arstaren
Loquacious
Reged: 07/23/07
Posts: 3478
Loc: Southeast ,Iowa, USA
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When I first joined this site, I needed a couple of parts for my slightly damaged America. Don sent me a pair of them, no questions asked and no charge, even though I was a new guy he'd never met. Sorry I didn't get to meet him in person. The big guy will give him his just rewards on the bike ride home.
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Fidelis et Fortis
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FriarJohn
"Lighten up, Francis."
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 18825
Loc: East Helena, Montana
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My recollection is fuzzy and I apparently didn't save the PMs, but I think it was Grump who sent me a set of his old throttle cables for free when mine broke a couple days before Halloween in 2006. In fact I'm 95% sure it was him.
I'm still running them on Bollox. 
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BA.com Caretaker | Friarsride | jb.com
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FriarJohn
"Lighten up, Francis."
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 18825
Loc: East Helena, Montana
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I hope this is okay with everybody. If you would like to add to the page just let me know.
http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/about/in-memoriam/don-kelly-grump-deon/
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BA.com Caretaker | Friarsride | jb.com
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bigtexas
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Reged: 04/01/08
Posts: 235
Loc: Iowa
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I'm very sorry to read this news. A few years ago, I saw one of Don's threads about his inexpensive hard bags. I noticed that he had a spare set... so I sent him a pm asking if he wanted to sell them. He offered them to me for the cost of shipping. I asked how he wanted paid. He replied back, "Not set up for paypal so I could pay by check, one dollar bills, or a bag of quarters." I asked lots of questions and he patiently answered each one. He was quite interested in making sure that I was happy with them even offering to take them back if I didn't like them. Since he didn't originally even have them up for sale, I added extra money to the check for his troubles... and encouraged him to have a steak or something on me. He replied back with kind words of appreciation. My impression after 5-6 personal message exchanges was that he was a very genuine individual. My sympathies go out to those that knew him well.
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Bucky
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Reged: 05/21/06
Posts: 3971
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Don you will be missed.
From one mic to another:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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pipedr
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Reged: 09/17/06
Posts: 1696
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I hope this is okay with everybody. If you would like to add to the page just let me know.
http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/about/in-memoriam/don-kelly-grump-deon/
Thank you, John.
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I spent several years trying to be an adult. It just didn't work for me.
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piper
Oil Expert
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 2255
Loc: Knivsta, Sweden
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Sad, sad news, but thank you for sharing. Don will be missed...
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I came, I saw, I forgot
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Ryan7771
Oil Expert
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 2109
Loc: Port Orange, FL
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I too met Grump at the 2006 NY Rally. I haven't seen him since but remember his spirit vividly. Godspeed my friend.
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For I have the Warmth of the Sun within me at night.
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Snert
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Reged: 10/15/06
Posts: 371
Loc: Cairnbrook, Pa
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I was up on the mountain camping since July 1st so this is the first I heard this very sad news. Don is a truly good person, the kind ya wish the world was full of but instead they are a rare find. I will miss our rides, adventures as we called them, together. Especially the rides to the Nor-easter cause we really enjoyed that ride. We would always take the back roads, mountain twisties, 60 miles til smoke break, miss turns, get lost, in general have a great time and take all day to get there. I will really miss my rides with him but I will never forget the ones we had, never.
Love to read his musings, the man could tell a story.
Rest in peace my friend.
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I've become comfortably numb
Terry
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kennymc
Learned Hand
Reged: 01/18/05
Posts: 1545
Loc: Middletown, NJ
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Quote:
I was up on the mountain camping since July 1st so this is the first I heard this very sad news. Don is a truly good person, the kind ya wish the world was full of but instead they are a rare find. I will miss our rides, adventures as we called them, together. Especially the rides to the Nor-easter cause we really enjoyed that ride. We would always take the back roads, mountain twisties, 60 miles til smoke break, miss turns, get lost, in general have a great time and take all day to get there. I will really miss my rides with him but I will never forget the ones we had, never.
Love to read his musings, the man could tell a story.
Rest in peace my friend.
I knew you and Grump were close friends Terry. Although you knew he was ill it still must have hit you pretty hard. God rest his soul.
I lost my best friend years ago. I think of him a lot almost daily and always when I go for a ride he is with me.
PS
I won't be going to the NorEast any more wish I could but my back can't take it.
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if life gives you lemons keep them because hey,free lemons.
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