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The antique motorcycle world lost another good friend. Stu Adams passed away on March 22, 2017 in Wheat Ridge, CO. Stu is survived by his second wife Marsha, 4 children, 4 step children, 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Stu was a charter member of the Rocky Mtn. Chapter of the AMCA, which he helped establish in 1981 and he remained an active member for many years. Stu was big supporter of the National Road Run concept, started here in the Rocky Mtn. Chapter in 1984. Stu’s love was anything old and mechanical but his favorite was Indian motorcycles and he had a particular love for the teens models. He and wife Marsha along with daughter Sydra attended many national road runs riding his 1915 Indian with Rodgers sidecar, or his 1916 Powerplus. Stu was always a hoot to ride with because invariably there would be a problem of some kind with his bike and he had the most ingenious ways of getting things going again! Stu provided lots of entertainment on club rides with his efforts to keep his old bikes running, which he managed to do most of the time.
Stu was born at the onset of the Great Depression and claimed they blamed it on him. He lived his life that way, keeping everything and making do with what you had by repairing things. Stepping into Stu’s shop was like taking a trip back in time, all of his machine tools were 100 years old or more and HUGE!!!! Stu was the master at fixing, or making anything he needed and his shop reflected that. Before there were reproduction parts available, Stu simply made whatever parts he needed right at home in his shop. Even as reproduction parts became available, he would rather spend weeks making molds, then casting and machining pistons instead of buying a set! Stu was also a great help to many local club members with their projects.
Stu was a humble and generous man, quietly helping those in need while giving the appearance of a gruff old guy. Often that gruff exterior hid the twinkle in his eye and a smile just waiting to pop out, he always had a great sense of humor!
Stu will be missed greatly, he was a colorful character and friend to anyone he met and a true pioneer spirit in the AMCA!
Rest in Peace Stu!!
Stu was a charter member of the Rocky Mtn. Chapter of the AMCA, which he helped establish in 1981 and he remained an active member for many years. Stu was big supporter of the National Road Run concept, started here in the Rocky Mtn. Chapter in 1984. Stu’s love was anything old and mechanical but his favorite was Indian motorcycles and he had a particular love for the teens models. He and wife Marsha along with daughter Sydra attended many national road runs riding his 1915 Indian with Rodgers sidecar, or his 1916 Powerplus. Stu was always a hoot to ride with because invariably there would be a problem of some kind with his bike and he had the most ingenious ways of getting things going again! Stu provided lots of entertainment on club rides with his efforts to keep his old bikes running, which he managed to do most of the time.
Stu was born at the onset of the Great Depression and claimed they blamed it on him. He lived his life that way, keeping everything and making do with what you had by repairing things. Stepping into Stu’s shop was like taking a trip back in time, all of his machine tools were 100 years old or more and HUGE!!!! Stu was the master at fixing, or making anything he needed and his shop reflected that. Before there were reproduction parts available, Stu simply made whatever parts he needed right at home in his shop. Even as reproduction parts became available, he would rather spend weeks making molds, then casting and machining pistons instead of buying a set! Stu was also a great help to many local club members with their projects.
Stu was a humble and generous man, quietly helping those in need while giving the appearance of a gruff old guy. Often that gruff exterior hid the twinkle in his eye and a smile just waiting to pop out, he always had a great sense of humor!
Stu will be missed greatly, he was a colorful character and friend to anyone he met and a true pioneer spirit in the AMCA!
Rest in Peace Stu!!
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