Port City Custom Cycle

Join Port City Custom Cycle as we return to our roots at the upcoming Barber Motorsports Park MotoAmerica Swap Meet in Birmingham Alabama next month.

Our TT journey started all the way back 1996 at a little motorcycle shop called Port City Custom Cycle in Mobile Alabama. When we weren’t restoring vintage machines, we were racing on the weekends at the drag strip, in the dirt and on road courses all over the country with AHRMA, WERA and AMA.

So this event is a kind of coming home where we’ll be cheering on our local boy and multiple AMA champion Josh Hayes as he battles it out with the youngsters on the beautiful Barber race course. And all weekend long we’ll be set up at The Buzzard Lounge clearing out the storage rooms and selling all kinds of parts and memorabilia from back in the day so be sure to stop by and say hi and take home a motorcycle history. And you can’t miss us, we’ll be right at the front of the event, just look for the Isle of Man flag. 🇮🇲

Happy Anniversary to me.
Twenty years ago today—feels like a lifetime ago. I mark this day every year to remind myself how damn lucky I am to still be kicking. September 25th, 2004—picture it: a gorgeous afternoon, the kind of day that makes you forget the world’s troubles. Riding through the Carolina and North Georgia mountains with my buddy Danny Weemes, just weeks after Hurricane Ivan had wrecked our hometown. No power, no work. The perfect excuse to hit the road, right? To escape, clear our heads, taste a little freedom.

Ever hear of Transylvania North Carolina? Neither had I till then. We were on separate bikes, enjoying the day, plenty of miles with even more curves, when everything changed. Out of nowhere, a guy—hungover, on his way to his wedding—hits us head-on. Both of us laid out, life-flighted to the hospital. Me to Greenville Hospital South Carolina and Danny to Asheville North Carolina. It would be over a month before we reunited. Six weeks in a hospital bed for me. Danny? He was in there even longer before he could finally make the journey home.

Physically I was a wreck. Concussion, collapsed lung, shattered pelvis, kidney and other internal damage, broken wrist and arm, detached thumb, and a right femur splintered into three pieces. Eighteen surgeries later and I’ve got enough titanium in me to start a recycling business. Two years spent hobbling around on crutches and a cane. But here’s the thing, the best and most blessed thing —I’m still here. Still standing. Still riding.

When you go through something like that, the way you look at life shifts. Food has more flavor. The sky seems a little bluer. Every mile you ride feels like a gift. You stop sweating the small stuff and start appreciating every damn moment—because, trust me, you never know when it’ll be your last.

So don’t waste a second, my friends. Don’t take any of it for granted. Every minute you’re here is more precious than you'll ever realize.

A little something for my 4 wheel motorsports enthusiasts friends coming up on September 29th. The Distinguished Gentleman's Drive Pre-Registration is now open. I'm once again honored to be our Mobile Alabama ride host. Any car over 40 years old is eligible and dressing period correct is part of the fun. And just like our two-wheeled version, The DGD's purpose is to raise awareness to men's health concerns including cancer and mental health. So make your plans to join us for a great event full of beautiful machines all for a good cause.

https://www.gentlemansdrive.com/



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