REO Bike Timeline

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
08/18/2006	Got the Bike!	My husband surprised me and got me the bike! I wanted a motorcycle all my life and when I got it, I had no idea I would turn it into a tribute bike for REO Speedwagon. My husband had the Bike delivered to my job!
02/22/2007	The Idea!	The idea of building the REO Speedwagon Tribute Bike was born. I promised myself that the Tribute Bike would not be just made up of stickers but it would be highly customized REO style and it would be expertly done.
09/07/2007	Bike Signing	Kevin signs the bike. I thought it best to have the guys sign the bike as the begining of the customization. I took that bike piece all over the country to different shows until I got all of them to sign the piece.
02/14/2008	The Site building begins!	The REO Speedwagon Tribute Bike domain name is purchased and hosting is secured. Now....the building of the site!
04/23/2009	Site Announcement	reospeedwagontributebike.com is officially announced today.
04/25/2009	Site Change!	Hi all, Added videos to the site. What used to be called Gallery is now called Pics/Vids. Enjoy
04/28/2009	The License Plate	The personalized license plate finally arrived and is put on the Bike.
05/03/2009	Site Change	Added the REO Speedwagon Tribute Bike Guestmap. Now you can put a pin on the map to show where you are from and can leave a comment. Have fun and put your pin!
05/17/2009	The Bike is Named!	The official name of the REO Speedwagon Tribute Bike is "BRUCE".
05/22/2009	High Infidelity Bike Seat	The Bike's seat is re-covered with the High Infidelity album cover graphic.
06/14/2009	Hand Painted REO Helmet	This helmet was handpainted to perfect specifications!
07/04/2009	Back on the Road Again Handlebars	Back on the Road Again gets stenciled onto the handlebars.
07/09/2009	The Key and Keep Pushin	Awesome update!
07/29/2009	The Street Sign	I was lucky enough to have the Mayor of Champagne Illinois send me a street sign for REO Speedwagon Way and then, as if that wasn't good enough, the guys all signed it!
08/11/2009	Keep on Rollin	Painting the front tire to match the REO Speedwagon 2002 Keep on Rollin CD??? AWESOME!
08/20/2009	My Lil' REO Bag	I gave in and realized that I needed a little place to hold my stuff but I wasn't going to have just any old bag!
09/18/2009	REO Gas Cap	After looking for the perfect gas cap for over a year.....found it!
10/21/2009	Dream Come True	The Tank is customized and it looks great!
12/21/2009	REO Hubcap	Check out this great update using a real REO Speedwagon trcuk part. The bike is now officialy linked to the origins of the band.
02/20/2010	A Little Piece of History	I couldn't help it. I wanted some more real REO history on the bike. Enjoy!
03/02/2010	Dave Amato's Birthday	Added two of Dave Amato's picks that he used on stage to the bike.
03/20/2010	Find Your Own Way Home	The update dedicated to REO's album.
09/26/2010	Hitt 'em Hard	Very special drum sticks personally signed by Bryan Hitt are added to the Bike.
05/07/2011	Take a Seat	The guys take their place on the bike.