2005 BMW X5 4.4i LOADED NEW CONDITION
This 2005 bmw x5 4.4i is in great condition. 4.4i v8 sports engine ? 49,000 miles Pewter/black
leather interior, premium package Drivers/passengers seat with memory control and lumber 2006 Cory
Ness Signature Victory Jackpot
Cory Ness signature Victory Jackpot motorcycle. 100CI/1634cc. Mint condition, low miles, fully
customized and added performance package. A must see/must have bike. Multiple show winner! Several
magazine shoots! much, much more!
Pull on Superman's cape. Go ahead.
Spit into the wind. Fire away.
Bad-mouth Victory Motorcycles in front of Bondo?
Whoa! You?re on your own now, pal.
It?s hard to imagine a more loyal Victory Rider than Bondo, whose real name is Roland Parrish. He
lives just outside Pensacola, Florida, and currently owns his third Victory. He is a regular
fixture at Stokes Victory Polaris in Pensacola, where owners Gail and Keith Stokes and their staff
consider Bondo part of the dealership family.
Bondo was featured in a recent issue of Victory Rider magazine, but there was a lot more about him
that wouldn?t fit in the magazine. We present some of that additional information here in this
Victory Rider EXTRA.
''I got the nickname 'Bondo' years ago. In my spare time I used to customize motorcycle gas tanks
and frames. I would do all the grinding, putty work and prep it for someone else to paint. I used
to do that in my kitchen on my kitchen table. That may be why I'm single.
He was a Vietnam-era veteran, serving 12 years in the U.S. Navy, spending 10 years overseas in the
Far East. He was an aviation power support systems technician. Following his Navy hitch, he worked
for 10 years in federal civil service, and he retired in 1994 as a journeyman aircraft technician.
I knew aircraft from head to tail. I used to completely rework the Air Force specialty helicopters
from head to tail.
He has been riding motorcycles for about 40 years I was 14 years old when I started, even back
before Woodstock and he has owned three Victorys.
Making the Switch I've ridden Harleys most of my life, and most of them were not new. I tell
people I built 'em, broke 'em, rode 'em and wrecked 'em, But that's me ? I gotta have my hands in
my toys.
I had just gotten fed up with the Harley market, the cost of everything. I heard there was another
new American motorcycle and I wanted to check it out. So I got on the website and found the dealer
nearest to me at that time.
He purchased his 2003 Classic Cruiser Deluxe from Distinctive Cycles in Freeport, Florida.
I rode out there and the first one I saw was an ?03 Classic Cruiser Deluxe, Sonic Blue and Silver.
I'll never forget it, with the leather studded bags and all that. That was my first Victory. I've
not had a problem with any of the Victorys I've owned.
One day I headed out to Freeport to get some preventive maintenance done on the bike, to see what
new things I could add, and when I got there, there was a 2004 Victory Vegas. It was the Thunder
Purple with silver tribal flames. I saw that and I went Whoa, wait a minute, Jerry. Is there any
way I can take that one home and leave my Classic Cruiser here So I did, I bought it on the spot.
Once again I couldn't help myself, I had to start changing things. I lowered it, changed the
factory mirrors to something more custom, I put Accutronic tribal forward controls on it. I put on
a K&N cold air induction intake. I put a Morton performance exhaust on it, then a Power Commander.
I took it to the dyno and I got 92 hp and 93 ft.-lb. of torque.
It was a monster. I won a lot of trophies with that one while I had it.
New Shop Opens Soon thereafter, in 2005, he found a new Victory dealership closer to home.
I heard that a new dealer was coming to Pensacola. I rode down there and at the time, it was not
open, they were in the middle of getting everything done. I met Keith and Gail [Stokes] and then
it was almost like you couldn't get rid of me. I was down there every day. They were such great
people you couldn?t get rid of me.
At first I was ?that crazy tattooed long-haired old biker, but I feel really like family to them
now.
He is now like an unpaid sales rep for the dealership, and a roving ambassador for the Victory
brand.
If I'm in the dealership and someone is interested in a Victory, I?ll talk to them about the
bikes. Of course, after I visit with them, they began to notice how you don't want to ask me
anything about a Victory because you're going to get anywhere from a 30-minute to an hour
presentation out of me.
