Billy Lane gets 6 years

August 14th, 2009
Billy Lane photo by Forrest Frazier

The ongoing saga of Billy Lane, one of the most talented motorcycle builders of our generation has reached a new stage as he was sentenced to 6 years in the slammer with a 3 year probation to follow and a lifetime loss of license today. I try not to delve too much into other peoples [...]

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Worst week ever.

November 10th, 2008

We all have bad weeks. It’s the nature of life. Last Monday it started with my commute home. I work in Boston now and am a slave to commuting on the train. I typically take the 5:25 commuter rail train because it is an express train that goes directly to my town and saves about [...]

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a special anniversary

October 16th, 2008
one month after the accident

While the anniversary was actually yesterday, I just want to take a moment to mention that five years ago I almost lost the love of my life to a motorcycle accident. This time last year I wrote an extensive post about that day. While I’m reminded daily just by looking at his scarred body, there [...]

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Biker ID bracelets

November 11th, 2007
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Here’s a cool product: the Biker+ID bracelet from Guilty Customs. It’s like a biker version of a Medic Alert bracelet and it’s made for bikers by bikers. The wrist band is made of nylon and it has a little steel name plate that has important information such as your name, address, phone number, emergency contact [...]

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October 15: a day I can’t forget

October 14th, 2007
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The date of October 15, for most people, isn’t a very special day. But on this day four years ago my life changed forever. I knew when I started this blog that I’d have to tell this story some day. So here it is: My best friend (who is now my husband) almost died in [...]

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