06 Nov 11 07:29, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    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.   
      
    RN> Once I got it rolling it would be alright, but with my knees it would   
    RN> be impracticle to ride something that heavy.   
      
   You mean sitting on it with your feet on the ground while it's not   
   rolling.   
      
    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.   
      
    RN> OW!  I wish I still had my '57 Bel Air that I souped up.   
      
   I wish I still had that convertible...what a ride!   
      
    RN> While I'm at it, I'd like to mention that I'm selling my 1995 Lincoln   
    RN> Mark VIII and I'll be driving my SIL's 1996 Mercedes-Benz C220, which   
    RN> he is going to give me, so sometime this year it will be mine.   
      
   How're you going to advertise the Lincoln?   
      
      
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