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[dmarvo]

Hey friends my name is Dave 'Doc' Marvo from Shorewood, IL. I'm 55 and been in love with old bikes most of my life. I just recently joined AMCA after riding the Cross Country Chase this past summer and meeting a lot of great people who have the same passion for old motorcycles as I do. I've been a tech and service manager for H-D for 30+ years. My current bikes include a '47 WL. '60 FLH and '84 FXSB. My wife rides her own bike as well and we really enjoy traveling side by side. Hoping to meet some new friends here and to share and learn from more experienced folks on keeping these old classics going.

[PaulCDF]

Welcome Dave!!! Nice bikes!

[T. Cotten]

Welcome, Dave!

Is that a Hungarian squash behind the 45"?

....Cotten

[pisten-bully]

Welcome Dave! Thanks for the pictures, nice collection!

(Cotten, that's a 1360# sidestand you're looking at! )

[joe fxs fxr]

Welcome, nice bikes too.

[BigLakeBob]

Welcome to the forum. Nice bikes. What brand of heads are on your 60?

[BEK]

Welcome Dave, I see you're at Conrads HD, I worked parts at Fox River, formerly Zylstra, formerly Fischers for 14 years until I retired last year.

[JoJo357]

Howdy & Welcome.

*M.A.D.*

[dmarvo]

Thanks for the warm welcomes.

"Cotton: The gourd was indeed 1360# we dropped it from 100' crane at our church last weekend into a 5' kiddie pool. The kid's...and adults LOVE it!

"Bob: the heads on my Pan are STD, external oil lines like a shovel. The bike once belonged to my best friend of 27 years who passed away from Alzheimers in 2019. I'm probably NOT going to restore it to stock for one it runs incredible and dependable. Secondly, I'm trying to maintain it just way my buddy had it. It's an everyday ride for me. My wife has dubbed her the "Mistress" go figure?

"Bruce: You are correct! Been at Conrad's going on 14yrs now. Darren and Patrick are great owners to work for!

[chuckthebeatertruck]

Welcome, Dave!

I'm on the "other" end of I80 in the south suburbs.

Theres a contingent of sportster and k model folks in the Plainfield and shorewood area. Several are active right now in revitalizing the Prairie chapter.

And, if you are inclined to travel north, the Badger Chapter is a fantastic group to join. There are more than two hundred Badgers and they seem to all live to ride. For example, the chapter hosted its third annual Pokey run for small displacement bikes. We had more than fifty riders led by a member on his 1915 Harley 11c. It was terrific fun. You don't have to live in Wisconsin to join the Badgers.

[dmarvo]

Hey thank you so much! I’m close to Plainfield for sure, but totally open for finding a cheaper to join. Would be interested in either chapter, thank you for the invite Chuck!