Hi! My name is Eric Rueder. I am 62 years old and retired from Boeing Aircraft in St. Louis as a Manager on the F18 Super Hornet Final Assembly. I have been riding Motorcycles since I was 13 years old. My first bike was a 50cc Sears Moped that my dad bought me. After that I went into a Honda 150 Dream followed by various Honda 350's from street models to the scramblers. Also owned 4 Honda Trail 70s of which I still have a 1970 CT70 all original. I owned a Yamaha 200 CS5 Street bike up until this past summer when I sold it ot collector. In 2008 when I retired I bought a V-Star 1300 Tourer.

I served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968. I served a tour of duty in Vietnam from 1967 -1968 in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Major conflict I was involved in was the 1st Tet Offensive of 1968.

I am married with 2 children and one grand-daughter. I raise horses as a hobby and liek to Hunt and fish when I have the time.