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I recently watched the new Mary Poppins movie with my daughters when I was captured by a quote from the oldest character in the playwright.

Towards the movie’s end, 91-year-old Dick van Dycke climbs up on a desk and does a dance number while singing. It’s pretty impressive to see a 91-year-old do a jig, But what really captured my attention was a line from the song he sang.

“So when they tell you that you’re finished, and your chance to dance is done. That’s the time to stand, to strike up the band, and tell them that you’ve just begun.”

Sitting there on the couch with my daughter, I found my eyes all glossy, holding back tears. These words resonated with me deeply because I know what it feels like to experience the death of a dream and the identity crisis that flows from the loss.

In that random rubble of defeat, Kids & Cobras was born. I wanted to share this with you because you are currently holding issue 12 of the slow mag in your hands. This magazine started as a way for us to share our brand, but we have discovered it to be the best tool for beating the drum for the culture we want to create and the community we want to form. At our heart, we want to come alongside people like you who are imagineering a life you deeply desire to live. In particular, we have a big heart, for all you backroad people searching for the deeper meaning that exists just outside society’s parameters on how we should and shouldn’t live.

3 years ago, I knew nothing about magazines.

I did not own a motorcycle.

I did not know how to make an espresso shot.

Pour overs seemed like a waste of time. & I had zero clues on how to roast coffee.

But, here we are doing all those things people said we couldn’t do.

With that said, we wanted to say thank you! Thanks for being a part of this family. As we round the corner of 12 issues, stay tuned for what the future of the Slow Mag holds!

Full of Heart,

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I h av e b e e n e x c i t e d a b o u t t h i s article for months, and the time h a s f i n a l ly c o m e ! H e r e w e a r e , yo u a n d I a b o u t to s p e n d so m e t i m e to g e t h e r e n j oy i n g t h e l i f e t h at b e l o n g s t o m y f r i e n d B r e n n a n . W e t i t l e d t h i s i s s u e a Dying Breed because Brennan represents a set of skills and a w ay o f l i f e t h at i s h a r d t o c o m e b y i n t o d a y ’ s t e c h n o l o g i c a l ly a d va n c e d d i s p o s a b l e t e c h c u lt u r e . At 2 9 y e a r s o l d , s o o n t o b e 3 0, h e k n ows h ow to wo r k o n o l d m oto r cyc l e s a n d h a s a m i n d set of “I will figure it out” when building things.

F o r a b o u t 6 m o n t h s , I h av e h a d a f r o n t - r o w s e at t o w at c h i n g B r e n n a n s h ow u p to t h e s h o p d ay i n a n d d ay o u t t o w r e n c h o n b i k e s . I h a v e w at c h e d h i m d i a g nose every kind of problem, from a n a ly z i n g f r u s t r at i n g e l e c t r i c a l g r e m l i n s to r e b u i l d i n g e n t i r e e n gines. We share a love for metric bikes, and where I am more of a h o b by i st a n d o b s e rv e r , h e i s t h e t e c h n i c i a n . H e c a n a c t u a l ly t a k e a b a g o f m o t o r c y c l e pa r t s a n d t u r n i t i n to so m e t h i n g yo u wa n t p eo p l e to s e e yo u r i d i n g.

W at c h i n g B r e n n a n w r e n c h i s o n e t h i n g , b u t w h at r e a l ly m a k e s m e a p p r e c i at e h i m d e a r ly i s t h e c o n v e r s at i o n s I h a v e b e e n b l e s s e d t o h a v e w i t h h i m at o u r c o f f e e b a r . W e h av e ta l k e d a b o u t e v e ry t h i n g f r o m p o l i t i c s to t h e proper pressure needed for a g o o d e s p r e s so s h ot ex t r act i o n .

To m e , h e i s a dy i n g b r e e d. T h e r e wa s a t i m e w h e n p eo p l e k n e w h ow t h i n gs wo r k e d a n d h ow to f i x t h e m w h e n t h e y d i d n ’ t. T o d ay t h at ’ s r a r e t o f i n d . H o n e s t ly , Brennan reminds me most of my G r a n d p a J i m . F a m i ly l e g e n d h a s i t t h at J i m o n c e b u i lt a n e n t i r e a i r p l a n e t h at h e f l e w f r o m a p i l e o f s c r a p m e t a l . T h at t a l e w i l l h av e t o b e t o l d o n a n o t h e r d ay , t h o u g h .

