Profiles in Motion - Dwight Hodges

Dwight HodgesA 6-foot tall mother grizzly bear stood up in the road as Dwight Hodges approached her.

But the sound and appearance of Dwight's 2008 Harley Davidson Trike was enough to make her jump over a concrete retaining wall, leaving her two cubs behind.

"We've seen all kinds of animals," Dwight said. "You can't imagine the things you see from a bike versus a car."

Dwight, 59, of Billings, Montana, got his first motorcycle - a Sears Allstate scooter - at age 12. In 2004, Dwight was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 2 C, an extremely rare form of muscular dystrophy. Although his physical strength began to diminish, Dwight's passion for motorcycles did not.

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