09/11/2026
Yesterday we celebrated your birthday. Today we remember the day we lost you.
It’s strange to feel such a deep connection to someone I never had the chance to truly know, but your work has been part of my life for so long that in a lot of ways, it feels like I have known you.
Your paintings taught generations of us what this life could feel like. Freedom. Friendship. Loyalty. Love. Loss. The road. The bikes. The people we meet along the way. You captured things most people could never put into words, and somehow made all of us feel seen in the process.
Being trusted to help preserve your legacy is something I carry with a tremendous amount of pride, but also responsibility. Working with Jacquie, hearing the stories, seeing the original artwork, going through the archives, and helping share your work with people who may not have been around to experience it the first time is one of the greatest honors of my life.
I think about how much you gave this culture, and how much of you is still here. Your influence lives in every long fork, every beat-up old chopper, every garage wall, every road trip, every campfire, and every friendship built around these motorcycles.
I wish I could have just sat down with you, had a b**r, listened to your stories, and told you how much your work meant to me and to so many others.
I hope we’re doing you proud.
And as long as I have anything to do with it, we’ll keep telling your stories, sharing your art, honoring what you created, and making sure the name David Mann is never forgotten.
Missed by many. Loved by even more.
- Cary Brobeck Choppers Magazine
