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from the guy just play riding in the desert, or some multi-time world champion. Malcolm just garnered that kind of respect. In his shop, we would be talking and something would catch his eye, and it didn't matter if it was on a scooter or a touring bike on a crotch rocket or an off-road bike, and it could be the way the footpeg was mounted, or the way a shock was mounted, whatever, it was either: That's really a cool idea, or we should do this and change this and make it better. He was always looking for ways to improve things. When I was in college, I was talking with him in his shop one day and he asked me what I was doing in my free time. I men - tioned I was playing golf. He told me he would take up golf the day he couldn't ride anymore. In recent years I'd always joke with him and ask, "Malcolm, have you taken up golf yet?" and he'd always laugh and tell me no, and that he was still riding. He had such huge knowledge and pas- sion for the sport. And if I won a noteworthy race, I might expect he would have heard about that, but sometimes I'd call him, and he'd congratulate me for winning some local district race, and he'd ask me how the trails were doing in that part of the desert. He just always stayed super connected with what was going on. Once we were up in Utah by Moab for this off-road ride for top MSR dealers. And we're in this hotel and the guy who worked for MSR that was putting on the ride came up with this crazy idea. He asked if I thought watching On Any Sunday with Malcolm would Not only did Malcolm change the lives of the children in the or - phanage who might never have had a chance in life, Malcolm changed the lives of the young- sters on motorcycles and many grown men who held that "hero worship" but never got the op- portunity to meet him. Malcolm will be missed greatly by some, and he was loved by many. Paul Krause – Desert Racing Legend / 11- Time ISDE Member Malcolm was one of the few guys in the industry that whenev- er he spoke, everybody listened. And it didn't matter who it was, Motorcycle Dealership. Over the past 30 years, Malcolm Smith Adventures has raised a bit south of $2,000,000 to help the Children of El Oasis. Many in our industry knew Malcolm as frugal, and, of course, "stingy" and loved teas - ing him about it. Malcolm was happy to play that character, even adding to it when the occa- sion arose. However, it should be known that was not the real Malcolm! The real Malcolm was giving and supportive to who- ever needed help. His generos- ity often got in the way of the "frugal character" he loved to portray. Malcolm made a huge difference in the lives of the chil- dren, while naturally doing what he loved, throwing his leg over a motorcycle. The unofficial slo - gan I've heard goes something like this: We're changing lives Here. And Malcom did. P62 FEATURE I In his later days, Smith enjoyed visiting salvage yards and looking for old motorcycle parts, like this old over-size Husqvarna gas tank. Who knows, it might have been his at one time.