1975 Ironhead to Benefit Autism Community!

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Hey everyone! I was hoping to spread the word about a project my podcast (Five Dirty Bikers Podcast) is in the middle of and wanted to share what we are planning for a fantastic build that will benefit a community in need.

We have been donated a 1975 Harley-Davidson Ironed Sportster that is currently being modified to replicate a motorcycle seen in the below David Mann painting (bike on the left).

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The other bike in the photo has already been brought to life by award-winning Triumph bike builder Jared Weems, who had it auctioned off for the Forgotten Angels charity and raised over $106,000.00 for that organization.

We had the opportunity to meet Jared at our meet-up last fall and I asked if he would have any interest in building us a bike to raise money for an Autism charity. Jared didn't have to think much about it before he said yes, since he and I both have children that are autistic.

After some planning and research, we chose TACA (The Autism Community in Action) as the charity to benefit from this build.

We have had several generous companies donate parts and time toward the project so far including S&S Cycle, LowBrow Customs, TC Bros, Blockhead Garage, Prism Supply and more!

As of today, all fabrication is finished and the engine is sitting at Blockhead's garage in Florida, while the rest of the bike is scheduled for paint with the very well-known bike painter Daniel Milk-Bone Griffin.

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We plan to start selling tickets very soon (probably sometime in early December) to start getting the fundraising off the ground and get the bike finished. Plans are to have an event in the Fall of 2023 where we will draw the winner of this amazing motorcycle that will benefit a great organization.

We ask you all to check it out and hopefully some of you will want to help the autism community by buying a chance to win the '75 Ironhead Chopper.

Follow us on social media to hear the announcement for when tickets go on sale!

Thank you all for your time and reading this, we appreciate it.
 
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As an Autistic rider I thank you for this! :cool:
And as an Aspie (self-diagnosed only for the moment), I'll also add to the thank-yous. Ticket purchased.

It's amazing how far awareness has come in such short time. I can't help but think about how practically medieval some professional views on autism were (at least here in the US) even within our lifetimes. As a kid in the 80s, my therapist never diagnosed me, and there were zero support resources for students who tested well in some areas, yet struggled with school and general socialization. Things aren't perfect now, but it seems like we're coming into a golden age for neurodiversity awareness and progress.
 
I spent my entire life not knowing I was autistic. I knew I was different than everyone else, I just thought I was odd or strange. It wasn't until a few years ago that a psychology professor my girlfriend works with suspected I was on the spectrum, so she tested me officially and lo and behold I am extremely autistic, I just never realized it!

She gave me a book about autism and it explained almost everything about me and all the "challenges" I've dealt with my entire life. I wish I'd had that book 40 years ago! :D
 
That's practically my story, except for the diagnosis part. Learning about it through Youtube (of course), and books ("Look Me in the Eye", and working on "Neurotribes"). So, of course, I'm an engineer (surprise), and tend to collect complex and reasonably solitary hobbies. Like, um, motovlogging :)

I've got to imagine that diagnosis is validating and useful to move forward in some ways. Gotta look into that.
 
That's practically my story, except for the diagnosis part. Learning about it through Youtube (of course), and books ("Look Me in the Eye", and working on "Neurotribes"). So, of course, I'm an engineer (surprise), and tend to collect complex and reasonably solitary hobbies. Like, um, motovlogging :)

I've got to imagine that diagnosis is validating and useful to move forward in some ways. Gotta look into that.
Ironic, I'm also an engineer. :cool:
 
Oh, I found out in a much different way I have AHDH/ASD(Autism)… I won’t say here but let’s say it was incredibly hurtful for multiple years. Nowadays it’s almost seen as a good/neat thing but back then it wasn’t the case..

Strange how many of us are out there and like bikes
 
Welcome to the tribe! <salute>

I'm also ADHD (that's what I was diagnosed with back in the 80s, at least), and I understand that folks with Autism are also more likely to have ADHD, so that combination is not uncommon. The combination can make a lot of things really tough to get through, especially when we're younger and don't know what the #&@$ is wrong with us. I'm glad that at least there's more awareness these days... better late than never, I guess

Not to overgeneralize, but Autistic folks tend to be attracted to technical, challenging, and/or creative pursuits, while ADHDers tend to jump between multiple interests. In my case, my channel name (Compulsive Hobbyist) was chosen because ai do both, which I plan to address in videos when I'm ready. And motovlogging for me is a way to combine some of those interests, while engaging socially, and in a controllable way, with people who share similar interests (which is also an Autistic trait).

There are online communities for folks like us, but I haven't joined any yet. If anyone has suggestions, this seems as good a place as any to share. For now, it's cool to find similarly "wired" folks here!
 

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