Does he have a home life, a wife, and kids ? If so they must sure miss him being gone that much. lol
That being said........ Hurray for grinding down the road so much Howard !!
I thought Howard Steiger was a baseball player at first . lol
Howard is 'well seasoned', and retired (notice I spelled that right). His wife often rides beside him or behind him....I think she is over 500,000 on her own....
I am amazed, that is one continuous Iron Butt...... it would take me near ten years to cover that given my current annual miles.... mind you I am not retired and the fuel cost would bankrupt me over here......
Howard, simply incredible from my point of view! Congrats on a fantasic year! :1st:
Would love to hear your point of view and how you managed that, what it requires of you and family, how you manage the bike servicing & tires, and what it is that compells you. Do you have days that you'd rather not ride?
I was talking to Howard at Death Valley STOC (where he showed up to say hello on his way or on his way back to/from Florida); this isn't his 1st 100,000k year.
A little hiSTory: Howard Steiger and Sharon where HSTA state directors in Minnesota. Moved to Pahrump, NV when he retired from 3M. Worked on contract for Bosch for several years as a tech. and trade show rep. Rode his bike to many of those gigs, or would be out on a ride to anywhere. If he got a call, he would park the bike and jump on a plane. His "office" was his cell phone.
Since fully retired, he now rides as he pleases, loooooooong miles.
As I understand it, Sharon no longer rides but she used to be right beside him on her own bike. When I met them many years ago, they were riding identical ST1100s with MN plates: HIS ST and HER ST.
Howard shows up at many AZ and CA RTEs just 'cause he can. Good guy all 'round.
That is truly awesome! I could only dream of being able to do that!!! Time and money (mostly money) would be my barrier. Good for him to be able to enjoy what he likes to do!!!
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