MIRACLES

Miracles

In 1983, World Wheelie Champion (WWC), Tilson Shumate rushed to design and build a record setting wheelie dirtbike out of an Italian made CAGIVA 250 (pronounced CAGEEVAH). He built the unique CAGIVA wheelie bike in the garage of the house he built on Olive Branch Dr, La Mirada, California. Tilson and friend Karl convinced Italian dirtbike maker, CAGIVA, to give them a brand new CAGIVA dirtbike to settle the score of long-distance wheelie riding that arose when a rival’s manager pulled the plug on one of Tilson’s first wheelie performances. Soon after, he rode it to become the first person to ever reach & exceed a 100-MILE non-stop wheelie!

Nearly 40 years later, the CAGIVA wheelie dirtbike miraculously returned to him restored and sparkling like the bike destined for the kid in the classic 1980s movie, THE DIRTBIKE KID! Tilson and his family hadn’t seen the CAGIVA wheelie bike for decades, figured it was gone forever. A wheelie fanatic’s soon to be wife told her fiance to hold-off buying their wedding ring and instead buy the one-of-a-kind CAGIVA, and restore it.

The record setting bike had appeared in a classified ad. After buying it, the owner said he tried to locate Tilson several times with no luck.
In 1983, World Wheelie Champion (WWC), Tilson Shumate rushed to design and
 
Later in December 2022, Tilson stumbled along the nearly fully restored bike owner’s friend, who he’d never met before. At that time, in 2022, Tilson also happened to be with his friend Karl, who he was with in 1983, when they landed 2 free dirtbikes from CAGIVA to prepare for “Wheelie-Wars” ——–the race to be the first 100-MILE non-stop wheelie record holder. the WWC’s unique CAGIVA was approved by a Las Vegas auction house thought to be worth well over the starting bid of $100,000. The owner had been reluctant to sell and pulled out of the auction just as Tilson came his way (the 100K starting bid was estimated before this even happened). Although the CAGIVA has become a collector’s item, Tilson did make some adjustments to it and even rebuilt the carburetor for the owner after popping some wheelies on it in January 2023!

Later in December 2022, Tilson stumbled along the nearly fully restored bike owner’s friend, who he’d never met before. At that time, in 2022, Tilson also happened to be with his friend Karl, who he was with in 1983, when they landed 2 free dirtbikes from CAGIVA to prepare for “Wheelie-Wars” ——–the race to be the first 100-MILE non-stop wheelie record holder. the WWC’s unique CAGIVA was approved by a Las Vegas auction house thought to be worth well over the starting bid of $100,000. The owner had been reluctant to sell and pulled out of the auction just as Tilson came his way (the 100K starting bid was estimated before this even happened). Although the CAGIVA has become a collector’s item, Tilson did make some adjustments to it and even rebuilt the carburetor for the owner after popping some wheelies on it in January 2023!

Imagine the Cagiva wheelie bike came back to you 40 years later, and you hop online to research Cagiva, and quickly find a variety of articles newly released to the effect, “CAGIVA to be resurrected after 40 years”, and “We go back 4 decades to reveal why the [CAGIVA] bike that inspired us is so important”. And yet these articles have nothing to do with the CAGIVA miracle that occurred for Tilson, but yet it seems to have everything to do with it. How could this be? Check out what’s been happening since the return of the Cagiva, you won’t believe it! Click the link below:

MIRACULOUS CONNECTIONS CONFIRM A DIVINE PLAN UNFOLDING

MIRACULOUS CONNECTIONS CONFIRM A DIVINE PLAN UNFOLDING
 
 In this fallen world often marked by chaos and uncertainty, there are moments that shine through like beacons of hope, revealing an intricate tapestry of details proving the continual involvement of a loving and redeeming God in our lives. Such is the case here. Two days before Tilson & Melodi’s 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2024, Branden stumbled upon what his dad Tilson wrote about Evel Knievel nine months earlier — Evel Knievel getting baptized in 2007, and how people sometimes nearly get their witness for Christ erased from history. While reading, Branden realized that both Evel Knievel’s baptism and Tilson & Melodi’s Anniversary fall on the same day, April 20th. So Branden began to read what Tilson wrote a little closer, that Tilson believes the shocking return of his original CAGIVA wheelie dirtbike (December 2022) forty years later is a sign of miraculous new beginnings POINTING TO REVIVAL, that God seems to be “putting a light on a renewed ‘Jesus Movement’ (1969 – 1971), and somehow using motorcycles to do it.” Tilson also wrote that his wheelies were originally inspired by Evel Knievel to begin with. Worth raising some eyebrows over, and what else to do but move on. Well that’s what Branden thought and did, but within the same hour, MORE! Branden came across a 2015 article by Kirby Garlitos seeming to have foretold not only the miraculous return of Tilson’s CAGIVA in 2022, but also accurately compares some events with CAGIVA to occurrences through Branden and his immediate family’s lives. But Kirby has never met Tilson, Melodi, or the Heaven’s Wheelie team members, and the miraculous return/discovery of Tilson’s CAGIVA wheelie bike didn’t even occur until seven years later. Wouldn’t you know, Kirby titled his prophetic article: “Is MV Augusta Bringing Back CAGIVA?” He wrote, “Giorgio Girreli has addressed rumors that his company was interested in bringing back another Italian motorcycle brand, namely, CAGIVA,” and if you can even believe it, Kirby wrote that it may, “POINT TO THE DIRECTION OF A REVIVAL HAPPENING AT SOME POINT.” What the heck! Seven years before Tilson’s CAGIVA wheelie bike did return, Kirby wrote, “Dreaming of the return of CAGIVA.” Then Kirby’s unknowing reference to how Branden and his immediate family’s situation took a turn for the worst in 2012, the treachery still ongoing in 2024, yet all this seemingly a divine oracle against it. Kirby wrote, “Why it matters — Back when it was still around, CAGIVA enjoyed a fruitful 60 or so years before things took a turn for the worst in 2012.” What the heck! Kirby said, “Recent proclamations involving a return of the CAGIVA brand has made me hopeful that such a day would arrive.” Isn’t it rare to see supernatural overtones in a motorcycle article?: “It won’t happen soon [Kirby wrote 9 years ago] that much I understand, but HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL from where I come from…Kirby said, “a lot of things would have to happen for that to be a reality.” Okay, how about the shocking return of Tilson’s 1983 record setting CAGIVA wheelie bike back in his life 7 years after Kirby wrote this? Kirby wrote that it, “comes with the risk of trying to revive an old motorcycle brand when the company (MV Augusta) that’s thinking of doing it has its own set of problems and issues to deal with.” Sounds a lot like the struggle to ride out the noted treachery and onto victory against all odds, while setting some new wheelie records! 
 