I'm just the word of mouth. I spew about these things all the time. In my opinion, they're such
better motorcycles than the Harleys ever were or ever will be. I'll always love Harleys, and I
have a Harley tattoo across my heart, but I now have a Victory tattoo down the back of my forearm.
Great Pride in His Rides His bikes have always been stunning in their custom touches and the way
he presents them at shows and rallies.
On the show circuit, I'm one of the bigger winners, either best in class and/or best in show. I've
got so many trophies, I've got no place in my little house, so they've got a shrine in the
dealership.
His bikes become more than mere machines.
I name all my bikes: The Classic was a winner, and that was when people were saying where in Japan
are these made That bike was Heartbreaker, named after my daughter, who I raised by myself when I
was in the service. The Vegas was Purple Haze, from my Jimi Hendrix days most of that decade I
don't remember. My Jackpot is Sweet Dream.
While he still owned the Vegas, he got an urgent call from the dealership.
Keith called one day and said ?Don?t come to my shop. I said What do you mean No, I'm just telling
you, don't come down here because you ain't gonna like what I just pulled out of the crate. Well,
I don't even think I said good-bye. I got there just as they were rolling an 06 Cory Ness
Signature Series model onto the showroom floor.
The Vegas was in demand, so I immediately put the word out and within 10 days, it was gone.
He couldn't keep his hands off that bike either, as the customizing list at the bottom of this
article will attest.
No Trailer Queens Bondo lives outside Pensacola in Milton, Florida, about 20 minutes from the
Stokes dealership. He rides a lot, including trips to several distant destinations up and down the
East Coast and all over Florida.
My bikes are not trailer queens. I ride them and at times ride them pretty hard. But I also get a
kick out of profiling by people and store windows and damn it, I LOOK GOOD on her! One can ride
almost 365 days out of the year [in Florida] with two exceptions. One, I wouldn't try riding
during one of our famous hurricanes and the other is those couple of weeks usually around the end
of December and early January where the temps drop to, and below freezing. I'm getting too old for
that much fun.
Bondo is a member of the Patriot Guard Riders, a life member of DAV, an American Legion member and
a life member of ABATE of Florida.
And, it's probably safe to say, he?s also a Victory Rider for life.
Ness Goes Custom Most people find the Ness Signature Series models to be highly customized. But
Bondo regards every bike as a starting point, and he customized his Cory Ness model extensively,
as he tells us in this listing:
The factory signal lights front and rear were replaced with Ness Tech chrome eagle eye marker
lights
It has a Pure Victory Gear shorty windshield
It has a Pure Victory Gear blacked-out digital speedo/tach
The throttle cable is braided, and the black clips that hold the cables together have been
replaced by chrome wire ties
The original teardrop mirrors have been replaced by Ness Tech Rad 2 teardrops that are smaller and
come to more of a point
On the left side, I added chrome spark plug boot covers
There's a chrome blade shifter from Santa Rosa Vee Twin
? The front pegs are from Kuryakin
? It has an EZ Clutch for my arthritic hands
? It has a Ness Tech oil pressure gauge
The rear footpegs are chrome flamed pegs that match the handgrips
The airbox is gone and it has a K&N cold air induction system
There?s an oil temp dip stick
It has a chrome vented belt guard
It has an Evil 7 rear pulley to match the wheels
The swing arm is chrome
The exhaust is a Black Aces exhaust from Santa Rose Vee Twin. I sent them off so they were blasted
and ceramic-coated and painted semi-gloss black. I had way too much chrome on one side and not
enough on the other and you couldn?t add enough on the left to match the right, so I went with
black pipes. After getting them back from Jet Hot Coatings in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the rear
mounting for the pipes is a long hollow tube that goes down over the swing arm bolt. It leaves a
hollow tube that collects water and rusts, and one night it came to me: It?s the perfect-size hole
for a silver dollar, a JFK dollar faced inward so it shows the eagle. I JB Welded it into the
hole, and now there?s no water, no rust.
Inside the inside right side cover is a Big Shot electronic fuel management system. It works
beautifully: plug and play, no need to dyno it.
The license plate holder, I left it on the rear but took off the reflectors. This makes the fender
look like it?s longer and lower.
Whew! That seems like plenty of customizing, right
''I'm not done yet. I?m never done,? Bondo laughed. ''Oh, and I also have the luggage rack for
longer trips.
Vehicle located in Milton, FL. Ad ID# 31149
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