He has accomplished over 18,000 Ride4humanity miles,
13,300 miles since August 1st, and 10,000 miles in less then 90 days since
leaving New York in September, all on a 2015 Indian Roadmaster.
Brandon graciously thanks Indian Motorcycle Marketing
Managers Julie Elepano and Robert Pandya for being generous enough to lend him
a fresh from the factory 2015 Press Bike, which is only 1 of 10 in the states,
to continue his pet rescue journey across the country.
Back in September Brandon’s custom Ride4Humanity
motorcycle was stolen from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He woke up the day of
service and departure 3 hours before he was slated to leave, when he discovered
his bike was missing from the front sidewalk parking spot, which was protected
by multiple cameras. As he steadily gained recognition for his efforts last
thing Brandon thought was that someone would lift his charity themed Super bike
right from the surveillances.
First his dog and now his custom motorcycle. Brandon the
inventor of PETaPOTTY, founder of SKYBARK and winner of the 2010 Ride4Haiti’s
custom motorcycle, lost his dog in 2010, while throwing New York cities largest
dog party in the penthouse of the Hotel Pennsylvania during Westminster.
Brandon rented out all three ballrooms to showcase his "dog club".
His Beth Stern hosted NYC SKYBARK event had over 750 people with dogs in hand
strutting the red carpet. The next morning he received the heart-breaking news
from his girlfriend in Los Angeles saying, "his dog was missing".
Brandon’s mission soon after was to ride cross-country
spreading awareness for this worthy cause and riding to benefit Best Friends
Animal Societies "Adopt, Spay, Neuter and Micro Chip your Dog"
program, so that nobody would go through the heartbreak that he had.
Held up in Brooklyn for nearly a month with all the hope
of gaining some leads, Brandon Hochman was ready to throw in the towel and book
a flight home. Literally, on the phone with Jet Blue, when the other line rang
with Robert Pandya and the amazing news of being able to loan a brand new 2015
Indian Roadmaster. A bike to complete the cross-country trek and “the
most luxurious motorcycle Indian has made to date!”-Robert
Being blessed with such an amazing motorcycle, Brandon
couldn’t resist taking the longest ways home hitting every pass and never
passing up an opportunity to hit some highlighted motorcycle routes. Having
such a luxurious motorcycle with heated seats and grips made for pleasant
riding wherever his bars would lead him. It also gathered crowds of people
admiring the beauty of the bike. As long as he was heading in the general
direction, he knew he could hit areas that haven’t yet been seen by
Ride4Humanity riders and cover more turf.
Brandon Hochman will continue embarking on awareness
journeys and engaging in new territory while enjoying the adventure and freedom
of the open road.
