RIP Nick Keller - Snowball Cancer
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That Man left a legacy. I was lucky to ride with him on many occasions and also the V500 once. Couldn't get over how humble he was. I remember standing trailside on a leisure ride and I said "Nick when you were putting all those miles on Claudia by yourself what would you have done if you broke down? He pointed at the snow birm on the side of the trail and said "curl up and sleep in da snow" Then there was a comment about a yamaha not breaking down.... LOL Man I am gonna miss that guy. Another one I will remember " how many people know that a throttle block will wear out at 30k miles?" The good that he has done will be missed by the World. God speed Nick Keller!!
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Oh man.
That's a tough one. He was one of those people that just simply reminded you that life is simple and important. He did so much with so little fanfare.
I always enjoyed meeting him and sharing a conversation. I have to admit that he left me in awe at times. Casual conversation about how many miles were out of my realm.
One meeting sidetracked into talking about a jacket he was wearing. The brand was well known to all of us in the sport but the style was one I had never seen. He said the company wanted him to try the jacket and let them know how it worked.
I asked him how it worked and got the simple Nick Keller style answer,
"It's not bad, lasts about 25,000 miles when the shoulders start to fray."
I like to ride and put on miles but he was in a different world on that realm. My longest rides are about the same as his average daily ride during those stints. He did the miles without drama. I asked about the work it took to ride the miles. He said the hardest part was the paperwork when doing the record rides. It wasn't challenging snow, severe conditions, or fatigue. In a way, many of us can relate to the dislike of doing paperwork. Not many of us could do that task and go out to set world records that took 60 days to complete. On top of all that, he was fundraising for a good cause.
Nick,
God has a special place for you. Say hi to John.
That's a tough one. He was one of those people that just simply reminded you that life is simple and important. He did so much with so little fanfare.
I always enjoyed meeting him and sharing a conversation. I have to admit that he left me in awe at times. Casual conversation about how many miles were out of my realm.
One meeting sidetracked into talking about a jacket he was wearing. The brand was well known to all of us in the sport but the style was one I had never seen. He said the company wanted him to try the jacket and let them know how it worked.
I asked him how it worked and got the simple Nick Keller style answer,
"It's not bad, lasts about 25,000 miles when the shoulders start to fray."
I like to ride and put on miles but he was in a different world on that realm. My longest rides are about the same as his average daily ride during those stints. He did the miles without drama. I asked about the work it took to ride the miles. He said the hardest part was the paperwork when doing the record rides. It wasn't challenging snow, severe conditions, or fatigue. In a way, many of us can relate to the dislike of doing paperwork. Not many of us could do that task and go out to set world records that took 60 days to complete. On top of all that, he was fundraising for a good cause.
Nick,
God has a special place for you. Say hi to John.