Nonetheless, Brennan reminds m e o f a n e r a m y g e n e r at i o n h a s l o s t t o u c h w i t h , a n d I h o p e t h at he and I can unearth the lost sto ry b e h i n d w r e n c h i n g, r i d i n g, and dreaming in this article.

W h e r e a r e yo u f r o m ?

My Name is Brennan Bartel.

Born in California, Reborn i n t h e P N W, b e e n g o i n g b ac k and forth ever since. Rec e n t ly m o v e d t o P o r t l a n d i n April of last year.

H o w h av e m o t o r c y c l e s i m pa c t e d yo u r l i f e ?

For better or worse, moto r cyc l e s c h a n g e d m y l i f e f o r e v e r . At 2 1 , I m o v e d t o Los Angeles with no job and landed myself a gig as a mechanic on a whim. The shop s p e c i a l i z e d i n V i n ta g e H o n d a s . N o t s o o n a f t e r s ta r ting, I traded my un-smoggable 1998 Chevy s10 pickup with 3 plexiglass windows, b a d ta g s , a n d a b l o w n h e a d gasket for a 1983 Honda G L 5 0 0 S i lv e r w i n g . I s l o w ly b u i lt i t u p w i t h w h at e v e r pa r t s w e r e ava i l a b l e at t h e s h o p. I f l i p p e d t h at b i k e f o r c l o s e to 4 k , a n d t h e s i c kness began!

W h e n d i d yo u s ta r t r i d i n g m o t o r cyc l e s ? W h y d i d yo u s ta r t ?

I g r e w u p r o u g h , i n t h e o u tskirts of Inland Empire,

Ca l i fo r n i a , i n a s m a l l tow n c a l l e d H e m e t. I d i d n ’ t r e a lly l i v e i n t h e t o w n i t s e l f : w e w e r e i n t h e fo ot h i l l s a r o u n d D i a m o n d Va l l e y L a k e , w h at w a s c o n s i d e r e d D i a m o n d Va ll e y , u n i n c o r p o r at e d H e m e t .

N ot h i n g b u t d i rt r oa ds a n d hills for miles. My older b r ot h e r M a so n g ot i n w i t h a g r o u p o f f r i e n d s t h at r o d e dirt bikes. I must’ve been 1 3, so h e wa s 1 4 o r 1 5. F r o m t h os e g u ys, I g ot i n t r o d u c e d to m y g o o d f r i e n d Da l e w h o had a few small dirtbikes in h i s f a m i ly . I h a d a f e w r i d ing experiences before then b u t m o s t ly o n q u a d s . O n c e I g ot o n t wo w h e e l s, I n e v e r went back. Dale and his Dad s p e c i f i c a l ly w e r e a w e a lt h of knowledge on all things m oto r i z e d, so I l e a r n e d m o r e and more through them through the years.

W h a t wa s y o u r f i r s t m o t o r cyc l e ?

M y f i r st r oa d b i k e wa s a bobbed 1983 Honda Vf750 Magna. I bought it for 700 bucks. I had never ridden a r o a d b i k e at t h at p o i n t , s o I h a d m y b u d dy Da l e c o m e

d ow n w i t h m e to c h ec k i t out and ride it a few miles bac k to h i s h o u s e . H e h a d a 74 C B7 5 0 i n h e r i t e d f r o m h i s D a d , s o i n t h o s e e a r ly d ay s , w e r o d e a l o t t o g e t h e r . T h e M ag n a wa s a V4 6 s p e e d . D e f i n i t e ly , t h e f a s t e s t t h i n g I h a d e v e r r i d d e n at t h at p o i n t . I s t i l l h a v e s o m e s h ot t y v i d eo o f m e b r e a k i n g 100mph on it somewhere!

T e l l u s a b o u t yo u r b i k e ( s ) !

W h at d o y o u r i d e ? W h a t m a k e s i t u n i q u e to yo u ?

