Bruce Knapton:  

Life I was born in Berkeley California in January 1956, residing there until age five. Our family then moved to Aloha Oregon in 1961 when my Father accepted a position with Textronix in the neighboring town of Beaverton. I remained in Oregon through 1974, where on graduating from high school, I moved to Crockett, California while attending Stanford U. After my Stanford stint, I continued an additional five years at the University of Nevada – Reno while working as a Police Officer for the City of Sparks, Nevada. I remained in law enforcement until my retirement in 1998. Throughout this period, I was engaged as a Security Consultant for Harrah’s Reno until it was acquired by Holiday Inn. As I continued forward with my life, akin to most folks, I met a great girl (or guy as your case may be), fell in love, wedded, and raised seven children, all girls! This of course necessitated the need for a diversion that would take me far from home, and motorcycles seemed to fit the bill. A million miles and more or less a dozen motorcycles later, my wife Sherie and I ride as much as the opportunity presents itself. We have visited forty-two of the lower forty-eight states, Alaska, and all of the Canadian Provinces on on...Expand for more