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Between The Races: Marty Seagraves (A Foggyrocker Too!) 		   
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Marty Seagraves is both a motorcycle enthusiast and the parent of a child with autism. In early 2008, he conceived of a way to spread awareness about the neurological disorder—which affects one in 150 children here in the U.S.—on two wheels. It’s a method of which his son, Anthony (nicknamed AJ), who also loves anything with motors, surely approves, and with help from plenty of companies and friends, Marty built the Autism Cycle as a tribute to AJ and to kids similarly affected. Beginning with the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, the Autism Cycle has been visiting racetracks and events to raise money, spread awareness, and hand out information.

RRX: What inspired you to create the Autism Awareness motorcycle?
Marty Seagraves: Back in February, I was watching a NASCAR race and I saw the Autism Speaks puzzle piece on one of the cars, so I did some research on it in the motorcycle world. Being in northern California, I was trying to see how many events they had and all I kept coming up with was events in Florida or down South, not a whole lot going on in the Midwest. This saddened me because my son Anthony was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2 and he loves cars and motorcycles. So the idea came to mind to raise awareness with my Honda 2004 CBR1000RR—it became the Autism Cycle. I just decided to invade the motorcycle world with an autism bike built specifically to target that area.

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motorcycle
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10/28/2008by: shannonj
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