Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (28)
starship64
Now that's an unusual bike! Great capture.
bimm3d
cool bike, great photo!!
jayfar
What a bike. This is a super shot of this super bike Sig.
sharky_
Nice! Aloha
Diemamker
Very nice!!... love the color!!
ronmolina
That is one wild Harley!
farmerC
Exellent shot.
blinkings
Amazing.
flaviok
Fantástica, excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Faemike55
very interesting design love the colour
Rob2753
I know I'm a philistine lol but I have never been fond of Harleys even though I'm a biker but this is a very unusual example don't like the bike but the photo is great :)
dakotabluemoon
Very pretty bike.
nefertiabet
Super bike and shot!!!
drifterlee
Awesome bike!!!!!
Ilona-Krijgsman
wow what a great bike
Cyve
WOW... Fabulous motor bike !
emmecielle
Wonderful! :)
flavia49
FANTASTIC!!!
tigertim
That would have to be the most unusual Harley I've seen in a long while!!! Great photo!
UVDan
Beautiful shot!
auntietk
Holy cow! That's pretty incredible work. Nice shot!
whaleman
A great photo but I don't like the customization.
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this beautiful bike!
Richardphotos
full screen for details
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
anmes
Glad you were reassuring about a rear wheel!1 Great piece of machinery
danapommet
Excellent capture and paint job!
debbielove
What a ride! Lovely, real class! And I want it.. lol Rob