Joe Palermo
Joe had bikes we showed on this site and was friend to all of us in Florida. He will be missed.
Cryil Huze wrote his national Blog about Joe…http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/
Last Sunday, the custom motorcycle community lost Joe Palermo, one of the most creative bike builders and a dear friend to many among us. Although building bikes after hours alone in his modest personal garage of Edgewater, Florida, each year he was able to surprise us with a new very unusual project mixing pure art and advanced technology. An amateur builder who wanted to stay amateur, he was more talented and knowledgeable than many respectable well known professionals I know. Above all, he was a superb human being, extremely humble, generous, always ready to help others and share his unconventional ideas about how a motorcycle should look, start, run, shift, brake, etc… He was a fierce competitor during all Daytona bike shows, but the most loved by all competitors for his genius and gentle manners. Joe, we have so much pain that you left us. Thank you for all you gave and shared with us. My deepest condolences to Mary, Kate, all his family and friends.
Cryil Huze
I can add he was good guy and and his bikes were always had a spirit of fun and imagination to delight the eye and the senses!
Terry
Joe was a Rat Bastard of the highest order.Rest in peace my friend.
Terry
