ROCCO The Lion
First met Ricardo (A.K.A. Rocco The Lion) in late 1997 as I passed through Quito to Ushuaia.
He used my well hidden house/studio/workshop/shower/beds in Denver 2-3 times during his wanderings in the USA. Met him several times OTR, once being at an HU Meeting in CA.
Pic below is from 2017 as he gave me a "walk-through" of his motorcycle training school. I've a book full of stories about Rocco Happenings, but he said he'd rather be in my next edition of MOTORCYCLE SEX, Or FREUD....(only second edition came out in 2023 after the first print run in 1994). If you knew Ricardo well enough you'd know why he'd rather be cited as a "source/expert/consultant" versus some book about himself.
As Jimmy Dean sang in his 1961 mega hit song "BIG BAD JOHN," Ricardo" was a big, big man."
Spoke with him 3-4 weeks ago - his passing over has left a huge empty set of motorcycle boots.
Ride on, Big Man. I look forward to our next adventure together.
Dr. G, still out there, some say WTFOT :-)
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Last edited by Sun Chaser; 18 Jan 2024 at 11:19.
Reason: Corrected mispeling of the words "trool, tools and twits" - changed from Spanish to Americanized English
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