Member Profile - Richard Grabowski

[RichGrab]

Name: Richard Grabowski

Hometown/State?
Jackson, MI

First motorcycle?
198? Honda CX-500

Current motorcycle(s)?
'94 VFR750f; '01 VFR 800fi

All-time favorite motorcycle?
'94 VFR750f

Years riding?
30 +/-

Joined MSTA (when)?
MPFB 2007

How did you hear about the MSTA?
My brother Steve (Asst. Director NE Ohio).

Who (what) was your biggest influence in motorcycling?
Older sibilings and "Easy Rider" movie.

Favorite places to ride?
The roads of Southern and Central California (where I lived for 30 years) and mountains around SLC, UT (where I lived for 2 years).

Describe a memorable motorcycle adventure?
Riding from SLC, Utah to LA, then to Laguna Seca for WSB races in 1997. Then rode back same route. Great vacation.

Best motorcycle advice or tip learned through the years?
Look where you want to go, and your bike can likely corner way more than you think it is capable of.

What turns you on about motorcycles or riding?
The scenery, the freedom, the wind in my ears, the control and oneness you have of the bike.

What do you get out of MSTA membership?
Friendship, camraderie and ridiing with like minded people. A real sense of being in a "family."

Hobbies/interests outside of motorcycling?
Motorcycle race viewing, NFL, music.


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