28 GraceRiderMag.com September/October 2015
CELTIC THUNDER
Photos by:
David Gallegos
Steve Key
Text by:
Steve Rhea
My first "date" with my wife Lori
was on a motorcycle… I had gone
riding with some friends and Lori was
the passenger of my friend's and
her brother-in-law's Ultra Classic.
As we approached a stop sign at a
nondescript intersection in Oceanside,
California, I wondered how I could get
her to ride on my bike. The problem
was I was riding my "soloed out" Road
King Classic. As I pulled alongside,
looking at this beautiful woman. I looked
over and saw an opportunity; I simply
asked my friend to swap bikes! Knowing
full well that Lori would have to remain
on his Ultra Classic; my friend agreed
and I began a beautiful relationship with
the love of my life!
I took Lori back to that exact
intersection months later and asked her
to marry me, this time on my Road King
with the back seat attached. The Road
King is also in our engagement photos,
so yeah… motorcycles are part of our
life.
CELTIC
THUNDER
