10/10/08
A HARLEY HALLOWEEN.................................
One day this September, I went to the Service Department of Performance Harley-Davidson in Syracuse, NY and
asked if they could sell me a pair of handlebars that I could tie onto Jimmy's wheelchair. The goal was for him to be
a Harley Motorcycle Biker for Halloween.....a unique way to incorporate his wheelchair into the costume. What
happened next was truly amazing! With the blessing of the owner, David Sedlack, Dan designed a way to turn
Jimmy's wheelchair into the coolest ride I have ever seen for a six year old. Tony incorporated that design into a
true masterpiece!
If Tony can do this to a wheelchair, imagine what he could do to a bike! Jimmy may be the only kid in the world with
a Performance Harley-Davidson Wheelchair. It's nicer then we ever could've imagined, and it sure beats my idea of
finding a way to tie the handlebars onto the armrests! Complete with a working headlight, mirrors, and a license
plate, Jimmy has one sweet ride.
Performance Harley-Davidson's work speaks for itself. With Dan's design and Tony's vision and work, Jimmy is the
coolest kid in his time zone! Not only did Performance Harley-Davidson make Jimmy's Halloween extra special, but
his new ride is something he can cherish forever, taking it with him to the hospital and the mall. And yes, he can
even roll up to Dinosaur BBQ beside the bikers - he is now one of them!
Thanks so much to Dan, Tony, and David of Performance Harley-Davidson.
You put a definite smile on Jimmy's face!
JIMMY’S UPCOMING APPEARANCES WITH HIS HARLEY-DAVIDSON WHEELCHAIR:
10/22/08: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
J-D High School Auditorium:
“Darius Goes West” screening and visit from Darius, whose documentary is about his
quest to get his wheelchair “pimped”
10/24/08: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Driver's Village
Halloween Spooktacular
10/31/08: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Moses-DeWitt Elementary School
Halloween Parade & Party
10/31/08: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Carousel Mall
Trick-or-Treating
A HARLEY HALLOWEEN.................................
One day this September, I went to the Service Department of Performance Harley-Davidson in Syracuse, NY and
asked if they could sell me a pair of handlebars that I could tie onto Jimmy's wheelchair. The goal was for him to be
a Harley Motorcycle Biker for Halloween.....a unique way to incorporate his wheelchair into the costume. What
happened next was truly amazing! With the blessing of the owner, David Sedlack, Dan designed a way to turn
Jimmy's wheelchair into the coolest ride I have ever seen for a six year old. Tony incorporated that design into a
true masterpiece!
If Tony can do this to a wheelchair, imagine what he could do to a bike! Jimmy may be the only kid in the world with
a Performance Harley-Davidson Wheelchair. It's nicer then we ever could've imagined, and it sure beats my idea of
finding a way to tie the handlebars onto the armrests! Complete with a working headlight, mirrors, and a license
plate, Jimmy has one sweet ride.
Performance Harley-Davidson's work speaks for itself. With Dan's design and Tony's vision and work, Jimmy is the
coolest kid in his time zone! Not only did Performance Harley-Davidson make Jimmy's Halloween extra special, but
his new ride is something he can cherish forever, taking it with him to the hospital and the mall. And yes, he can
even roll up to Dinosaur BBQ beside the bikers - he is now one of them!
Thanks so much to Dan, Tony, and David of Performance Harley-Davidson.
You put a definite smile on Jimmy's face!
JIMMY’S UPCOMING APPEARANCES WITH HIS HARLEY-DAVIDSON WHEELCHAIR:
10/22/08: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
J-D High School Auditorium:
“Darius Goes West” screening and visit from Darius, whose documentary is about his
quest to get his wheelchair “pimped”
10/24/08: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Driver's Village
Halloween Spooktacular
10/31/08: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Moses-DeWitt Elementary School
Halloween Parade & Party
10/31/08: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Carousel Mall
Trick-or-Treating
[left to right] Dan, Tony, and David of
Performance Harley-Davidson of
Syracuse, NY with Jimmy and his new
ride!
Performance Harley-Davidson of
Syracuse, NY with Jimmy and his new
ride!
