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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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The Traub motorcycle.
A one-of-a-kind bike found behind a brick wall.
http://www.heavy.com/moto/2012/04/mystery-of-the-traub-motorcycle/
Keith I recall that article from a few years back, such a wonderful find !
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Fe Butt
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That is really cool but they keep saying they don't know why it was behind the wall. Seems pretty simple to me, it was stolen! The old man that owned the building even said his son had stolen it before going to WW1 never to return.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Loquacious
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Very cool, very wild! Thanks for sharing that.
Kevin - Luceo Non Uro
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New Tires
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Mr. Traub was a cigar smoker, note the cigar box on top of the fuel tank. Cool find Keith, thanks.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Adjunct
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Saw that motorcycle a month ago while on a three day ride. 
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Learned Hand
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Fe Butt
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Seems like a cool museum, he lets guests touch stuff.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Loquacious
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Seems like a cool museum, he lets guests touch stuff.
A museum that doesn't feel like a museum. I spent several hours there during the 2010 Cannonball.
http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/inde...&Itemid=104
Throughout the day, one of the staff would fire up one of the bikes and do a couple of laps through the building, then the bike would go back onto its stand. A little while later, you'd hear another one start up.
Nothing is behind glass and there are only a few velvet ropes.
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