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30 GraceRiderMag.com September/October 2015 As the completion got closer and we began to mock up the antique cast iron tractor seat - which we found in a local antique shop - I realized that even though my wife had sacrificed so much (time spent alone while I worked on the build and not to mention, the money) she would never get to ride this bike. It was strictly a solo seat bike and that began to break my heart. I began to think of a way to show her how much her sacrifice meant to me, so on the day that we were to start the bike for the first time, I stepped aside and told her: since she started this process almost a year earlier, she would be the one who started it the bike for the first time! With a tear in her eye and a surprised smile, she pushed the starter button bring- ing Celtic Thunder to life (named due to my father's Irish heritage). She was the one who was willing to sacrifice and give so much just to make me happy… But she knew what riding "soloed out" meant to me; she knew it was my time with the Lord and my time to reflect on life. I have gotten back a way of riding, that I thought I could live without, but every time I ride this bike it brings me closer to my wife, closer to my friends, my dad and my Lord – Jesus Christ. We have shown this bike at various shows and I love how I can use it to talk about the One who has given me everything! Officer Steve Rhea California Highway Patrol