On The Pegs December 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 12 | Page 109

On The Pegs
St. Nick
Vol. 3 Issue 12 - December 2018
P 109
By Bob Theobald
I woke up and wondered if I had been dreaming. I decided to gear up and go for a
ride. It was a brisk early December morning and I had the trails to myself. As I rode
deep into the desert, I saw another rider coming in my direction. Wearing red gear
and riding a red bike, I could spot him from a distance.
And he could ride, as he was carrying a crazy fast pace as he approached me. Then
to my surprise, he stopped to chat. I quickly realized who it was. It was Nick, St. Nick,
the fastest person on Earth. I was intrigued, so I asked Nick a few questions:
What brings you out to the AZ in November, on a motorcycle?
Like a lot of snow birds, I can’t ride in the winter up North. I am training for my
big night. I have a lot of ground to cover. Some areas I need to visit, the sleigh
doesn’t fly in too well, so I like to take my Big Red Sled.
What Bike are you riding?
Well I worked with Honda many years ago to build a bike that would be reliable
and have the ability to cover long stretches of rough terrain at a fast pace in or-
der to deliver presents to those remote areas where my sleigh has trouble reach-
ing. After we built it, I said they could use the design and that is how we have the
XR650R.