Member Of The Month
September 2008




Name: Ken Carpenter

Membership #:   164097

Nickname: FlatTop

About Me: Have a fantastic wife, a great job and good friends... all you need in life.

When did you FIRST THINK about getting a motorcycle? About age 4 (been around them all my life)

 

What attracted you to your current bike? Which one? If it has 2 wheels and an engine I'm attracted to it

Fastest you’ve ridden? Almost beat Bam-Bam in a race once does that tell ya anything LOL 

How long does it take you to polish your bike? Polish?

Helmet or no helmet? Depends on the situation...

How many bikes have you owned?  Lost count

If you could change something about your bike, what would it be? A self cleaning system

What is the next accessory you will be adding? G.P.S.

Favorite road song? Many but SteppenWolfe (Born to be Wild) is top

What are 3 lessons you’ve learned about riding safely in the past 12 months? Beware of everyone around you, leave yourself an "out", slow down when roads are wet

Longest ride? Florida to Denver Colorado

What was the worst weather you've ridden? Sand storm and tornado in Abilene

Favorite time of the year to ride? Any

Next event you would like to attend? Any that I can ride to

Ever hit any critters, alive or dead? live snake

Do you have a ride bell on your bike? All except the Harley

Why do you ride? Cause I can, Tried flying but my arms got tired fast

What is your “dream machine”? Long list, How much time ya got?

If you had only 7 bucks left in your wallet, what would you do with it? Buy a gallon of gas, well the way it's going maybe a 1/2 gallon

Why did you join the Pensacola SCRC Chapter? Wanted to ride and associate with others that have a passion for riding...Someone gave me St. Joe's number and that was the start