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Quarterly Triumph Riders Newsletter from Cascade Moto Classics, Inc.
Quarterly Triumph Riders Newsletter from Cascade Moto Classics, Inc.
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WE ARE HERE TO MAKE SURE YOUR PASSION THRIVES<br />
MEET JIM TOMSIC Motorcycle Service Technician<br />
When did you<br />
get your first<br />
motorcycle?<br />
At age 22<br />
How many<br />
bikes have<br />
you<br />
owned? 5-ish<br />
Why do you<br />
like Triumph?<br />
They, like most European brands<br />
do things differently and take<br />
chances. Other major markets like<br />
American are imbedded in<br />
"tradition" and the Japanese are<br />
boringly<br />
conservative.<br />
What’s your favorite ride?<br />
While at Moto Guzzi training in<br />
California I got to joy ride a V11<br />
Tenni. This is one of my dream<br />
bikes, so just riding around Huntington<br />
Beach was unforgettable.<br />
What was/is your favorite motorcycle?<br />
1955 Moto Guzzi V8 Grand<br />
Prix Racer<br />
Are you married/children?<br />
Yes, we just had our first kid in<br />
March of 2015.<br />
If you could go anywhere, where<br />
would it be?<br />
Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan<br />
If you could have dinner with<br />
anyone alive or dead, who would<br />
it<br />
be?<br />
Hunter S. Thompson<br />
Do you have any hobbies besides<br />
motorcycling? Getting creative<br />
and decorating the house<br />
with my wife. We make a lot of<br />
things ourselves from what we<br />
find at antique stores and flea<br />
markets.<br />
Have you raced cars/<br />
motorcycles?<br />
When, What, Where?<br />
At 15 I pushed a Tomos moped<br />
to the limit on Beaumont Girls<br />
Schools running track.<br />
What’s your favorite animal?<br />
The snow monkeys that sit in<br />
the hot springs. It’s my Spirit<br />
Animal.<br />
Where were you born?<br />
On a dark and stormy night at<br />
St. Lukes Hospital in Cleveland,<br />
Ohio.<br />
What is your favorite motorcycle<br />
gadget/accessory?<br />
Gadget: Heated grips. My wife<br />
found OEM heated grips for my old<br />
bike. Accessory: A Babe. That is<br />
how I nabbed my wife.<br />
JIM, GRETCHEN, & LITTLE MISS FLOSSIE<br />
What music were you listening<br />
to last?<br />
Dinosaur Jr. and Yo La Tengo<br />
If you could tell everyone in our club one thing, what is it?<br />
It’s an honor to practice my craft on Triumphs and other bikes where<br />
their owners are so passionate about their hobbies. It makes me proud<br />
to work on a bike when I can tell it is loved and taken care of by its<br />
owner and that they appreciate my service.<br />
JIMS 1984 BMW R80ST—BROWNS CAMP<br />
Do you have a hero?<br />
In the 4th grade my teacher asked<br />
who my hero was. I said "that guy<br />
that took a bullet for Reagan,” I<br />
thought she asked, “What is an<br />
example of a hero?”
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