Fatalities curb motorcycle riding

The ideal fall weather is giving motorcyclists more time to ride and revel along Mahoning Valley’s roads.

But the number of bike fatalities this summer has curtailed some enthusiasts’ riding habits, and Deneane Tanner, 52, of Howland is one of them.

She took up riding two years ago at the urging of her husband, Jack — a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast and mechanic. He was called Curly because of his shaved head.

“It sounds corny, but he was my best friend. ... It took a long time to find him,” she said.

The Tanners married six years ago, after both had been married to other people and reared families. Deneane didn’t have much interest in motorcycles when she met him. But after a few years of riding on the back with Jack, she got her license and her own bike.

Her bike has sat in the garage since June 16.

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