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What You Didn’t Know- Caleb Owens

Originally Published In The March 2013 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine

Name: Caleb Owens

Age: 44

Business: Cro Customs

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Cro Customs Inc. is independently owned and operated by Caleb R. Owens. For over 10 years Cro Customs has focused on building clean, durable, very functional custom motorcycles with a specific focus on early Harley Big Twins. Cro Customs takes pride in building show quality motorcycles that can be ridden, and ridden hard. Along with several celebrity clients, Cro Customs has garnered many awards including 1st place “Builders Invite” two years in a row at Born Free 3 and 4. Cro Customs also has a developing line of custom parts and accessories.

On your iPod, what’s your favorite playlist and song on that list?

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My playlist is full of eclectic music, from Hip Hop, Country, Jazz, Rock and most things in between . I love authentic music. Favorite song? Hard to pick one but Roy Brooks, “The Free Slave” has got it all. Best live jazz record ever.

 

What’s your worst bad habit?

My old lady would say it’s saying yes to all my friends that need help with their bikes. Not sure that’s a bad habit, ‘cause I love helping friends.

 

What would your last meal consist of?

Mom’s fried chicken, collard greens, black eyed peas, corn bread, my Aunt Betty’s coleslaw, banana pudding, a giant glass of sweet tea and a twenty-five-year-old scotch — neat.

 

What’s the best book you have ever read?

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Walking the Trail by Jerry Ellis. First book I read that really inspired me to do big things that mattered and in some small way try to make a difference in the world.

 

If you had to choose another occupation that didn’t involve motorcycles, what would it be?

Musician

 

If you could be any superhero, who would you pick and why?

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I wouldn’t want to be a superhero, but I always loved Aquaman. The idea of gills was just so cool to me when I was a kid.

 

If you could build a bike for anyone, who would you choose?

I’d build a bike for each of my brothers so we could ride together.

 

Who’s your favorite actor?

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Daniel Day Lewis

 

If you had to spend a year on a deserted island and could only take 3 things that you could carry, what would you take?

Assuming my survival needs were met, let me answer with things that are material and I may not need for survival: an acoustic guitar, a note pad, and a copy of Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea

 

What’s something that most people don’t know about you?

I used to teach from pre-school to graduate classes at the university level.

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