GOOD FRIDAY CATERPILLAR CHEWS UP DOUBTS OF FLYING!🦋
 
Caterpillar tractors that is, ground breaking machines, and reference we believe to the transformation needed to get them flying! Take the story you just read above and add these next layers over the same time frame——a series of seemly random encounters with the iconic tractor company that unbelievably connect to Cagiva, Tilson, and the Heavens Wheelie team, while affirming the coming of a profound spiritual arrival among man kind. 
 
On two separate occasions about a week apart, while searching for photos for the miracles page of www.Heavanswheelie.com Branden realized something hard to believe. Each moment of wonder took him back to a ‘random’ mention of the Caterpillar tractor company on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. And aspiring filmmaker presenting the idea of a documentary mention to Brandon wave that films sometimes in gaining support. He gave an example where a guy happened to be wearing a Caterpillar tractor hat (clearly displaying the “CAT LOGO”) in one of his interviews, and that type of advert and lead to a company suddenly taking interest in a project. 
 
So, about a week later, Brandon was looking through printed photos to find the picture of Tilson standing on stage in front of his 1983 Cagiva wheelie dirtbike that miraculously resurfaced in December 2022. A photo was taken at the CAGIVA wheelie bike reveal that’s held on New Year’s Day, 2023. Finding and studying the photo, Brandon froze with surprise realizing that Tilson was wearing a Caterpillar tractor hat while standing on stage with the Cagiva (clearly displaying the “CAT LOGO”). When thinking about the connection of this to what Brandon heard on Good Friday, it reminded him of a dream he wrote down about two months earlier:
 
“I was standing besides a group of white tractors and excavators that quickly zoomed off together to do something really good as soon as I took one step back. The tractors were full of life looking at me almost shaking for the “okay” to zoom off to do exactly what they wanted and needed to do. I took that step back and the tractors zoomed off!” 
 
A week later yet another string of remarkable events. Basically the Heaven’s wheelie team was divinely delayed in using the next photo it needed, which held a spot for the right photo that ended up coming in later, at the “perfect time.” Check this out: a picture of both Tilson and Melody was needed for the Miracles page. A good one was found that would work, but nobody liked the hat Tilson was wearing because it was smashed down on the top. (It wasn’t a Cat hat). Then when they went to use it anyways (because they couldn’t find a better recent photo), they couldn’t find a digital file of the print. 
 
So Tilson and Melody were asked one last time if they could find any recent photos of themselves. The morning before their April 20th Anniversary, there it was, Brandon opened a photo to Tilson unknowingly wearing the same CAT HAT he worn over a year ago at the CAGIVA reveal event. When told, Tilson said he hardly wears the hat, apparently only on very special occasions, the photo is of Tilson and Melody sitting in a crafts coffee shop on their 50th anniversary get-away. A divine spot was held by the wrong hat, for the right hat! 
 
At this point Brandon began to write these things down. As soon as he wrote, “…a new picture of Tilson and Melody came in,” a female officer walked up to the door next to Brandon and then only said, “perfect timing,” then walked off! A couple days later, Tilson told Brandon heard a woman ‘randomly’ say “Law Mirada ” out loud—— which is where Tilson built his CAGIVA in 1983! Tilson was surprised saying he can’t remember this ever happening before, and they were up in a quaint village on their 50th get-away, with hardly anyone around. Raising the “woe” factor even further, they find out “perfect timing” and “La Mirada” were ‘randomly’ spoken on the same day, and both at lunch time! 
 
Now we are getting into proof of a loving god beyond question. After all this, Brandon begins praying on his knees thanking him and asking him what to do about all this. A knock at the door interrupts the prayer, and it’s a one page delivery, a print of the picture of Tilson wearing his “CAT HAT” sitting with Melodi on their 50th getaway! Branden had ordered the print, but it can take months to arrive if ever, not this one! Do we need more? Apparently. Branden looks out the window and sees that the 2004 movie “Taxi” is on Tv, toward the end. The seen is at the Winston Cup oval track races. The stadium is packed, tons of RVs, and there it is, a huge “CAT” Logo! 
 
Now, blow your mind. Remember Kirby’s prophetic article from 2015? Well that same night Branden found and read a different miraculous article, this one from, Australia Motorcycle News 2022, its title : The CAGIVA Elephant In The Room. (Reporting on efforts to “resurrect” CAGIVA). A metaphor is written in the section, “The Secret Weapon.” The reference is to modifying a Ducati/Cagiva Dirtbike engine for more torque, (Cagiva used to own Ducati). And if you can even believe it, the metaphor given is: “Like a Caterpillar tractor .” Not only that, this metaphor, “Like a Caterpillar tractor”, was already written in quotes! If you don’t believe it, you can read the article yourself by clicking HERE