I have been a lover of motorbikes since my early teens. My first bike was a Zundapp 250, then came a bunch of little Hondas. But the holy grail in my neighborhood was the Triumph Bonneville which I finally acquired in 1978. I tried to buy one at the factory in England, but that’s a story for another time!

I now own ten classic bikes and have always enjoyed tinkering with them.  First it was a matter of economy, then puzzle solving and now it’s therapeutic!

I watched my friend Denis Sharon start the 2016 Cannonball in Atlantic City and knew immediately that I had to be a part of this.  I entered the 2018 Cannonball, choosing a 1927 Indian Big Chief for the job as it is powerful, robust and has a front brake! I quickly learned that prepping an antique bike to go cross country is very different than working on a classic 70’s era Brit bike.

I barely made it to the start as the bike required several engine teardowns. Miraculously I made it across the country (minus 50 miles) with the expert support and assistance of Beau & Denis Sharon and his soldering skills.  Perhaps the blessing with Holy Water from a relative at the start helped too!

I knew I had to do it again.  Tearing the bike down I found every nut, bolt, gear, and piece was cracked, stripped, broken or worn out on the bike!!    I’ve worked diligently over the past 18 months getting her ready for this year’s voyage.  Fingers crossed.

Riding ‘cross country on an ancient bike on back roads channeling MacGyver at every obstacle is a real adventure.  I can’t wait.  Thank you Jason and Leeann Sims for the opportunity.

 

 

I am a part of Team BAR  “Broke Ass Racing” along with Jake Martin #123. I grew up riding dirt bikes and four wheelers in Malone, a small town on the Canadian border in Northern NY.   Come to think of it, I actually had my motorcycle license before my drivers license.
Most of my free time is consumed with antique motorcycles. I’m either driving cross country to pick up a bike, sell a bike or participate in an event.  Recently, I was part of the  2019 Chase.   I am very active in AMCA both locally and nationally.  I am currently the Director of the Southern National Meet at Denton, NC.

I think we can all say this past year has been a little crazy.   To top it all off I will be getting married less than two weeks before we leave for the Cannonball.    Not sure if she is happy about the honeymoon being the Cannonball but in all fairness I did tell her the day we met that I had a slight motorcycle obsession.

Greetings from Visalia, California . . . Gateway to the Sequoias!
My name is Bill Kitchen and I’ve been an avid motorcyclist for most of my life and a commercial banker for forty of those years. My motorcyclist journey began as a pre-teen on a Montgomery-Wards mini-bike, motocross and flat-track racing in my teens; later to cruisers and now collecting . . . albeit, on a modest scale. My initial exposure to the Motorcycle Cannonball dates back to my attendance at the 2011 MidAmerica motorcycle auction in Vegas . . . where this wondrous collection of 2010 Cannonball finishers were being displayed and their stories told. This harkened me back to an earlier desire to ride the breadth of the USA, at that time I was envisioning on my Honda 90, to experience whatever challenges one would encounter along the way. So, here I am . . . smiling like a Cheshire Cat after receiving a phone call from Jason informing me my name was chosen! This effort will be a family affair as my brothers Eric and John will assist with logistics, wrenching duties and Eric as an alternate rider. So, our team name, aptly, is the “Band of Brothers”.
As a special treat to me, will be that portion of our trek through the Carolinas. My daughter, son-in-law and four grandchildren recently relocated to North Carolina and the 2020 Cannonball provides a venue for “grandpa” to showoff to four darling grandchildren.
We will be championing a 1928 Harley-Davidson JD, christened “Rosie”, in honor of our mother, on its second trek across America. This noble stead was rebuilt from a basket case by Chris Price in 2011 and went on to successfully complete the 2012 Cannonball from Newburgh, New York to San Francisco . . . and, after a few modifications, she’s ready to do it again!
So best wishes to all of my fellow riders and a special thanks to those whom have been most helpful with assistance, advice and encouragement . . . namely Cole Deister, Jon Neuman, Keith Milne, Vince Martinico and Cris Sommer-Simmons!
I’m looking forward to seeing you all at Sault Sainte Marie in September!

This is me, a 50ish software engineer who lives in the Silicon Valley. 
 
This is my motorcycle, Oscar the bastard.  Oscar’s a 1929 Indian Scout 101.  Oscar’s a bastard because every part on him seems to come from a different father.
 
This is my workshop.  I restore cars and motorcycles here.  It’s amazing what you can build in just 200 sq feet.

Aaron Loveless Video

My name is Aaron Loveless and I live in the small town of Prunedale, California. I have always been obsessed with anything on wheels, and my love of vintage motorcycles started early on in life. By the time I graduated from North Monterey County High School, I had ridden my 1950’s motorized bicycle to school every day for three years. During school I spent my time building and racing Vintage-Flat-Track motorcycles, burning up all the cash I earned while working at a small engine shop. I drooled over the bare-bones appearance of the early racers, and with the help of my auto body teacher, I built my own Briggs and Stratton 3-speed replica of a Harley Davidson board track racer.

At age 16, I purchased my first real Harley project. It was a single cylinder Peashooter that was made into a generator long ago. I had the engine running a few days later, and started thinking about where, or even how, I could race it. That’s when I stumbled on the Motorcycle Cannonball.

I took a break from the hobby while going to school for engineering at Monterey Peninsula College, starting my contract goldsmithing business, and dabbling with mining. Then came the day I recieved a picture of a basket case 1918 Harley twin from my Godfather. The perfect Cannonball bike. I sold darn near everything I owned on craigslist until it was mine. I spent the next few months tinkering with it, and with a load of help from Doug at Santa Cruz Vintage Cycles, had it chugging down the road once again.

