Well I guess I was crazy to think I was going to "modify" my name and not get called out on it.....guys on here don't miss a trick :detective:
truth is I asked Hent to change it for me as a favor....I realized a while back that people started calling me KKK for short ...didn't think much of it until somebody went out of their way on a thread to point out that it sounded racist or looked racist.....:facepalm:
Even though it was innocent I figured I'd ask Hent to change it so nobody would get offended or get the wrong idea...unbelievable but that's the story behind it..... :shrug:
Kustom Kart by the way was the name of a converted gas station that sold racing karts and mini bikes back in the 60's-70's....when I was still a kid :smile:
It was about 4 miles from my house and I would pedal my bike all the way there just to look in the window, buy a 25 cent master link for my home made mini-bike, and dream about all the cool machinery they had on display. I can still picture the neon sign in the front window and how it would cast a red glow on the front sidewalk..There was a long haired guy name Rich Ludwig who ran the place...he would let me hang around and watch him mill heads and bore cylinders on his Bridgeport. I never did own a go-kart until 30 some years later when my son started racing.
..and who did I meet at the race track..Richie Ludwig :facepalm:...only without the long hair
Sounds crazy, but when I think of mini-bikes...I still think of Kustom Kart.
ahhhh..... if only I could be a "Kid" again.
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truth is I asked Hent to change it for me as a favor....I realized a while back that people started calling me KKK for short ...didn't think much of it until somebody went out of their way on a thread to point out that it sounded racist or looked racist.....:facepalm:
Even though it was innocent I figured I'd ask Hent to change it so nobody would get offended or get the wrong idea...unbelievable but that's the story behind it..... :shrug:
Kustom Kart by the way was the name of a converted gas station that sold racing karts and mini bikes back in the 60's-70's....when I was still a kid :smile:
It was about 4 miles from my house and I would pedal my bike all the way there just to look in the window, buy a 25 cent master link for my home made mini-bike, and dream about all the cool machinery they had on display. I can still picture the neon sign in the front window and how it would cast a red glow on the front sidewalk..There was a long haired guy name Rich Ludwig who ran the place...he would let me hang around and watch him mill heads and bore cylinders on his Bridgeport. I never did own a go-kart until 30 some years later when my son started racing.
..and who did I meet at the race track..Richie Ludwig :facepalm:...only without the long hair
Sounds crazy, but when I think of mini-bikes...I still think of Kustom Kart.
ahhhh..... if only I could be a "Kid" again.
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