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Article: Haltom City, Texas, Motorcycle Mogul Gets New Pursuit Revved Up.
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- March 15, 2004
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By Barry Shlachter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 15--HALTOM CITY, Texas -- Bill Rucker is back, and he's having fun.
The 47-year-old self-made millionaire has bought himself a brand new Hummer, is 25 pounds closer to his 260-pound goal and gives scuba diving lessons at Texas Wesleyan University. And although he says he need not work another day in his life ("I can lie on a beach and drink mai tais all day long if I wanted"), he has gone back to crafting custom motorcycles with prices ranging up to $50,000.
He calls his new venture Rucker Performance, which he officially opened for business last ...