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My father got me interested in motorcycles. He used to tell me stories about how he rode his four-cylindered Henderson around Honolulu when he was stationed there in the Navy. Many years later, whenever I’d take off on a long ride, he’d say: “Remember to take a second look for me.” I got my first motorcycle -- a Triumph Trophy 650 -- in 1964 and soon started taking longer and longer trips around town, the state and the country. During high school and college, I traveled up and down the East Coast from my home in New Jersey. I went north to Newfoundland and south to Key West. During the summer before I started my junior year in college, I took off for 12 weeks and rode as far west as I could go -- to Fairbanks, Alaska. On all my trips, I camped out. After college, a buddy of mine and I began a 20-year tradition of taking off on our motorcycles for a two-to-three-week road trip every summer. These days I ride a BMW R1100RT -- a pretty good touring bike. From my home on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, I take to the road most weekends and still try to squeeze in an extended road trip each summer. I don’t rough it as much as I used to, but I still camp out frequently. During the past decade, companies have integrated a huge amount of high technology improvements into the design, performance and safety features of motorcycles, touring accessories and clothing. Riders today can travel in greater comfort and on more types of motorcycles than ever before. I’m very interested in the bikes and equipment riders select and why. I also like to learn and tell about great roads to travel on and destinations to visit. When I’m not riding, I run my own public relations and communications consulting business. I am also a freelance writer. I have a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Rutgers University. My professional skill is in helping a wide variety of organizations and companies -- healthcare, high technology, professional services, management consulting, higher education -- figure out what they want to say and to whom they want to say it. Then I help them deliver their message to the right audiences. I also help their public relations departments bridge the gap between the skills they have and the skills they need to get a job done. I’ve been doing this as a consultant and as a member of various companies’ public affairs departments for more than 30 years. My Web site provides a pretty good explanation of my professional experience, capabilities and services. Please take a look at it at www.ByronsQuill.com. When I’m in the office, I’m usually in front of the computer doing research and writing, which is how I learned about Suite 101. |
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