because I ride a panhead

It all started about 9-10yrs ago when I was looking on the net to find something that spoke to me,didnt want to put my pan together in just any old fashion and most of the "riders"here in PDX and most everywhere in the USA where fine with riding what the factory sold them.I think I typed "chopper" into the search bar,the 2 sites that popped up where Greasy kulture(a web-zine) and chopperdaves,WOW!!anyway Daves panhead made me get up from my seat and find Nikki,"you got to see this pan I just found on the cornputer"blew my mind,plus there where many other bikes that just needed to be recognized,the more I looked into this phenomenon the more it grabbed me and told me you need to "get some".these guys are building this shit in there garage and riding the fuck out of them.All like minded and in your fuckin face if you like it or not,skateboarding and punk rock has spawned a whole new "biker",my kind of rider like the ones we all saw from the back seat of dads station wagon on the way to the beach or some shit like that,ya know riding fast and tight in a pack w/club colors and chicks with there tits out"FUCK YA".that kind of shit sticks in a young kids mind and plants a seed that grows into what we are doing today(some more then others).Back to Dave and his glorious website,Ive never met the man but look forward to the day I can say thank you to you and and your buddies,I think there are a lot of  folks out there that feel the same way I do.That website changed the way I felt about the motorcycle world as I know it at the time(most of it still sucks here)."A ray of light",Ive noticed a slight shift here in PDX.while I was tucked away in my shop workin on top secret shit the wave hit the shore and look what we have here a lil group of  like minded bike builder and riders,fuck ya!!!If you know me you know how much this shit means to me and cant wait to extend my hand out to all of you who feel as I do,you know who you are!!!So Dave if you read this or find your way to PDX  know that you are welcome here and the drinks and tacos are on me.If you never been there check out his website and form your own opinion.http://www.chopperdaves.com/