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ABOUT OUR MEMBERS!

Harry Fisher, Drill Leader Harry joined the team in 1962 when he was 16 years old. In 1979, he took over as Drill Leader and Manager. He rides a 1951 Panhead, hand-shift, rigid frame Harley that he bought when he was just a kid and is only one of about four men in the world that can do the "Roman Ride", ride two bikes at the same time. He's led his team in the Rose Parade, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Silverdome, Good Morning America, NY City & much, much more.

Mickey Minor, Stunt Leader & Climber Mickey joined the team in 1985. His thinking at the time was that he would learn how to ride a motorcycle better. He'd ridden for several years, but thought he needed to gain more skill and control of the bike. He did gain a lot of excellent skill at riding his bike, but in the shows, they mostly have him upside down or climbing to the top of the pyramid. In 1991 he was voted in as Stunt Leader and has held that position most of the time ever since.

Mark Frymoyer, Ass't Drill Leader Mark has been riding in the team since he was 16 years old and has been hanging around the team for many more years than that. His Dad, Kirby, retired from the team a few years ago, so as a youngster Mark was always at the practices and shows. Mark is the "solo" stunt rider in the team. Although he can climb to the top of the pyramid and drive the 4-motor chariot, he prefers to do individual stunts - ride backward, on the handlebar, stand on the seat and just about anywhere else there is on a bike.

Sam Watson, Safety/Motor-Man Sam rode with the team originally in 1963 along with his father Sam Sr., and brother, Ray. Then Sam went into the military service for a spell, got married, and had a family. Now the family is grown and Sam is back again, doing stunts, riding drill, and generally having a good time on his Harley. Sam rides 76 miles to come to practice every Sunday morning, unless we have a show. Now that takes dedication. He is an excellent motor-man and safety-man, and the team is fortunate to have him as a member.

Tylor Hicks, Climber Tylor originally joined the team in 1968 with a '62 FLH, then dropped out, joined again in 1979 with a new 1978 FLH and dropped out again in 1989. This last time, he started back up in 1997 with a 1988 FLHS. Tylor is a truck driver by trade, but evenings and weekends you'll find him either two steppin', riding motorcycles with his friends or practicing and performing with the Motor Corps. And you should see Tylor do the Spread Eagle. Now that takes a lot of strength. Then when he climbs up on the shoulders of the Motormen, there's a lot of courage involved. No doubt about it, Tylor is an excellent Motor Corps team member.

Bruce Chubbuck   Bruce has been a member of the team since the reorganization in 1978. He is the former owner of Chubbuck's Harley-Davidson in Pasadena, Calif. He closed his dealership at the end of 1983 and went to work for the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Marketing / Communications April 1984 as the the West Coast Fleet Manager - setting up bikes and putting miles on new ones for the media and celebrities. What a life! Now he's retired, works part-time at Pasadena Masonic Lodge, assisting visitors, watching over the building, and answering the phone. Bruce leads our Color Guard unit carrying the American flag, riding his 1936 H-D 61 OHV Model, then does the 1/2 P38 stunt with Marty or Harry.

Scott Griffin Member Scott started riding motorcycles when he was about ten years old, back on the farm in Georgia. As he got bigger, the motorcycles got bigger, until here he is, our newest recruit. Scott first saw the Motor Corps in 1998 at the Love Ride. He's been thinking about it and looking for the right bike since then, until finally everything came together and he joined up. Scott is still learning, but we're sure he will become a valuable asset to the team.

Frank Hicks, Safety Frank joined the team in 1980. He rides in the Color Guard Division but used to ride in the Drill. He can't always attend our practices and go on the road with us because, you see, he's now an ordained Catholic Priest and for some reason, he seems to always be busy on Sundays when we practice and do a lot of our shows! When he does participate, though, he is usually one of our Safety Men, making sure the top guys don't tumble down and making sure they have a good stable stunt built.

Josh Allen   Josh Allen is one of our newer members. Josh joined us at about 19 years old and right away we started putting him up on the Chariot Ride, upside down on the Bridge, climbing up on anything else we could think of, and finally talking him into going to the top of the Pyramid! He didn't know what he was getting into when he came to that first practice, but was willing to try anything and succeeded. Josh plans to go to Arizona to the Motorcycle Mechanics School next. That should be a great experience but hopefully he won't mind making the trip back every once in a while to do some of our shows. Josh is a terrific asset to our team.

Jack Brecht, Motorman Jack joined the team in 2008 and has only been riding motorcycles for a few years. He said he had one when he was younger, but gave it up. Jack did a stint of 20 years on the L.A. Sheriff's Department and then retired. While he was a Sheriff, he was also a member of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Posse and served with them for about 20 years. Then he got interested in riding Harley's again and decided he wanted to join the Victor McLaglen Motor Corps. Jack says, "My family and I love the group. They are all very special people and family oriented. I like doing lots of shows for the public, like Rip's B.A.D. Ride, the famous Love Ride, the Yuma Prison Run. We have a great time and I'm really glad I joined the team." Jack owns three motorcycles: a Fat Boy, an Ultra, and his 1977 Motor Corps bike - all Harley's, of course. Welcome to the team, Jack. It's great to have you there.

James "Butch" Swanson, Safety Butch applied for membership to the Motor Corps in November 2007 and now rides in the drill team section with no problem. It's probably genetic because his Dad, Jim Swanson, joined the team in 1964 when Butch was just a kid. It must be in the blood! Butch has a green and black 2007 Triumph which he dearly loves, but rides a 1978 black and white Harley in the shows. He said he's been riding since 1964, but his experience comes from "riding by the seat of my pants" - whatever that means! Butch currently works for the Department of Water and Power in Los Angeles and has been there for more than 25 years. We are really lucky to have Butch on the team. He's a lot of fun, works very hard to perfect his riding skills, is doing a great job as a team member - - and best of all, he brings the ice chest with drinks to all the practices and shows!

Janice Burgin, Climber Janice joined the Motor Corps in 2008 and has been doing a terrific job, standing on shoulders, handstand on the ladder, front fender laybacks - and anything else she's asked to do. At her first practice (which was actually when she came to just watch), Harry had her in a borrowed jumpsuit, borrowed tennis shoes, and borrowed helmet and gloves, just to see if she could climb up on the riders shoulders. She did and after finishing one session, she was in her first show in Yuma, AZ doing a great job. Janice and her husband, Mark, have been riding motorcycles for years. Janice has a 2009 Harley Standard and Mark rides a 1997 Custom Fatboy. She has been riding since she was 10 years old and probably never gave this kind of riding a second thought until another Motor Corps member, Jack, talked her into coming down to practice to watch! Janice works for the State of California and has been there for 15 years. She has two boys, Cody and James, and (here's a little secret) throws one heck of a grand Christmas Party each year! It's great to have Janice on the team.

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