Tuesday, December 2, 2008

15,000 Miles with John Silkosky

In April of 2008 John Silkosky a native of Fairbanks, Alaska who is also stricken with Cerebral Palsy set out from his hometown on a custom built tryke with a Voyager kit on it for what turned out to be a 15,000 mile trip around the U.S. Along the way he totaled his bike hitting a deer, spent time working at the Quantum Learning Center and overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to eventually arrive in Scottsdale, AZ in November. I recently sat down with Silkosky at a Scottsdale Starbucks where he outlined his journey. Part one of which is presented in the latest Road Show Podcast.

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John Silkosky poses in front of his custom Honda Shadow



Silkosky was kind enough to fully load his bike for the Road Show photo shoot



Check out the powerful electrical solenoid attached to a switch on the handlebars that allows Silkosky to shift normally



Bottom Center is the custom crutch box built by Silkosly's father

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