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6 minutes ago, CECAA850 said:

Interesting.  It almost looks like it has a rear seat yet no foot pegs.  Handlebars are turned down for racing and wheels are solid for better aerodynamics.  I wonder if the rear seat is for laying down?

You might be right Carl. Back in the 40s, there was a photo of bike racer Rollie Free laying down on the rear fender, to be more aerodynamic.

I believe this pic was older though, I'm thinking it's a rear seat.

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1 hour ago, Ceptorman said:

Here's a photo of Rollie Free setting a motorcycle speed record.

OWWW:blink2:

Could you imagine the wipe-out that could have been with him practically naked!

 

Not road rash either, looks like Bonneville salt immediately in the wounds!

 

My leather jacket I wore whenever it got chilly in FL (like the cold patch of air that is ALWAYS between Sanford and Deltona around Lake Monroe on I-4) is such heavy guage it still doesn't look broken in! And it's been balled up for decades!

Didn't ever get on my 115hp six speed without 501s (they used to be thick) & my boots at a minimum!

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3 hours ago, JL Sargent said:

That is definitely a seat, look at the springs for riding comfort. Here is another.

That's some pretty racy pictures for back then

 

3 hours ago, Ceptorman said:

Here's a photo of Rollie Free setting a motorcycle speed record.

That's just crazy.

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@Full Range your post of the cover of this LP

Looks so similar to a few photos I saved from two years ago 1-21-16. Saw it online, searched for more and found a lot of photos taken by regular people that saw this eerie, awesome, magnificent and possibly prophetic cloud formation. These were taken by someone in Madeira, Portugual.

200 Fist of GOD.jpg

201 Madeira, Portugual 1-21-16.jpg

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On 1/24/2018 at 11:06 AM, CECAA850 said:

It almost looks like it has a rear seat yet no foot pegs. 

 

Is that a foot rest hanging from an upside down "Y" on this side of the sprocket?  Looks like a small aluminum platform parallel to the ground.

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