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Title: When Men were Men!!
Post by: SLAWESY on February 19, 2010, 09:38:16 am

Check this article out.. I had a Dyna Glide for a while, used go for a blast up a gravel road for fun, but these guys are nuts!!!

http://mrkensbikerlifestyle.com/?p=35 (http://mrkensbikerlifestyle.com/?p=35)

Title: Re: When Men were Men!!
Post by: firko on February 19, 2010, 10:42:06 am

This has been on here before but it's well worth repeating.
Suspension? "We don't need no stinkin' suspension"!

Title: Re: When Men were Men!!
Post by: 211kawasaki on February 19, 2010, 01:10:49 pm

the guy jumping the bike look like Colonel Klink? ;D

Title: Re: When Men were Men!!
Post by: tony27 on February 19, 2010, 04:25:48 pm

With that hat I was thinking there would be backless chaps seeing as he wasn't wearing a gimp mask
Hard men indeed

Title: Re: When Men were Men!!
Post by: Lozza on February 19, 2010, 06:26:50 pm

"Like to thank my Dad for being a nutcase in the 50's" ;D

Title: Re: When Men were Men!!
Post by: mainline on February 19, 2010, 07:20:46 pm

what would one of those old things weigh? just the thought of dragging one out of the mud makes me feel exhausted

Title: Re: When Men were Men!!
Post by: VMX247 on February 19, 2010, 07:53:04 pm

Bit of British weight.
Norton 1947 ES2 374 pounds
AJS 7R1948-54 285 lds
BSA 1950 A10 Golden Flesh 395 pounds  ;D clean weight  ;D

11 pounds =5kg (kitchen scales)   
cheers

Title: Re: When Men were Men!!
Post by: crash n bern on February 19, 2010, 09:37:12 pm

I did jump a Harley Road King across two drainage ditches once.  Lucky I was drunk.