Article: Born to ride.

Byline: Leslie Williams-Dennis/the Brownsville Herald

Apr. 13--For 45-year-old Valerie Bates, riding her motorcycle reminds her of the many teenage adventures she had cruising around on her old dirt bike. "The memory of riding 30 years ago never went away," Bates said. "I rode everywhere my bike could fit -- on road, off road, just all along the banks of the Rio Grande." A Port Isabel resident, Bates first began riding her dual sport bike at the age of 16, traveling many times around her hometown of Harlingen, across the state of Texas and northern Mexico. However, as she grew older, Bates eventually sold her motorcycle and turned her focus on raising a ...

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