Pete Gagan has passed

[grease monkey]

Just read the sad news. Pete was an inspiration to many of us .My condolences to his family and many friends.

[ChiefTwoKicks]

Mr. Gagan often showed up at the meets on some very unique motorcycles. He's a legend. Prayers to his family, He will be missed by many.

C2K

[Green Indian]

I never had the opportunity to meet Pete but my heartfelt condolences for his passing goes to his family and others who had the good fortune of knowing him.

[RichO]

We voted Pete in as the new Amca President in 2001 when Bob McClean retired.I had just come on the board. One of my favorite memories is the LA. chapter road run in Temecula in 2006 when I met the Harris brothers from New Jersey and it opened the Eastern road runs to us out here. I was coming down off Mnt. Palamor on my 101 Scout at a rather rapid pace, It did have legs and could fly. Ahead of me was Pete and MaryJane on his LaJota I pulled a Toni Watson/ Rocky Halter Dick Winger move they brought out from back east. I passed them handlebar to handlebar an Pete never seen me coming. Boy his bars did wiggle. I laughed all the way back to the hotel.

[Steve Slocombe]

I'm sorry to hear that. Pete had stayed at my house when we attempted the UK Banbury Run some years ago. He must have ridden more makes of bike than any of us, and I enjoyed his reports in the AMCA Magazine. He was supportive in our early days of setting up the European Chapter, and we were on the Board together when the Foundation was formed, initially thinking he could Chair both that and the AMCA membership club. Don't forget he wrote a fiction book on the early years of US motorcycle racing, and I have a copy in my bookshelf. He must have died a pretty old guy, so I would say that was a life well lived.

[grease monkey]

As well as being president of the AMCA ,Pete was the founder of the CVMG. ( Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group)

[Steve Slocombe]

Wasn't Pete also a founder of the All American Indian Motorcycle Club? Here's my Tee shirt from the Meet before the Allegheny Chapter Road Run. Rocky Halter loaned me a bike and I rode sweeper behind him, Red Fred and the Watson's on their Chiefs. Oh the fun we had!

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