Mike Dempsey (Miks7)

I came from a family that didn't have a lot of money, never heard from our father, and grew up on our own. Decided that living a life that didn't fulfill my desires, was not the way I wanted to live.

Joined the US Army in 1982, attended college from 1985 - 1991, Bachelor of Science in Finance. While in college, an airplane flew over the campus. Since I was already a private pilot, went to the business office and borrowed as much money as possible to pay for flight training.

Achieved Commercial pilot status in 1989, certified flight instructor certificate in 1991. Flew as an instructor for two years, overnight freight for one year and logged close to 1,000 hours, flew charter and corporate flying. Total flight time to date is in excess of 10,000 hours. Of course there are a lot of airplane stories of close calls, and then thousands upon thousands of hours of boredom followed by twenty seconds of shear panic!

Favorite airplane - Dassault-Breguet Falcon 10...gross weight take-off would climb right to 37,000 feet and cruise Mach .81 all day every day! My other favorite is the Beechcraft King Air B200 Super King air series. Unbelievable airplane for room, comfort, flexibility, and pure performance. It is no wonder this is still the market leader in turboprop driven airplanes!

After many years of flying and selling airplanes, I was given an opportunity to work in the Internet marketing and sales division of a large automotive group. Transitioned to the software development side, which entails software design for sales managers. In the automotive world, aged inventory costs you money, and you need to price the vehicle in a competitive market to get interest. It is how you run a successful dealership Vs. a dealership that doesn't make a whole lot of money.

On the side, I enjoy motorcycle riding, and have owned 41 different motorcycles...these motorcycles were titled in MY name! Why motorcycles? We were so poor growing up, I had to bicycle everywhere! I rode my first mini-bike and knew this is what it is all about.

I tell my friends that you never have seen a motorcycle parked outside of a psychologist office, and it's true! Once, after I lost my house to foreclosure, lost my job, and then lost my girlfriend at about the same time, it was a motorcycle that I purchased with money that I didn't have, that put everything back into perspective. I would spend my days off going out on the less traveled highways, and just ride the bike and think about how good life really was!

I enjoy politics as a hobby, as I am a free market capitalist who understands freedom, equality, and prosperity can only be achieved in a capital market. Socialism has a 100% chance of failure, as this has been proven over time. This isn't an opinion, it is a statement of fact and can be proven.

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Five Reasons to Buy a Harley-Davidson Street Glide

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Honda CB500X: An Affordable and Fun Entry-Level Bike

Looking for a great commuter bike or first motorcycle? You will find the Honda CB500X is comfortable and easy to ride, with plenty of performance for what it was designed to do.

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BMW R1200Rt - A touring bike category that can still be a daily rider!

My 33rd motorcycle, the boxer motor has character, and a lot of usable torque. When BMW built the R1200Rt, they defined it as a touring bike and not a sport tourer...find out why.

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Best bang for the buck bagger motorcycle that not many know about!

Honda may be a boring motorcycle company in some aspects, but one bike they built that is often overlooked, is the Honda F6B (Flat 6 Bagger!)

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Why the Honda Goldwing is STILL the king of touring motorcycles.

My 2012 Honda Goldwing - the good and the bad.

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  Stocks

  Stock Market Investing 101-A

  14 months ago

  The low stress way of making money in the stock market. This is the big picture approach to investing, along with learning how capitalism and the stock market can increase your net worth.

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  Buying & Selling New & Used Cars

  Why Is the Dealer Selling Cars for Above MSRP?

  15 months ago

  New vehicle sales are selling above MSRP (manufacturer suggested retail price), why do I have to pay more than the suggested sale price?

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  Employment & Jobs

  Hiring great employees is the secret to success, find out how.

  17 months ago

  Finding new employees for your business has never been more challenging. To do so, you have to consider your employees as the #1 business asset. You get this aspect right, and you will prosper while your competition fights to stay alive!

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  Advertising

  My $9.2 million dollar invention costs me $4,000!

  17 months ago

  Why small business owners and entrepreneurs fail at becoming the top money making companies they dream about. Two things are common - a super great product that fills the customers needs. The problem - no one knows about them and they can't figure it out!

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  Motorcycles, Sports Bikes & Riding

  Don't Buy a Harley Davidson Road King Until You Read This!

  3 years ago

  Two years of ownership and ten thousand miles...I still enjoy this motorcycle!

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  Honda CB500X: An Affordable and Fun Entry-Level Bike

  12 months ago

  Looking for a great commuter bike or first motorcycle? You will find the Honda CB500X is comfortable and easy to ride, with plenty of performance for what it was designed to do.

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  Five Reasons to Buy a Harley-Davidson Street Glide

  12 months ago

  Thinking about buying a Harley? Can't decide which bike to buy? Harley Davidson builds a lot of great bikes, but the Street Glide is the top seller. Here's why.