Mashed Potatoes

Back by endless shit talking popular demand, the one and only MotoMonday Masher of the month. On the hot seat this month, Jay Keele.

Jay is about as solid of a dude as I've met in the last few years and has a serious love for motorcycles and anything on two wheels. He is also one of the dudes lucky enough to catch the now infamous topless 3am double up ride last summer (you're welcome).

Name/age/height/weight: Jay Keele, 38 yrs young, 5'6 1/2" , solid 165lbs.

Why motorcycles: I guess it may have been my parents telling me I couldnt ride motorcycles. I was 17 and came home with a 1966 Honda Dream and my Mom said "Wait til your Dad gets home" My Dad came home and said " Thats pretty cool" The rest was history. I have owned over 100 bikes throught the last 20 years,80% of them Vespas and Lambretta scooters, the rest Jap bikes, a BSA, and Harleys. I am a big fan of motorcycles/2 wheelers in general. At this point in my life I am more into cycles because they you dont have to have a lot of space to store them. I dont have a garage, if I did I would have a hot rod or custom in it as well.

Current bikes in the stable and their status: Right now I have my trusty 95 Softail, that is my go to bike. I can get on it and ride anywhere. I also have a 92 Sporty that I am turning into a Street Tracker of sorts. It still needs paint and sorting out. Hopefully have it done to ride this summer. I also have 2 Vespas, 2 Lambrettas.

Favorite MotoMonday memory: I would have to say my favorite MM Memory would be my first time out last May 2010. I am not a blog slummer, and I lay pretty low in my personal life raising 4 kids and trying to keep a wife happy, so I didnt know many of the people who come to this or that it even existed. So when I rolled up with Brady Knotts from Spanish Fork, it was both of our first time I was shocked at all the bikes and good, cool people building cool stuff. It was refreshing to know a lot of them were Straight Edge kids too, like myself. It is sort of a rarity in most parts to find a good concentration of SE guys into this stuff. Then that night the ride started......It was straight up mayhem in SLC, tearing up downtown 30 deep, going up 4th south S turn scraping pipes, sparks flying, passing the UofU going 90+. I havent had that much fun for ages. Still my favorit to date.

The one bike you want but don't have: Shoot, thats a tough one, I want one of everything. It would probably be a Knuckle Chopper, I will probably have one come late June when I win it at Born Free...*editors note: false*

Favorite snack: Rocky Road ice cream, or maybe just sugar in general. I am probably borderline Diabetic.

Lisa Turtle, Jessie Spano or Kelly Kapowski and why: Man, probably Kelly Kapowski, you have to realize that I am basing this clearly off looks, My little sisters watched that show, I wasnt into it. I have to thank Google for helping me know who the hell you were talking about!

Hulk Hogan or Ultimate Warrior and why: I am going to have to go with Ultimate Warrior. I was never a big fan of Hulk, he was always too commercialized and glamourous, and I hated is thinned out creepy blonde hair. Growing up in Vegas my dad used to take us to the Showboat to watch wrestling. I used to love that stuff as a kid. I saw all of the greats there.