I spoke with him at Wheeler's 9/11. He had retired in early July and had been on the road since. I think he lived in Chicago and had been to California to ride Hwy 1, and then made his way to N.C. I asked how he had re-worked his rear brake. He looked at me kinda funny and said he didn't re-work it, he used front brake only. Seemed like a nice, easy to talk to guy. His positve attitude puts small problems into perspective. Steve