ANSWER: I’ve had so many over the years, sport bikes, b o b b e r s, ca f e s, e tc. I wa s i n t r o d u c e d to K awa sa k i K Z1 0 0 0 Police Specials through a d e a r f r i e n d , M at t h e w F i e l d i n g , w h o t r a g i c a l ly p a s s e d a w ay i n 2 0 1 8 o n t h e s a m e b i k e . H e h a d o n e p a r k e d at t h e s h o p I s ta r t e d a t a n d i n s t a n t ly f e l l i n l o v e w h e n I m e t h i m . H i s wa s s l i m m e d o u t with no bags but kept the f u l l fa i r i n g a n d h a d s u p e r rough homemade T Bars and a shovelhead rear fender. It r e a l ly b r i d g e d t h e g a p b e tween so many styles, and I j u s t t h o u g h t, “ T h i s d u d e

gets it!” Since my f i r s t o n e , I ’ v e c o llected a number of them, some for pa r t s , s o m e s o l d .

The last one act u a l ly l i v e s o v e r s e a s n o w i n J a pa n .

T h e y ’ r e i n c r e d i b ly v e r s at i l e . G r e a t i n t h e t w i s ti e s , g r e at o n t h e h i g h w ay w h e n y o u gear them down.

I t t u r n s a lot of heads. I keep building them in the same style as M at t t o h o n o r h i s s h o r t- l i v e d l e g a cy. M i s s h i m e v e ry

d ay , b u t i t f e e l s like I’m riding with h i m o n t h e K Z P. Tell us about the moto community in Portland C o m pa r e d t o o t h er pl ace s.

When I moved here, I wa s c h u f f e d to f i n d a m oto r cyc l e c o m m u n i t y t h at wa s v e ry m u c h alive and thriving at t h at. T h e r e w a s something here t h at I f e e l L A w a s missing, though: t h at r e a l s e n s e of community

with riders. There wa s n ’ t t h e t y p i ca l “co ol guy” exclus i v i t y p r e va l e n t down south. More “come as you are” here. The first 503 B i k e N i g h t I experienced helped s o l i d i f y t h at . I d i d n ’ t h av e a r u n n i n g b i k e at t h e time, and my now good friend Nick w h o m I h a d o n ly known a week or so, loa n e d m e h i s Sportster for the cause. Real cool t h i n g to d o fo r a g u y y o u b a r e ly

know!

I ’ v e o n ly c a u g h t a handful of group rides since moving here. I know the popular route u p h i g h w ay 3 0 t h r o u g h to V e rn o n i a i s g o o d.

H av e n ’ t m a d e i t u p t h e r e y e t, b u t d e f i n i t e ly w i l l t h i s summer. Hood is s u p p os e d to b e k i l l e r . D ow n to E s ta c a d a t o 2 1 1 … n o s h o r ta g e o f b e a u tiful roads here.

M y fav o r i t e s o fa r has been coming

back from a trip to T r o u t L a k e w i t h the guys from Leg i o n . I to o k t h e WA s i d e o f t h e C o lu m b i a bac k to the 5, sun setting, w e at h e r p e r f e c t. I r e m e m b e r c l e a r ly h av i n g a m o m e n t of perfect bliss lo oking across the river and t h i n k i n g wow, T h i s i s H o m e N ow. I ’ v e f i n a l ly m a d e i t !

S e e S e e o n Sa n dy i s a l w ay s b u s t l i n g o n S u n d ay s ; S a n dy H u t s e e m s l i k e

t h e l o c a l h a u n t.

L e g i o n i s a l w ay s a popular meetup s p ot to o.

W h e n yo u a r e n o t riding motorcyc l e s , w h at a r e yo u d o i n g ?

When I’m not rid i n g m o t o r cyc l e s … so NEVER?! HAH! I’ve been a musician all my life, so I t ry to s p e n d w h at e v e r d o w n t i m e I c a n p l ay i n g g u i ta r a n d w r i t i n g music, albeit less t h e s e d ay s . I a lw ay s h av e s o m e

1996 Kawasaki KZ1000P Police Special - Commonly known as the KZP. One of the longest running production motorcycles, made from 1982-2005 with little changed in that timeframe.

