A Beautiful Goodbye Gift
The team at Race Center have received a very beautiful goodbye gift from our dear customer Andrew Kruger. Andrew has been fighting a battle with cancer for the last 7 years, now, despite his long fight the cancer has spread to his brain and is unfortunately terminal. Sadly Andrew is now riding the last few km's of his 78 year journey, a journey he has spent much of on 2 wheels, his love of motorcycling is clear for anyone to see. He hasn't even let his battle stop him riding. We have been fortunate to work on Andrew's 2007 Ducati Multistrada 1100 over the last 3 years, work ranging from major servicing to shock replacement and more. With the highlight being dealing with Andrew himself through all of those works. With the finish line now in sight, Andrew made a call to Workshop manager Harley with the wish to donate his beloved Multistrada to us here at Race Center, a generous wish we were honored to accept. A very sad but also very beautiful moment was witnessing Andrew finish his last ever ride aboard the Multi as he pulled up to Race Center for the handover . There was no way Andrew was going to allow the bike to be trailered here, he was riding it no matter what. And with true grit that is exactly what he did. It was a very touching moment that we were able to share with Andrew, his wife Cathy and daughter Calla. We humbly accept this gift from a beautiful man, it's a gesture and a person we will never forget. Andrew will always remain part of the Race Center family. While we all know motorcycling can be dangerous, it is also amazing how it unites us. People like Andrew are truly special and an inspiration to us. Oh and those that know us know that we always name our motorbikes. Naming this one was pretty easy. Thankyou Andrew, its been a ride and you have truly moved us. We hope you treasure your last few laps surrounded by loved ones.
