Speed Street Custom Builds found quite a starting point for its new motorcycle business.

Led by President Bob Miller and General Manager Doug Niles, the Galesburg business unveiled the second Sept. 11 tribute bike for America's 9/11 Foundation Thursday. The bike, the first built by the new business, will be raffled Aug. 19, 2006, in conjunction with the foundation's fifth annual "Never Forget" ride. Proceeds from the raffle go to the foundation's education fund and scholarships are provided to children of active police, fire and rescue units across the country.



Niles had a hand in the first Sept. 11-themed bike, but in a completely different capacity. He was employed by the company that built the first tribute motorcycle, Mid-West Choppers, which filed bankruptcy in October. Ted Sjurseth, founder of America's 9/11 Foundation, commissioned a second bike with Mid-West Choppers and sent $30,000 to the company just prior to the bankruptcy.

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