For those of you who have yet to meet me on a road or at the track, let me give you a quick introduction. From the day my Dad introduced me to motorcycling at age 15, there has been a set of handlebars in my hands. On several occasions, the only address was the license plate on the bikes I rode through many misadventures across the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and North Africa. Having kids, things settled down a bit - with one exception - my association with Reg Pridmore and his CLASS Motorcycle Schools.
While attending school in Portland, I worked for Esquire Motors, a large Volkswagen Repair shop and ZAP Motors, an Independent BMW motorcycle repair facility. After moving to Southern Oregon in 1978, I operated an Import Auto Part Store for eight years, providing repair and service to imported vehicles from 1982-1988, becoming a Oregon Licensed Auto Dealer in 1984. I operated an independent Dealership from 1984-2001, was part of the World’s Largest Suzuki Dismantler from 1999-2001 and have been operating Automania LLC from 2006 until present.
I have been in the business of qualifying and valuing vehicles in Southern Oregon since 1980 and have been a Licensed Oregon Vehicle Appraiser (#V17-25) for over 20 years. As a member of Automania LLC, I have conducted thousands of sales that have included too many different models and types of vehicles to list. I have the ability to research most vehicles and establish their individual cosmetic and mechanical conditions affecting their individual market value.
I am a 33 year instructor for the premier street motorcycle safety school in this country, CLASS Motorcycle Safety Schools (http://www.classrides.com/), allowing me to keep current on most Race, Sport, Adventure, Standard, Touring and Collectible motorcycles values. In the past, because of my advanced instructing experience, I have given expert testimony for the Federal Government when the skill level of a motorcyclist was at issue in determining the cause and responsibility of an accident.
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