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He uses AMSOIL 20W-50 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil
(AMV) in the summertime and in the winter switches
to AMSOIL SAE 10W-40 Motorcycle Oil (AMF). He
also has installed an AMSOIL SMF-103 Oil Filter.
"I recommend this combination to my Victory
customers as well," Werder said. "I'm extremely
pleased with the results I achieve from the AMSOIL
products, and I've specifically had oil analyses per-
formed to maintain awareness of fluid performance."
His earned the nickname "Roadkill" because "I've
hit five deer, all while motorcycling, never in a car,"
Werder said. In one of those accidents, Werder nearly
lost his leg. His wife and two sons share his love of
motorcycles and work with him in his AMSOIL busi-
ness.
He is former national vice president for the
Victory Motorcycle Club and former corporate ride
coordinator for the Victory Riders Association. He
organized group rides for association members during
the group's first year.
Werder joined the Marine Corps in 1986 and
went to basic training on Parris Island. There he
may have logged another first ­ as oldest recruit.
Drill instructors repeatedly made him yell out his
age. "Sir, I'm 26, Sir!" Werder recalled of his time
there. He became a logistics/embarkation specialist
staff sergeant with Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-
452, Newburgh, NY. That unit was reactivated on
Feb. 8, 2003 and sent to the Middle East. They haven't
seen active duty since the Persian Gulf War.
The veteran rider has logged nearly 500,000 miles
on motorcycles.
"My 26 years of riding has brought me to a butt-
total of over 479,000 miles, including three 100,000
plus-mile motorcycles with a variety of trailer and
sidecar-towing duties, and even though I live in the
Northeast, I normally ride through the seasons, expect-
ing my bikes to accept what I dish out. AMSOIL gives
me the confidence to do so," Werder said. "I anticipate
the 500,000-mile mark this summer, and always rec-
ommend AMSOIL to fellow riders, regardless of the
make of bike they ride."
He caters to motorcycle riders in his AMSOIL busi-
ness, especially Victory riders, he said, but he may
expand that business when he retires from his full-time
job.
"I consider myself a voice for many motorcyclists,
and am a long-time member of the American
Motorcyclist Association, Motorcycle Rider's
Foundation and ABATE," he said. He also maintains an
online publication "The Victory Digest."
As Roadkill says, "Ride on."
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`Roadkill,' `Traveler' Claim Mileage First
AMSOIL Dealer Tim Werder, "Roadkill" to his friends,
has racked up a first on the first new U.S. manufac-
tured full-size motorcycle in 60 years.
Werder, 42, Shawangunk, N.Y., has more than
100,000 "butt" miles on his Polaris-made 1999 Victory
V92C motorcycle.
While it's the world's highest mileage for the cruis-
ers since the first Victory V92C production model
rolled off the assembly line on July 4, 1998, Werder is
an old hand on a bike. He's been riding since he was
16, even traveling more than 10,000 miles by motor-
cycle on his honeymoon with his wife Christine.
The love of motorcycles has always been a theme in
Werder's life. He's put more than 100,000 miles on
other bikes through the years and faced more than his
share of dangers along the way. Five accidents, one that
caused him life-threatening injuries, have not deterred
him, nor has a 190-mile-a-day round trip commute to
his state government job in New York City.
His bike, known as "Traveler," is powered by a
1507 cc air/oil cooled V-twin engine and has a five-
speed transmission. The Victory bikes are manufac-
tured in Osceola, Wis., with final assembly in Spirit
Lake, Iowa.
Werder rides "Traveler" year round, even in the
cold of the Northeast winter.
He owns another Victory, number 219 from the
first year of production, and has on order a 2003
Victory Vegas with a new 1507 cc Freedom engine. He
expects an early spring delivery date.
ROADKILL RIDES ON ­ AMSOIL Dealer Timothy Werder poses
astride his 1999 Polaris-made Victory V92C motorcycle outside of
his home in Shawangunk, N.Y.
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