We lost a good one yesterday

[Gilly]

If anyone remembers seeing the guy with the red Munch Mammoth at a few MOA rallies, Dave Manthey, he passed on yesterday due to a heart attack. He was among my best friends, the epitome of the word "fun". Hopefully some of you had the chance to meet him. I'll add a link to an obit when it is available.
Gilly

[SIBUD]

If anyone remembers seeing the guy with the red Munch Mammoth at a few MOA rallies, Dave Manthey, he passed on yesterday due to a heart attack. He was among my best friends, the epitome of the word "fun". Hopefully some of you had the chance to meet him. I'll add a link to an obit when it is available.
Gilly

Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.

[mrich12000]

Sorry to hear that, my condolences to the family.

Motorcycle Prayer VIII
by Michael Hood


Dear Lord, though None is now
over, one of Your cloistered
faithful remains behind. Slightly
hunched at his choir stall, he
lingers in Your name. At my
kneeler, I too linger and hunch
in Your name: whisper up motorcycle
offerings and askings.

This afternoon, Lord, I offer
You warmth: the morning warmth
of my helmet under the sun during
the ride that got me here, and
the warmth of head and forehead
under the same sunned helmet of
the same morning ride, and the
warmth of the edible air, and
the blinding warmth of sun kisses
on mirror rim and on handlebars
and on odometer chrome.

And I offer You the warmth of
my flesh loved by the sun on my
leathers during my ride for these
moments with You. And I offer
You the burning warmth of my
motorcycle pipes and engine heated
by morning speeds rooted in my
spiritual appetite for You. And
I offer You the warmth of my
swollen hands in my riding out
the morning hours of throttle
and clutch grip, and the warmth
of my sunned riding gloves too.

And I also ask, dear Jesus. I
ask that You always be with me
despite the quiet desperado who
sometimes lives within me and
dares to test me in my daily life.
And I also ask that You whisper
to me what it is that motorcycling
and monasteries have in common,
and why it is that both together
are the perfect porridge for me.


New Melleray Abbey
Peosta, Iowa
1994

RIDE ON FRIEND


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[dancogan]

Very sorry. Keep the memories alive!

[jimfastcar]

My condolences to all, tough to lose a friend
Remember the good times......

[mistermike]

If anyone remembers seeing the guy with the red Munch Mammoth at a few MOA rallies, Dave Manthey, he passed on yesterday due to a heart attack. He was among my best friends, the epitome of the word "fun". Hopefully some of you had the chance to meet him. I'll add a link to an obit when it is available.
Gilly


I am pretty sure I met Dave at the Iowa rally about 10 years ago; there can't be that many guys on Munch's. I think he was camping down the hill near the pasture area. We had our fair share of draft Old Style-imaginge that!-and later naturally congregated around his way cool bike. He was very low key and friendly. The buddy I was with who's more of a gear-head than I, had a good talk with Dave about the mechanicals and history of the bike. I think he may have mentioned he had another Munch or that this was his second. We were surprised he had actually ridden this valuable machine to the rally and wasn't only treating it as a museum piece or trailer queen. A hands-on enthusiast, not just someone with deep pockets and penchant for exotic machines. Kind of a character, he definitely left an impression on us, providing the most notable memory of the rally. I came away from our short visit thinking he was a good guy. Sorry for your loss.

[Rapid_Roy]

I have seen that bike around too. My condolences.

[Gilly]

http://www.stormloader.com/users/manzruin/images/mammut2.jpg

http://www.stormloader.com/users/manzruin/images/mammut2.jpg

[Gilly]

Sorry, when I posted that I could see the image, now I see I have the dreaded red X.

[Gilly]

Bottom 2 pics of this page:
http://www.stormloader.com/users/manzruin/3crudrun4.html
His "driver" is what most people would remember seeing, #201 as he calls it, with a regular smooth finish red steel tank.
Gilly

[Gilly]

Oh WTH, now the pic is there. Oh well.
Yeah I'm sure it was Dave at the Iowa Rally. He was quite an entrepeneur (sp) and hated punching clocks, so he had lots of time for rallies and such, especially in the Midwest. Dave and I made about the last 3 or 4 Rolling Broccoli Riders rally in Big Bay Ontario, those were always a riot, both the rally and the trip. I met Dave through an interest in owning a jukebox and a mutual friend hooked me up with Dave. So we did alot of jukebox/pimball related stuff together too, like going to coin-op shows, so we hung out quite a bit together.
Have to go back to work tomorrow after a 5 day vacation in Vegas, am NOT looking forward to it after this.........
Gilly

[Fritzc]

If anyone remembers seeing the guy with the red Munch Mammoth at a few MOA rallies, Dave Manthey, he passed on yesterday due to a heart attack. He was among my best friends, the epitome of the word "fun". Hopefully some of you had the chance to meet him. I'll add a link to an obit when it is available.
Gilly

"Whom the gods love die young no matter how long they live."
(Elbert Hubbard in The Philistines Magazine, published form 1895-1915)

[kreinke]

I had a chance to meet Dave just once or twice at the Crud runs. What a unique guy.

I have his book, Beyond My Wildest Dreams (http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=110554671&aid=frg). It's a must read if you like motorcycles and machinery.

If they took him to the hospital nearest where he lived it's no wonder he passed. People have died at that one from hangnails.

[BradfordBenn]

Sorry for your loss.

[Gilly]

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[Gilly]

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1195651092030611486TxZQMc
I can't get the picture up.
Dave has his back to the camera, he's talking to me, I'm leaning on my K75S. The lady with the white sweater is his friend May, who instigated Dave writing his book, which was mentioned a couple posts ago. You can see a copy of his book on the seat of Daves Munch.
The guy with the maroon shirt rode with Dave and I to at least one Rolling Brocolli Riders rallies in Big Bay Ont. I know he's another Dave, Dave (Manthey) called him "Dave The Band", he did some picking and singing at some clubs around Portage WI when he lived there, as I recall he moved to Oklahoma I think? Worked for a glass manufacturing company and took a transfer from Portage to OK.
Picture was taken on the Slimey Crud Run, Fall 2004.
Gilly

[brrider]

Sorry! for your lose of your friend. Sounds like everyone who knew him has suffered a lose.

Ride safe

[GSJIHAD]

Ride free friend.

[Gilly]

http://www.wiscnews.com/pdr/obits/275379http://www.wiscnews.com/pdr/obits/275379

[ziphyr]

I am sorry for the loss of your dear friend. May God bless you and his family. Vaya con dios.

[Gilly]

Another article:
http://www.wiscnews.com/pdr/opinion/275925