Today, I work as a Micro-machinist and CNC programmer, building components for lasers and radar equipment. I also have a wonderful Fiancé who has been very supportive these past 7 years, despite my many long nights in the workshop. I plan on living and breathing motorcycles, and experiencing every type of racing I can in life. I look forward to the challenge of riding with the Cannonball Family again in 2020.

My name is Bartek Mizerski. I am from Poland, living in the U.S.  I am returning for my third Motorcycle Cannonball, having participated in the 2014 event when I rode my 1936 Polish motorcycle Sokol 1000, completing every mile. In 2018 I rode a 1928 Indian Scout 101, and I also had perfect race. For the 2021 Cannonball I’m going to ride my 1916 Indian Powerplus.  I cannot wait to see friends from the previous runs and am looking forward to meeting new ones

I’m just a simple leather worker with a passion for motorcycles.  I’ve run the Great Race twice, competed in every single Motorcycle Cannonball, as well as the 2016 Cannonball overall winner.

I’m Steve Andreasen along with my wife Robin live in eastern Nebr. where I farm and Robin works at the Local courthouse.     This is our second Cannonball, we had major engine problems in 2018, but with the help of fellow Cannonballs have got it sorted out.    In 2020 we plan on riding as a team taking turns riding the bike

   Hi, “Panhead” Pat Settersten here, the owner/rider of a 1929 Harley JD, hailing from Monrovia, Md. a small community outside of Frederick, Md.      

   I have always loved things mechanical, motorcycles and racing. I had a couple motorcycles before I brought home my first Harley, a Panhead, hence the nickname, in boxes when I was about 20, I was hooked!

   After working in several gas stations & small shops for years in 1989 I decided to start my own auto repair shop. The motorcycle shop (PAT’S CYCLE WORKS) was opened and incorporated into the picture around 2005.
Having heard about the Bonneville Salt flats as a kid and been a racer most all my life I wanted to try something different, Land Speed Racing.  In 2007 I built a LSR bike from extra parts around the shop, friends garages & E-bay and went racing. I now hold numerous Land Speed Records and the honor of having the worlds fastest (?) 80″ Evo.

   With Evo’s, Shovelheads, Panheads & Flatheads in my garage it was time to add an even older bike. I heard of a project, “actually a pile of parts” bike from a local basement that he was saving for himself but decided to sell. And so again another Harley came home in boxes. After about a year and a half of figuring out what went where, what I still needed, finding or fabricating it she came to life on the second kick Christmas Day 2018. She is far from the prettiest but she isn’t sitting in pieces in a basement.

   Several friends were involved with & rode in the Motorcycle Cannonball in previous years and now having a bike that fit the criteria I thought, “time for a new adventure” so I filled out an application. Didn’t think I had a chance but thought “what the heck, y’a never know”! I didn’t say anything to my wife & kinda forgot about it till one day  I received the email, we were accepted!!! 


I am looking forward to an AWESOME adventure and making a bunch of new friends!

Doc Cannonball Biography

From the very beginning I was fascinated with motorcycles. At the age of 15, I could not afford a motorcycle, so I built my own, a chopper minibike with a five horsepower Briggs engine. And so, the journey began! I rode 3,700 miles around my hometown of Algoma, Wisconsin, located on the shores of Lake Michigan. I even took my little bike to our cinema and was further fascinated by the movie Wild Angels. Later that summer, I sold my handiwork and purchased my first Harley from a local farmer for $2, a 1939 ULH 80 ci. This lit a fire within me!

The journey continued when I started my first HD repair shop in Shawano, Wisconsin in a one and a half stall garage that I rented for $75 per month. By April 1, 1983, I became a Harley-Davidson dealer. We are now a family-owned and operated dealership that has grown to a 72-acre complex which includes a restaurant, 2 antique motorcycle and classic car museums, antique mall, and zoo where I have over 125 animals. This unique dealership is truly a destination “Like No Other.” Our entire staff is like family. My son, Steve, is instrumental in our service department. I built my business on outstanding service and am proud to say that he earned the title of Master Technician. His wife, Tammy, is very devoted in her position as general manager of our restaurant. The Timeline Saloon and BBQ is home to my family heirloom recipes and famous motorcycle. The restaurant is named after our 24 ½ foot long, 7 engine motorcycle that seats 10 people. My daughter, Kersten and her husband, Shannon, manage the HD dealership together. Their professionalism, commitment, and experience are essential to our success.

I have drag raced nitro Harleys for over 40 years. In 1994, I set a world record on the dragstrip that held for 3 years. In 1995 my Daughter, Kersten also began drag racing Nitro Harleys. A far cry from drag racing, I have enjoyed slowing my pace & successfully completed Cannonball 2016 & 2018 with perfect scores on Stewball, my 1916 J Model Harley-Davidson with 1913 wicker sidecar. I could not be more delighted at the fact that my beautiful daughter, Kersten, will be joining me for her second Cannonball with Stewball 2. Also riding on Team Doc’s this year is my son-in-law, Kersten’s husband, Shannon on a 1924 Harley-Davidson J Model. The newest addition to Team Doc’s riding along with me in my sidecar will be Shawano News host & Crazy Heart Yoga Teacher, Jamie Lee. She plans to ride toward her dreams documenting the Cannonball while spreading love & joy along the way. Each morning Jamie Lee will guide a quick yoga stretch for anyone that would like to join her in preparing for the daily ride. She will also assist Kersten in providing exciting Team Doc’s coverage from the road via the Team Doc’s Facebook page at “Doc’s Motorcycle Cannonball Journey.”

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