David Preston has been fascinated by motorcycles since he was given a ride at the age of fifteen, over years 50 ago. After a first career as an English teacher he moved on to a position he created involving motorcycle dealership media, events management, advertising, customer relationships, rides, and trips, events announcing, and the creation of newsletters, e-mails, and technical papers. He retired for the second time in the late fall of 2013, allowing time for more writing.