New Fdny 343 In Addition To The 1979 Honda (Thanks Cj!)

In the August of 2001, Dominican Republic native Gerard Baptiste, FDNY firefighter, Ladder 9, purchased a $100 fixer-upper 1979 Honda CB750, despite the advice of his beau Ladder nine firefighters/motorcycle enthusiasts, for his outset cycle as well as brought it to his East Village Engine 33/Ladder nine firehouse where he intended to plow over off its restoration for role equally his outset motorcycle.

The cycle sat inwards the firehouse as well as its beat-up status became a running joke amidst Baptiste’s beau firefighters, who nicknamed him Biscuits for his habit of carrying domestic dog treats equally an overture to run into local domestic dog walkers.

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Gerald Baptiste served amongst the USA Army National Guard as well as FDNY Ladder Company 9, i of 3 firefighters from his firehouse to overstep away at Ground Zero, was final seen evacuating people from the due north tower of the World Trade Center.

After Baptiste’s decease on 9/11, the surviving members of his fellowship took on the projection of restoring the bike. With back upward from enthusiasts across the country, the 1979 Honda was transformed into a memorial motorbike at in i lawsuit known equally the "Dream Bike."

According to the majority “Motorcycle Dream Garages” past times Lee Klancher, a twosome of reporters from Backroads magazine attended a fundraiser at the firehouse inwards Oct 2001 as well as noticed the cycle behind a pile of donations. When asked well-nigh it, veteran fire-eater Michael Wernick called it “garbage” as well as said he planned to throw it out. Backroads’ Jeff Kurtzman wrote a column well-nigh the forgotten motorcycle, as well as the answer from readers was as well as so overwhelming that Kurtzman’s Backroads colleague Brian Rathjen reached out to Honda as well as Progressive Insurance, who agreed to help. Spearheaded past times the slow Stephen Lovas, possessor of a New Bailiwick of Jersey motorbike shop, as well as amongst the assistance of grieving firefighters, the Dream Bike projection began.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 2004 documentary, ''F.D.N.Y. Dream Bike,'' past times filmmakers John Allison as well as Tim O’Grady recounted the rehabilitation effort. https://www.firebooks.com/products/fdny-dream-bike-in-honor-of-gerard-baptiste-fdny-ladder-9

Following his describe of piece of occupation of duty decease during the 9/11 tragedy, a Ladder nine fellow member decided to restore the cycle inwards Gerard’s memory. What followed is genuinely an amazing storey - over the course of study of xv months amongst the back upward of his beau FDNY members, motorbike enthusiasts, Backroads Magazine, American Honda, a motorbike restoration store inwards New Bailiwick of Jersey as well as fiscal back upward from corporations, the cycle which was inwards sad status was completely restored to the pristine status shown above.

It didn’t accept a permanent dwelling for several years. It resided inwards Werwick’s garage for a spell earlier he as well as his married adult woman decided to auction it off as well as donate the proceeds to an educational fund established for the children of firefighters killed inwards the attacks. When the cycle didn’t accomplish the reserve price, they raffled it instead. The winner was a adult woman inwards California, who gave the cycle to a fireman who lost a blood brother on 9/11. That fire-eater gave it dorsum to the Werwicks, who donated it to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which was inwards the planning stages at the time.

This genuinely unique cycle is shown on display inwards the FASNY Museum of Firefighting inwards Hudson, New York.

The top of the gas tank includes an ornate cross surrounded past times 10 roses, 2 helmets (one amongst 33 as well as the other amongst 9) symbolizing the Engine 33 as well as Ladder nine house.