R Heroes USA!

I’ll get to R Heroes USA, the title of this blog, in just a bit.   There’s a story behind today’s title and it goes like this:  About 10 years ago, CSC donated a Mustang replica to the Firefighters Cancer Support Network (the FCSN), a charity of firefighters focused on helping firefighters and EMS workers with the disease.   The motorcycle CSC built for the FCSN was a great-looking bike, and when I picked the colors for my CSC 150 I had it built exactly like the Firefighter model…

When Steve and Maureen donated the bike, the FCSN gave Steve and me each a sweatshirt.  I liked mine immensely, and in fact, for the last 10 years it has been my “go to” shirt for knocking around, or whenever it gets really cold out here, or whenever I’m riding in cold weather.  Yeah, I’ve got a heated vest and all the right motorcycle gear, but when it’s seriously cold and I want to layer up, nothing beats that sweatshirt.   It’s warm and it’s incredibly comfortable.  When we did the recent Janus Motorcycles Baja ride, I knew it was going to be a cold expedition and I knew I’d be wearing my blue pullover sweatshirt.

Most recently, we’ve been in a cold snap here in So Cal, and I’ve been wearing my FCSN shirt pretty much every day.  It made me think: I’ve been wearing that sweatshirt for nearly 10 years.  That’s phenomenal. I thought about that a bit, and I realized:  I need to get me another one of these.

I looked online, and I couldn’t find anything of the same style.  You see, it’s not just a sweatshirt.  It’s got pockets, it’s got a YKK zipper (the best there is), it’s fleece-lined,and like I said, it’s warm.    It’s also just long enough to cover anything you might have strapped on your hip (even a big old .45).  It’s perfect.  I usually don’t get excited about clothes, but I fell in love with that pullover.

With no initial luck on the Internet, I looked inside the shirt.  I couldn’t find a label that indicated any of the sweatshirt companies I thought I knew, so I looked a little harder.  There was a tiny label that said “R Heroes USA.”   What’s that? I thought, so I did a search on that name, and oila!

It turns out that there’s an apparel company called R Heroes USA, it was founded by a firefighter, they manufacture here in America, and they focus on gear for firefighters (that explains the great pockets and the uber-high quality).   I sent an email to R Heroes USA, one thing led to another, and my new good buddy (and R Heroes USA founder) Chuck took my order for a new shirt just like the old one.  It’s their Model 505 workshirt.  It should arrive about the same time you are reading this blog.

I’m pumped, and I know I’ve got another good 10 years in front of me with this new shirt.  You can do the same, you know.  You can’t order directly off the R Heroes USA site, but you can get to a list of their dealers and if there are none nearby, you can send R Heroes an email just like I did.

Like I said, I had a nice conversation with Chuck (the R Heroes USA owner and founder).  One thing led to another, and what do you know, R Heroes USA is looking to reach beyond the firefighter market.  The Model 505 (and probably other R Heroes USA shirts) are perfect for riding, and ExhaustNotes has a new advertiser.  It’s a win-win-win all the way around, folks.  Click on the R Heroes USA logo below (or right here), give the site a visit, and get yourself what I’m here to tell you is the best and longest-wearing shirt on the planet!