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ike many bitten by the motorbike bug, sixty-three-year-old Tommy Goode grew up in a rural area, and bicycles were their freedom. Despite no one else in his family having a love affair with motorcycles Goode knew early on that when he got tired of pedaling all over hell’s half-acre, he wanted an engine with two wheels. So at nine years old, he started riding a Montgomery Ward mini-bike. Just two
years later, Tommy moved up to a Yamaha 125. At fifteen, he had what every teenage boy dreamt of. No, not a date with Farrah Faucet, but a 1974 Shovelhead Chopper with an 8 over Durfee Girder front end, hardtail frame, no front brake, and suicide shift! Holy hell, he must have been the coolest cat in school! As you can tell, pretty much from the getgo, there was no turning back for Goode. Motorcycling was in his blood. The first
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