- Dual Over Head Cam (DOHC) 4-Cylinder - 88 Horsepower - 596lbs dry weight Modifications: -

Custom “Broomstick” Riserless T Bars Delkevic 4-1 Exhaust Lossa Engineering Cone Muffler Vance and Hines Baffle + Fiberglass packed Dynatek Ignition Components Yamaha R1 Nissin Master Cylinder 530 RK Chain Conversion, JT Racing Sprockets Progressive Suspension Rear Shocks Shortened Windshield Daymaker 7” Headlight + Daytime running amber fog light conversion EBC Carbon Fiber Clutch MotionPro cables

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side project going on. Wrenching on my own project bikes i s a l w ay s a g i v e n . I g e t h i t u p t o m a k e m y i n fa m o u s T B a r s f o r K Z P ’ s e v e r y n o w a n d t h e n . I r e c e n t ly f o u n d a n e w l o v e f o r b u i l d i n g f u r n i t u r e , m o s t ly l i v e e d g e t a b l e s a n d s m a l l p i e c e s , w i t h m e ta l b a s e s t h a t I f a b r i c a t e a n d w e l d . I l o v e t o c o o k a n d c o n s ta n t ly t r y o u t n e w r e c i p e s o r m a k e c o n c o c t i o n s . P r i c k ly P e a r T e p a c h é i s m y m o s t r e c e n t c r e a t i o n ( d e a d ly g o o d ) . C o f f e e n e r d t o o ( y o u k n o w t h i s ) , S k a t e b o a r d i n g w h e n I c a n , B u r n s i d e i s a t r e at ! M y z e n z o n e i s a n y g o o d c o n c r e t e pa r k w i t h d e c e n t t r a n s i t i o n o r a k i d n e y bowl.

W h e n y o u l o o k b a c k o n t h e c h a p t e r s o f y o u r l i f e , w h at w a s a defining moment for you?

3 e v e n t s i n p a r t i c u l a r , d e f i n i t e ly c u t m y p a t h t o h e r e .

A s I m e n t i o n e d b e f o r e , m o v i n g f r o m S e at t l e t o L A . I ’ m n o t s u r e I ’ d b e h e r e ta l k i n g w i t h y o u i f I d i d n ’ t . I p o u r e d E V E R Y T H I N G I h a d i n t o l e a r n i n g t o w o r k o n b i k e s . 8 y e a r s l at e r , i t ’ s s t i l l m y fav o r i t e t h i n g . I c o u l d n ’ t i m a g i n e l i f e w i t h o u t riding.

T h e s e c o n d w o u l d h av e t o b e t h e pa s s i n g o f m y f r i e n d M at t . W e w e r e r e a l ly o n t o p o f t h e w o r l d w h e n i t h a p p e n e d . H e h a d j u s t b o u g h t a h o u s e w i t h h e l p f r o m t h e VA ( h e j o i n e d t h e N av y o u t o f h i g h s c h o o l ) , a n d I w a s w o r k i n g o n m o v i n g i n w i t h h i m . I h a d s ta r t e d a b r a n d c a l l e d R i p p e r s W e s t C o l l e c t i v e b e f o r e I m e t h i m . H e w a s r e a l ly g o o d w i t h s o c i a l m e d i a a n d l o v e d w h a t I h a d s ta r t e d , s o I l e t h i m r u n t h e b a n d ’ s I n s ta g r a m . I t w a s s t i l l h u m b l e b e g i n n i n g s , b u t h e h a d s o m u c h pa s s i o n f o r i t. W h e n h e pa s s e d , i t s h o o k m e t o m y c o r e . I h a d e x p e r i e n c e d d e at h b u t n e v e r s o c l o s e .

F o r t h e n e x t 9 m o n t h s , I r e a l ly s p u n o u t … d r i n k i n g a l o t , a m o n g s t o t h e r t h i n g s . M y b e h a v i o r w a s r e a l ly d e s t r u c t i v e .

I d e c i d e d i t wa s t i m e to g e t r i g h t, f i n d c l o s u r e . M y l e a s e

wa s u p o n m y p l ac e i n A p r i l o f 20 1 9. M y ot h e r g o o d f r i e n d M at t ( i k n o w , c o n f u s i n g , m y t w o b e s t f r i e n d s a t t h e t i m e h a d t h e sa m e n a m e , g o f i g u r e ! ) wa s wo r k i n g o n m ov i n g bac k t o F l o r i d a f o r a b i g j o b o p p o r t u n i t y . W e pa r t e d w ay s , a n d I b u c k l e d d ow n o n S o b r i e t y. M y c h i l d h o o d f r i e n d K eg a n wa s l i v i n g i n T u c s o n , A Z , at t h e t i m e a n d o f f e r e d u p a r o o m i n h i s h o u s e to m e , f r e e o f c h a r g e , w h i l e I to o k t h e t i m e to w o r k o n m y s e l f. T h a n k F U C K f o r h i m ! T h i s b r i n g s m e t o m y t h i r d e v e n t…

D u r i n g m y t i m e i n T u c so n , I wa s so b e r , w r e n c h i n g, cyc l i n g, g e t t i n g b a c k i n to p h oto g r a p h y, g e t t i n g f i t… s o u l s e a r c h i n g !

