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DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Don Stroika, who passed his life-long love of anything with an engine on to me. We never had much in common until I was 16 and got my first car, a Cadillac DeVille, which is what he had been driving since he was 16 and bought a 1929 Caddy as his first car.

Our relationship grew tremendously when I started working in the Harley-Davidson industry and bought my first Harley. He loved getting his American Iron Magazine subscription and usually called with every issue to talk about it, especially if there was something related to his Super Glide. We finally got to ride together when I pitched a Northern Wisconsin tour story, flew to Milwaukee to pick up a factory Street Glide, and then rode up north for a couple days of riding with him.

A couple years later, our monthly calls occurred more and more frequently as he started chemotherapy and talking about Harley-Davidsons on the phone was the best way I could think of to help take his mind off it. After his passing, at his funeral, we displayed copies of the tour story for people to read and I was sure to wear my Harley-Davidson tie! Although we had a lot of great times over the years, the absolute best memory I have from our time together will always be that one Harley ride.