on and under my bike at a rest stop or gas station.  But not all at the same time.  This will be epic.  And also, to be around like-minded people who love motorcycling.

 

 

The non-profit that I will be raising money for is The Sancof Achievement Center based in Nashville Tn.  I was drawn to them initially because the founder rides a motorcycle.  But the work they put in for the young boys in that community is so inspirational and deeply need.  They provide a safe place to learn and be truly mentored to grown into young productive caring men.  And now they are in the process of opening a K1-k12 school for boys and girls.  I want to be able to contribute even more by participating in the Hoka Hey Challenge.