A fav o r i t e b a n d o f m i n e w a s c o m i n g t o t o w n f o r a s h o w .

T h at b a n d w a s B l a c k M o u n ta i n . I s h o w e d u p e a r ly w i t h m y ca m e r a . A f r i e n d h a d g ot m e g u e st l i st e d v i a a g i r l I h a d n e v e r m e t , t h e n e w f e m a l e s i n g e r f o r t h e m . T h at g i r l w a s R ac h e l , t h e n ow lov e o f m y l i f e ! I s h ot a to n o f p h otos o f h e r d u r i n g t h e s e t a n d wa l k e d u p to h e r wo r k i n g m e r c h a f t e r t h e s h o w. I s a i d , “ H e y, m y f r i e n d h i t y o u u p, a n d y o u g u e s t- l i s t e d m e ; I ’ m B r e n n a n , c a n I h av e y o u r e m a i l , I s h o t 2 0 0 p h o t o s o f y o u . ” h a h a h a ! W e h i t i t o f f, a n d a f t e r a f e w m o n t h s o f D M ’s a n d m ov i n g bac k to L A ( AGA I N ) , I a s k e d h e r o n a d at e . I t w a s a T h u r s d a y , a w e e k ly b a r o f t h e m o n t h ride with my friends in the Cretins MC. I picked her up on a K Z P. S h e w i l l t e l l y o u t o t h i s d ay … s h e w a s s c a r e d s h i t l e s s !

I r o d e a l i t t l e fa s t e r t h a n s h e w a s u s e d t o , a n d s h e ’ l l n e v e r l e t m e l i v e t h at d o w n , h a h a . W e h a d a g r e at t i m e , a n d I wa s h o o k e d. S h e wa s n ’ t l i k e a n y o n e I ’ d e v e r m e t. A r t i s t i c , O u t s p o k e n , K i n d H e a r t e d , G e n u i n e . W e s ta r t e d d at i n g , t h i n g s g o t s e r i o u s , a n d t h e n t h e pa n d e m i c h i t. W e h a d b e e n

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d at i n g j u s t a f e w m o n t h s before then. I lost my place o f l i v i n g d u e to s o m e s h ott y c i r c u m s ta n c e s a b o u t 4 months in, and she let me m o v e i n w i t h h e r . W e wa n te d o u r o w n p l a c e e v e n t u a l ly w i t h o u t r o o m m at e s a n d w e r e b o t h t i r e d o f t h e r at r a c e of LA. She asked if I’d ever c o n s i d e r m o v i n g to P o r tl a n d. I sa i d, o f c o u r s e , a n d a f e w m o n t h s l at e r , w e m a d e t h e j u m p. I w i l l f o r e v e r b e g r at e f u l t o h a v e f o u n d h e r a n d ow e i t to h e r fo r p u s h i n g m e to m y f u l l p ot e n t i a l .

I wo u l d n ’ t b e h e r e i f n ot fo r her!

Lo n g sto ry s h o rt: I ’ m j u st g e t t i n g s ta r t e d .

W h at a r e yo u d r e a m i n g a b o u t ? W h at d o yo u h o p e to b r i n g i n to t h i s wo r l d ?

H o n e s t ly , m y s i g h t s a r e s e t o n t h e ta n g i b l e s r i g h t n o w .

I j u s t t o o k a n e w f u l l- t i m e job, my first outside of mot o r c y c l e s . I t ’ s f i n a l ly p r o v i d i n g m e w i t h t h e s ta b i l i t y I n e e d to b u y a h o u s e a n d h av e a s h o p o f m y o w n , t o p u r s u e m y PA S S I O N f o r m o to r cyc l e s, n ot a s a m e a n s to a n e n d. Wo r k i n g a s a m o -

to r cyc l e m ec h a n i c so u n ds r a d i f y o u r e i n t o t h at s o r t o f t h i n g , b u t t h e pay i s i n consistent more often than n o t : i t s h a r d t o s tay a h e a d o f b i l l s a n d s av e , n o t t o m e n t i o n ta x i n g o n t h e b o d y .

