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I will miss his posts.  Sad time here on HTT for sure...

RIP Specialx1...
Jer

Been off-line for a little while,

He's one of the names you always recognised and posts you always read.
The shots traded between him and Panzer are what make this site and it's members so much more than just a Tech site.

Thanks for the smiles Specialx

Mike

  Very sad news indeed.  RIP Special...

  he will be missed

RIP Brother!  You will not be forgotten!!!!!!!  Thank You Bandit

condolences to family and friends
a sad loss 

God bless you Special, RIP.
Thoughts and prayers offered up for friends and family.

I am very sad to here the news of Specialx1 Passing away. He must have been
a "Special" person to have touched so many hearts including mine. I always
enjoyed reading what he had to say. Thoughts and Prayers go out to his Family
and Friends. Godspeed Specialx1.

another one  that  will  be  remebered  for  the  laughter  he  brought  to  many !

"SPECIALx1"  pretty  much  says  it all. ..

R.I.P.

My condolences to Special's family and friends. He certainly was a contributer here in many ways and will be missed at HTT.

RIP Specialx

tink

I haven't been a member long, but I quickly learned if Specialx1 posted it you never know what bit of wisdom or wit it would contain. I didn't know him personally but I will miss him as we all will.
                :rose:RIP Special

                                                      serider

"Potty mouth"! 

I've been out of town and this is such a shock on returning.  Prayers and condolences to Special's family.  May he ride in peace forever...

It sure seems like everyone loved reading the posts with jokes, jabs or other humorous items.  Like most, I never got to meet him but did look forward to the posts.  R.I.P.

Damn!! Gonna miss him. I too really enjoyed reading his posts. RIP Special, see ya on the other side

I'm shocked, just saw this.  Rip Specialx hope there is no shed in heaven.

Just saw this as well, very sad indeed.
RIP Special.
Jeff

 I was lucky to meet Special x1 last summer at the Minnesota Meet & Greet an had a great time with him and the others that showed up,  YES he will be MISSED,, may he R.I.P.    ..... 64 Panhead.

Thanks to ALL of you, for the kind thoughts and wishes.  I can tell you Special is blushing, grinning and very humbled by the out-pooring.  I'm blown away, but not surprised that he touched so many.  He had a way of making a 'special' connection with all who crossed his path.  And he valued each and every one of those connections.  You guys are the greatest.  THANKS!

         

mark61

Hi, this is Judy, Luther's (Specialx1) sister. This evening was the wake for Luther and I want to thank you all for the beautiful flowers from HTT in his memory. I also want to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, which are very much appreciated. It makes my heart glad to know he had so many good friends.

I know that HTT meant a lot to him and that he spent a lot of time here. I know you will all miss him, and he had some special relationships with you. I'm a little envious because he's with our mom and dad before me. Take care, and thanx again.

Ride Hard. Live Free.

RIP   

R.I.P.

Couple things for all you Specialx buds...
If your going to change the name of Earls in honor of Luther it should be Lumpy's.  That is the name I got to know him by when we were young and the name that many, including my mother, called him to this day. 
I met Luther when all we could ride with two wheels didn't have a motor.  It was called a bicycle. 
Special Export was the name of a beer.  It was the highest alcohol content beer at the time many years ago.  I think you can still find it and you should buy some.  Don't drink it like normal beer...it isn't.
Reading all your posts warms my heart.  I was most surprised to learn that Luther could actually type...I should remember to never underestimate Lutie.
I just got back from having a Luther send off at his favorite bar in beautiful downtown Bloomington, MN.  David Fongs
D-boy, Joe, Irvy, LA and myself were in attendance "de baarg" couldn't make it.  We all hardly knew Lumpy's family, much like I do not know any of you.  Hard for me to imagine that he has touched so many people, but as I said, don't underestimate the big guy. 
I can only hope to be remembered as he was today.  Another friend of ours didn't realize I was at the funeral today as I live in Milwaukee, WI. He sent me an email recapping the event and I will share it with you.

Dean

I went to Luther’s funeral today. Probably the best one I’ve been to and I don’t like them. It was the family speaking about their experiences with “Lumpy” and a host of stories that made people laugh and cry.  The time he and some friends jumped a freight train and when it started going too fast everyone jumped off but it was going too fast for him to jump so he rode it to St. Louis Park and hitchhiked home. His friends were too scared to tell their folks so they pretended nothing happened. When they finally talked to him all he said was “No big thing”.  I guess that was his usual comment about things. They talked about the things that Luther taught them and the things he did for them. Quite a guy! There were 25-30 scooters outside the church and quite a bit of leather inside the church. He was the newcomer greeter to the chat line, Harley Tech Talk. Lots of comments on both links from all over the world. Have a good one!

Denny

I think Denny's been riding two wheeled bikes with a motor since Luther and the rest of us were on ours without.  Thanks for all the comments.  They are very nice and I know his sister appreciated them as she spoke of them today at the funeral.