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Article: Executive lifestyles. (Recreation).(discussion of motorcycles, fox hunting, and a equestrian center in Florida)
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- Florida Trend
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- January 1, 2003
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THE WILD ONE
On weekends, John Stafford sheds his suit and tie and takes to the highway on his $32,000 motorcycle. His ride? This lifelong Harley fan last year purchased an American IronHorse Outlaw. The customized chopper has a 107-cubic-inch mega-motor, a five-speed transimission, "gladiator wheels" with a dagger effect, and a custom orange, red, blue and yellow flame paint job to match his 1940 classic car, a Ford Sedan Delivery.
"The Outlaw is a great-looking bike," says Stafford, president of Sun-coast National Bank in Sarasota. "You can't ride it comfortably for long periods of time, but it looks really neat."
That kind of "oooh" and ...