W h e t h e r i t ’s m oto r cyc l e s, m u s i c , a r t, “ m a k i n g ” i n g e n e r a l … I j u s t w a n t t o l e av e t h i s wo r l d f e e l i n g f u l f i l l e d.

L i k e I d i d w h at I w a s p u t h e r e t o d o , w h at e v e r t h at i s . F i n d a purpose. I’m a dreamer of many dreams, but life is s h o r t. M ay b e t o o s h o r t t o worry about making a mark o r l e av i n g a l e g a c y . P e r h a p s just finding the balance between significance/insignific a n c e i s t h e k e y. I j u st wa n t to b u i l d, r i d e , l au g h , a n d e n j oy m y t i m e o n t h i s e a rt h .

F i l l e a c h d ay w i t h s i m p l e pleasures. Spend time with m y l a dy a n d d o g, ex p lo r e , indulge. Build shit I think is cool!!

I w i l l m o s t l i k e ly b e f o r g o t t e n i n t w o g e n e r at i o n s : I ’ m j u st w i s e e n o u g h to k n ow my existence isn’t a prolifi c o n e , a n d I ’ m e n t i r e ly o k a y w i t h t h at .

W e l ov e c r e at i n g s pa c e f o r new riders to find their wa y i n t o the moto c o m m u n i t y.

W h at a dv i c e wo u l d yo u give people w h o wa n t t o s ta r t riding but d o n ’ t k n ow where to s ta r t ?

S ta r t s m a l l .

M y m ot to h a s a l w ay s been “Dirt don’t Hurt” when it comes to l e a r n i n g h ow to r i d e .

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selling the 50cc or 110cc d i r t b i k e t h at t h e i r s o n o r daughter grew out of and b e at t h e h e l l o u t o f i t ( a n d y o u r s e l f ) i n t h e D I R T. A s a seasoned rider, believe me, pav e m e n t i s u n - f u c k i n g - f o r giving! There are enough v a r i a b l e s o n t h e r o a d t h at can make you outside of yo u r ow n r i d i n g a b i l i t y. W i t h a wide-open trail, it’s just you and the machine and no clown on their cell phone e at i n g a s a n d w i c h n o t p a y i n g a c e n t o f at t e n t i o n t o d r i v ing. Once you learn the idiosy n c r a s i e s o f r i d i n g a t r a i l without bailing, road riding i s s e c o n d n at u r e : y o u ’ l l a lr e a dy b e c o n f i d e n t i n yo u r riding ability which frees up t h e h e a d s pa c e t o pay at t e n t i o n , a c t a c c o r d i n g ly , a n d m a k e i t t o y o u r d e s t i n at i o n u n s c at h e d .

To c l o s e t h i s o u t, S o m e o n e much wiser than I said somet h i n g t h a t r e a l ly s t i c k s with me.

“ I a m h u m b l e e n o u g h to k n ow I a m n ot B E T T E R t h a n a n yo n e e l s e … b u t W I S E e n o u g h to k n o w I ’ m D I F F E R E N T. ” T h a n ks fo r c o m i n g to m y T e d Ta l k !

- Brennan _______________________

Like I Said,

just a little bit of time spent with Brenn a n , a n d y o u w i l l w a l k a w ay with some fresh perspective a n d a g o o d sto ry o r t wo.

B r e n n a n , T h a n k s f o r ta k i n g t h e t i m e t o pa r t i c i pat e i n t h i s m a g . I r e a l ly f e e l l i k e w h at y o u s h a r e d i s w h a t t h e S l o w M a g i s a l l a b o u t. Y o u are the real deal.

M a d r e s p e c t f o r ya ! O u r unique and humble offering to t h e wo r l d o f m oto m agaz i n e s i s t e l l i n g t h e sto ry o f the people who ride. And you c e r ta i n ly h e l p e d u s d o t h a t .

- Sa m Wa k e . . . S i g n i n g o f f !

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