Biker Story

Part 2: Five Bikers Saw a School Bus Go Off a Mountain Road — One of Them Never Made It Back to His Harley

Let me tell you about the five riders, because who they were before that curve matters. They were Appalachian Sons…

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A Dying Boy Asked for 200 Harleys — But He Didn’t Want to Ride. He Wanted to Listen.

Caleb Jeffries was the kind of kid who made you forget he was sick. He had a gap between his…

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Part 2: A Girl Told Her Dad “They Say You Look Like a Bad Man” — The Next Morning, 47 Harleys Lined Up Outside Her School

Let me tell you what Boone DeLuca looked like, because the outside is what started all of this. Six-foot-one. Two…

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Part 2: She Locked Her Doors When the Biker Pulled Over — Then She Saw What He Was Carrying in His Saddlebag

Let me tell you what Dorothy saw when she looked in her rearview mirror, because the outside is all she…

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Part 2: A Face-Tattooed Biker Read Fairy Tales to First Graders Every Saturday — Then a Parent Googled His Name

Let me tell you what Marcus looked like when he wasn’t reading to six-year-olds, because the outside is where everyone…

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Part 2: The Biker Who Fixed Cars for Free — And the Secret Folded Inside His Vest

Bishop’s garage didn’t have a name. No sign. No website. Just a cinder block building on a gravel lot off…

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Part 2: The Prospect They Broke for Six Months — And the President Who Knew Exactly Who He Was

Let me tell you what the prospect looked like from the outside, because that’s all anyone gave him. Nineteen. Lean.…

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Part 2: He Never Rode Alone — We Just Couldn’t See Who Was With Him

My name is Danny Harwood. I own Harwood’s Garage and Salvage just outside Seligman, right off the old Route 66…

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Part 2: The Brotherhood Tested — Diner on Route 66

Let me tell you how a man like Decker looks from the outside, because that’s where everyone stays. His hands…

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Part 2: The Toughest Biker in Our Club Bought a Pink Hello Kitty Helmet — Then We Found Out Who He Wore It For

If you had met Tank Walker without context, you would have made a decision in under three seconds and probably…

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