Ted Simon

Wow, talk about motorcycle royalty!   Folks, check out this Rusty Childress photo of our CEO Steve Seidner with world traveler and author Ted Simon at Overland Expo in the CSC booth!

Most of you almost certainly know who Ted Simon is, but for the two or three people reading this who do not, allow me to tell you:  Ted Simon is the very first person of the modern era to ride around the world on a motorcycle and write a book about it.  He did it on a 500cc Triumph twin (back in the days when they weren’t too reliable) and his book is a classic that belongs on every rider’s nightstand.   The title is Jupiter’s Travels, and it’s incredibly well written.  I have an autographed copy, and I’ve probably read it four or five times.  Yes, it’s that’s good.

The photo of Steve and Ted is by Rusty Childress, who was at Overland Expo.   Rusty gave us permission to use his photo on the blog, and guess what else….Rusty bought an RX3!   Good times, good stories, good photography, and wow…Ted Simon!