f6gal
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« on: February 12, 2022, 07:33:24 AM » |
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One year ago today our dear friend, BigBF, was taken from us. He was killed by the virus that China unleashed on the world. Bill we love you and miss you.    |
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Rams
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2022, 07:42:18 AM » |
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He is missed..... Rams |
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2022, 07:50:39 AM » |
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Miss you my friend....  |
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2022, 07:57:31 AM » |
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Such a loss to our community. The Valkyrie Whisperer.
Big ol' bear, gentle dude with a heart of gold. Anyone who ever looked into Bill's eyes saw his good heart shining through. Saved me a couple times on issues way beyond my skill level. Worked for two days straight on Ruby while gasping for breath in the high altitude and wildfire smoke. I wish I could have commissioned him for another day or two, but I know he wanted to get back to jobs at lower elevations so I cut him loose.
He's missed so much already, and part of the reason I'm starting to think fuel injected like Serk has done...
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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2022, 08:03:01 AM » |
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 Edit to add: He's missed so much already, and part of the reason I'm starting to think fuel injected like Serk has done...
Indeed. His loss was one of many parts of the equation that led me down that path... |
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f6gal
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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2022, 09:00:46 AM » |
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BTW... COVID sucks!  |
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2022, 09:19:48 AM » |
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BTW... COVID sucks! Three good people right there.  I also miss Big BF, when Bill visited us in Florida to work on my bike, he introduced me to his dog. From that moment on, every time I sat down in the shop his pooch was right next to me and would lay his head on my lap. When Bill got ready to leave, he called his dog over to get in the truck. The dog came running, stopped and looked at me so I gave it one last scratch behind the ears before it jumped into the truck.  |
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2022, 09:24:12 AM » |
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« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2022, 09:32:00 AM » |
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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2022, 09:40:26 AM » |
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Bill was a great fellow and also pretty funny as well as one of the most talented Valkyrie
mechanics
Damn the people who brought this pestilence upon our family
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« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2022, 09:51:05 AM » |
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We miss you Bill! |
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« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2022, 10:36:36 AM » |
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I never met the gentleman but have heard so many good things about the man, wish I could have.
Hopefully, the author's of this virus will pay dearly in the end for the pain and suffering they have caused good people like this.
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« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2022, 11:06:22 AM » |
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A year!!!
Tempus fugit.
Bill worked on my 2 different Valkyries.
He's sorely missed by us.
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« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2022, 12:14:43 PM » |
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RIP Big BF!!!!!
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« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2022, 04:14:16 PM » |
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We miss you big guy.
-RP
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f6gal
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« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2022, 10:27:17 PM » |
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BTW... COVID sucks! It kind of freaks me out that I posted this pic today before Gale passed away. |
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« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2022, 03:14:06 PM » |
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BTW... COVID sucks! It kind of freaks me out that I posted this pic today before Gale passed away. Connie, if I were you I'd delete all instances of that pic on the board. I'm not superstitious but then again I have a tendency to be superstitious.  |
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f6gal
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« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2022, 04:41:50 PM » |
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It kind of freaks me out that I posted this pic today before Gale passed away.
Connie, if I were you I'd delete all instances of that pic on the board. I'm not superstitious but then again I have a tendency to be superstitious. Now, don't go jinxing me! Between that and the "premonition"... aaakkk! |
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f6john
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« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2022, 11:52:48 AM » |
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I don’t have any Bigbf stories. He was scheduled to come to my house on his last trip through Kentucky. I think he had a cancellation or two and wound up calling on a Sunday morning that he was on his way to my house. Well, I was at church, phone in the car and by the time I got the message and returned same but he had just kept motoring on by my exit when he didn’t hear from me. He planned to catch me on the return leg but he never made it. My loss for sure, and the years just keep on rolling by.
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