Shop fulfills Halloween wish -
DeWitt boy gets a unique attachment for wheelchair for
trick-or-treating
Saturday, October 11, 2008
By Paige Dearing
Contributing writer
Post Standard
The shiny motorcycles parked outside of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
always catch the attention of Jimmy Holmes, a first-grader from
DeWitt who was born with multiple disabilities.
"Even though his vision is impaired he sees how shiny they are and
he looks immediately at them," said his mother, Sue Ellen Holmes.
Jimmy wanted to be one thing for Halloween: a biker.
His mother stopped into Performance Harley-Davidson, a motorcycle
dealership in Syracuse, in hopes of buying an old set of handlebars
to attach to Jimmy's wheelchair.
Service manager Dan Greene had a better idea: Make it look like
Jimmy is riding on a motorcycle.
Using PVC pipes and about $400 in motorcycle parts, the shop
designed and built a one-of-a-kind attachment that will slide onto
Jimmy's wheelchair's handrails.
"It looks just like the front end of a bike," said shop foreman Anthony
McKeen Sr., who logged 15 hours working on the project.
McKeen said Greene made the design for the piece after owner
David Sedlack approved the idea. McKeen picked out all the
accessories, including mirrors, decals and chrome switches.
Sue Ellen Holmes said she dropped off Jimmy's wheelchair for
measurements on a Saturday and when she returned they had it
almost finished. McKeen continued to add parts this week, adding a
working headlight that runs off of a 9-volt battery and mock brake
lines and cables.
Jimmy plans to use the wheelchair at a costume parade at his
school, Moses DeWitt Elementary, in the Jamesville-DeWitt district,
as well as when he goes out trick-or-treating. Sue Ellen Holmes said
she will take him to Carousel Center for their trick-or-treat event on
Oct. 31, and maybe around the neighborhood, if it is not too cold.
Last year, Jimmy's chair was dressed up as a pirate ship, with Jimmy
as the captain. Before that year, he was in a stroller, which was not
integrated into his costumes. Jimmy still has the stroller, but only
uses it when he cannot use his wheelchair or in muddy conditions.
He also has a special walker that he uses.
"This by far exceeds anything I could have dreamt up," Sue Ellen
Holmes said.
DeWitt boy gets a unique attachment for wheelchair for
trick-or-treating
Saturday, October 11, 2008
By Paige Dearing
Contributing writer
Post Standard
The shiny motorcycles parked outside of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
always catch the attention of Jimmy Holmes, a first-grader from
DeWitt who was born with multiple disabilities.
"Even though his vision is impaired he sees how shiny they are and
he looks immediately at them," said his mother, Sue Ellen Holmes.
Jimmy wanted to be one thing for Halloween: a biker.
His mother stopped into Performance Harley-Davidson, a motorcycle
dealership in Syracuse, in hopes of buying an old set of handlebars
to attach to Jimmy's wheelchair.
Service manager Dan Greene had a better idea: Make it look like
Jimmy is riding on a motorcycle.
Using PVC pipes and about $400 in motorcycle parts, the shop
designed and built a one-of-a-kind attachment that will slide onto
Jimmy's wheelchair's handrails.
"It looks just like the front end of a bike," said shop foreman Anthony
McKeen Sr., who logged 15 hours working on the project.
McKeen said Greene made the design for the piece after owner
David Sedlack approved the idea. McKeen picked out all the
accessories, including mirrors, decals and chrome switches.
Sue Ellen Holmes said she dropped off Jimmy's wheelchair for
measurements on a Saturday and when she returned they had it
almost finished. McKeen continued to add parts this week, adding a
working headlight that runs off of a 9-volt battery and mock brake
lines and cables.
Jimmy plans to use the wheelchair at a costume parade at his
school, Moses DeWitt Elementary, in the Jamesville-DeWitt district,
as well as when he goes out trick-or-treating. Sue Ellen Holmes said
she will take him to Carousel Center for their trick-or-treat event on
Oct. 31, and maybe around the neighborhood, if it is not too cold.
Last year, Jimmy's chair was dressed up as a pirate ship, with Jimmy
as the captain. Before that year, he was in a stroller, which was not
integrated into his costumes. Jimmy still has the stroller, but only
uses it when he cannot use his wheelchair or in muddy conditions.
He also has a special walker that he uses.
"This by far exceeds anything I could have dreamt up," Sue Ellen
Holmes said.