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 A man and his bike
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Joined: Mar 2009
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Stickman Yogi
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Stickman Yogi
Joined: Mar 2009
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I thought this was a pretty interesting story about a man and his bike.  "As a kid, Bobby Sirkegian had better “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” stories than the rest of his school chums. Already making a name for himself in early Southern California drag racing, running and winning against full grown men, 13-year-old Bobby traveled with his bike-dealer father to Wendover, Utah in 1953 to take part in the fifth annual Bonneville Speed Week. Because Bonneville officials knew of the youngster’s prowess on a drag bike, he was given special permission to run on the salt flats. He lined up for passes in the 650cc class on this stripped-down 1951 Triumph Thunderbird, just treated to a full restoration by Sirkegian, now 72. It’s one of the bikes on offer at Bonhams’ November 12 auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles."http://www.bikeexif.com/1951-triumph-thu...%28Bike+EXIF%29
Live to love, love to live.
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Joined: Jul 2009
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Adjunct
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Adjunct
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Now that is a clean bike. Still, these days a hard tail is merely memories of past glory. My back starts to hurt just looking at that baby. A beauty though.
Pacific Blue/White 2009 America in the TX Hill Country
Not all that glitters is gold. Tolkien. Hmm Must've seen the chrome on my TA coming down the road.
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Joined: Jun 2009
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Beautiful.Those engine/gearboxes really looked something. That man must be proud. Reminds me a bit of the old Tiger 110 I used to have,but stupidly sold. 
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Joined: Aug 2009
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Learned Hand
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Learned Hand
Joined: Aug 2009
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The sad thing about kids riding/racing any thing, never mind bikes, is the kid's father would be brought up on child endangerment charges now-a-days! A bye-gone era
'04' Black America
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