Piet Wiebe Boonstra

An amazing man!

Piet is an inspiration to me. Even if he has left us in body, his spirit will live forever in his books and photos. He gives me hope that I can keep riding into my golden years. Godspeed my friend.

I heard my father, Ed Hertfelder (who passed away just one month before Piet), speak very fondly and would correspond often with Piet. They were just a few years apart in age and shared their love of motorcycles and riding enduros. My condolences to Piet’s family.

MY name is Helena Reid and I knew Piet through my father who was close friends with Piet since they both rode motorcycles for many years. I often remembering when he visited us in Seminole, Florida. My dad passed away in 2002 but he often spoke with Piet. I had been keeping him in touch by email and noticed he was no longer answering . I am so sorry for your loss. He was a wonderful man and I enjoyed all his books.

A man we could all look up to.

My humble tribute : Piet Boonstra, Bill Decker, Eugene Esposito, Bill Baird, William Maxey, and John Penton; to name a few were the Enduro stars of the era that I admired and hoped to follow. Piet's example of sportsmanship, dedication and achievements were goals to reach-for and I am blessed to have known him, competed with him and on occasions benched raced with him. God Speed; Piet, and thank you.

I became friends with Piet later in his life. We shared stories of riding some of the classic Enduros...the Jack Pine, Sandy Lane, and the Corduroy. I wrote an article about Piet's racing for the 2021 Corduroy program called "Riding the Corduroy Monorails". I know Piet enjoyed it quite a bit, as well as being remembered as a Champion Enduro rider. He was a fine gentleman, and I'll always cherish our conversations and exchanged emails. I re-read "The Golden Age of Enduros" every winter to keep me inspired to keep riding! Godspeed Piet.

Piet was one of the nicest people you could meet. He was a legend to us in the motorcycle world. I enjoyed all of piet's books, and I had the honor of meeting piet by phone, and he was so humle. I would call him each december to order books and he always remembered me and had time to chat. Piet was a credit to his generation. The greatest generation, and I will miss him

Piet was one of the most decent people I have ever met or ridden with. He was a God fearing man and a member of the “greatest generation” earning him the admiration of his close group of California riding buddies. We will forever long for his presence again sitting on the porch of the motel rooms at the end of the riding day eating pizza and drinking a few cold drinks as we revisited the “days end” ride. He was still pushing us to our riding limits at 79 years of age. We called him “ Marshal Dillion” affectionately. Gods speed P.B.