Matthew Preciado

AKA:

I am 37 years old (soon to be 38) and, sadly, I don’t have my faux-hawk anymore. I am married to a wonderful woman by the name of Michelle and together, we have….. wait for it…. 5 kids! (Yes, we are crazy….) :) I have two boys from a previous marriage who are 15 and 13. My wife has 2 boys from a previous who are 7 and 5. Then my wife and I have a beautiful baby girl who will be 2 in December. So needless to say, we have very busy lives. I used to own a 1983 KZ650 CSR, which broke down so I sold it and now have a 2000 V-Star 1100 classic. I ride pretty much every day as I am fortunate enough to work for a company that has a relaxed dress code (I wear jeans everyday). Both my wife and I are in the Pharmaceutical industry (we work for the same company) and I have been with this company for almost 10 years now. I have always loved motorcycles – my dad used to ride when we were young. My next step is to learn how to work on them. Maybe it’s just me, but that typical $85.00 an hour kind of hurts…… I was born here in Dallas; however I grew up in El Paso. I moved back to Dallas (I guess you could say I came home) back in 2001. Our 15 and 13 still live in El Paso, so we get them for Holidays and Vacations. We love doing a lot when we can. Thanks to my in-laws, my wife and I have “date-night” pretty much every Friday as they keep the 3 little ones for us so we can have adult time. We love going out to eat, having some drinks, hearing some good music – all the fun things adults like to do. We definitely enjoy having a good time!