My name is Carl Whiteside, also known as “C-Side”, an old citizen band radio handle that stuck with me throughout the years.

I am a native Californian who was raised between Stockton and Sacramento, CA. My formal education from elementary to high school was in Sacramento. I also attended Sacramento City College and Sacramento State University, where I majored in Criminal Justice and Corrections.

In 2003, after a 31 year career with the Department of Corrections, I retired as a Correctional Captain. My life now consists of traveling, riding motorcycles, boating and investing in real estate.

As a young man, my love for motorcycles reflects back to 1971 when I purchased a 125 CC Suzuki that I rode for approximately two years. I then elevated to a 1973 Honda 350 CC Scrambler that I kept for approximately three years. In 1976 I took a quantum leap into the seat of a “real” motorcycle, a Honda 750 CC Super Sport (What a Rush!) 11.7 ET in the quarter mile. In a effort to keep pace with the evolution of motorcycles once again I traded up to a Yamaha 900 CC . I kept that bike until having near accident at which time I laid my guns to rest and sold the bike!

During the next 20 years my passion in motorcycling laid dormant until 2002 when I decided to saddle up again to fill the rush of kinetic energy run through my fingertips. I purchased a 2001 Yamaha Road Star 1600 with an “Old School” flare, and a set of cobra pipes that says it loud, “I’m Black and I’m Proud”

My intention as a Buffalo Soldier is to help disseminate to the community about the rich heritage of the Buffalo Soldiers, fostering motorcycle fellowship, and riding the wheels off my bike.