On Sat Nov-05-2011 12:44, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> 05 Nov 11 06:37, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
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    RN> My SIL is a Harley rider and belongs to B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against   
    RN> Child Abuse, for those who don't know).  I've been tempted to get on   
    RN> his Harley Classic and ride it, but my balance isn't what it used to   
    RN> be so it stays where it is. It's a much heavier bike than the   
    RN> Triumph.   
      
    RW> With that extra weight, you might have a problem balancing that HD,   
    RW> but you've also got those long legs, which should help you a little   
    RW> bit.    
      
   Once I got it rolling it would be alright, but with my knees it would be   
   impracticle to ride something that heavy.   
      
    RN> I used to wonder why guys rode around on the BMW bikes with that   
    RN> humongous engine, but I suppose what's one man's chicken is another   
    RN> man's egg.  (-:   
      
    RW> They use that engine to keep their feet warm...   
      
   ROTFL!   
      
    RN> How did you blow up the engine (if you remember)?   
      
    RW> It was the Bonneville crank that I had to have machined to get it   
    RW> to fit in the 52 engine cases. My guess is that the guy tossed it   
    RW> out of the lathe and that began a crack where the crankshaft broke   
    RW> into two pieces under the stress of racing a HD. Luckily the HD   
    RW> owner was also my room mate and he had a 59 El Camino and ramps for   
    RW> such an occasion. All I had at the time was a 57 Chevy convertible   
    RW> and no way to tow anything.    
      
   OW!  I wish I still had my '57 Bel Air that I souped up.   
      
   While I'm at it, I'd like to mention that I'm selling my 1995 Lincoln Mark   
   VIII and I'll be driving my SIL's 1996 Mercedes-Benz C220, which he is going   
   to give me, so sometime this year it will be mine.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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