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I have been an avid fan of the Matt's Off-Road Recovery channel on YouTube. I even met Matt last year when I was in the area. There's a guy named Ed that makes frequent appearances with Matt. He's 84 years old, a gold prospector, and all around good guy (pretty much like everyone on the channel). Well, back in the day, he managed to strand an old Suzuki 4WD on a claim in the middle of nowhere in Nevada. About a year ago, Matt and the crew recovered it, and have been restoring it in secret for Ed. Well, the unveiling has finally happened! Golden Nugget It seems that sometimes we hear only the bad in the world, and lose sight that there are truly good people out there and good things happening. This brought tears to my eyes. I hope you enjoy it as well. Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. - Dave Barry "Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) | ||
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Just watched that episode today. The one where that pulled that old Suzuki out of the woods after a few decades is pretty wild | |||
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I thought this was gonna be about the Casino company. | |||
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Ed seemed more impressed and happier about the Rokon than the Suzuki. lol | |||
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That was good. Thanks for posting it. _____________________________________________________________________ “Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again." - Will Durant | |||
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Been watching it too, and loved every minute of it. Kind of like living a dream of fixing up the 51 CJ3 I used to have SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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It's also in the existing Matt's Off-road thread. "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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Saw that one today. Been watching their videos for awhile now. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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They did a great restoration on both machines....Can remember the printed ads (many years ago) in hunting and fishing magazines for the "Rokon" bike (rough terrain vehicle) being either rear wheel drive only or 2wheeel(front and rear wheel drive) and that the wheels we hollow for carrying water or gasoline for extended back country travel which also added weight for water crossings.. Neat machine. thought how nice it would be to have one. ................... drill sgt. | |||
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I saw it last evening, was going through some of my YouTube. Matt is a very cool, does some really neat things. I'll have to stop by the shop at some point, only a few miles from where I live. Back in the '70s I was into dirt bikes and bought my Hodaka from a dealer in Asbury Park, NJ. He also dealt in Rokons and rode them in trials. What amazes me is they are still being made!! ________________________________ "Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea. | |||
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I like the Fab Rat guy too. And Robby the goofy painter SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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The guy at Fab Rats is the definition of a "Good Ole Boy" with some really crazy fab skills. I really dig guys like this guy. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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