MILITARY DIGITAL DISCOVERY–I thought you might be interested in some scans I took from a copy of Department of the Army Technical Manual TM9-8000 ‘Principles Of Automotive Vehicles‘ from January 1956. –‘Snakebit’ Sam Kanish  –from Snakebit Sam Kanish Â
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Hey, I’m getting a late start. A magnificent redhead from my past wandered into my life recently and spent the night. We had a lot of catching up to do and ate breakfast of Mole enchilidas this morning at the little Mexican restaurant up the street, Maya’s. This small restaurant in an old brick building,
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It was a chance meeting, I’d had enough of how things were going in OC, and decided to hop on my ’68 FL, for an escape to visit brother “Moon” Horton up in Big Pine. The trip to see “Moon” was not to be, a few miles north after I merged from Highway 14 onto
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Samson’s True Dual Crossover dB Killer Mufflers are 4 inches in diameter and 30 inches long. They come with Samson’s dB Killer baffles (84 DB at an idle) and billet end caps for ’07-’11 Harley-Davidson Softails. Their patented muffler design creates negative pressure that scavenges exhaust gases for increased horsepower, torque and fuel mileage
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Hey, Hang on for today. I need to investigate UGG boots. I find the soft ones last about a year then blow out. I’m looking for an upgrade. I went digging through their site and to an Urban Feet shoe store in San Pedro. I found two different UGG boots, similar style, but the factory
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Hey, I don’t know about you, but life is strange and more bizarre by the day. Is it too much population? Just this week I read about drones being used domestically, sports taking over for religion, and security cameras expanding their reach into our lives. And of course how computer access will monitor every aspect
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Some parts beg to be seen. Some help you see. In some cases, such as the new Performance Machine Vision Headlights, you have a marriage of the two; as beautiful artisan crafting meets essential function. The results are a lamp so eye-catching, you might find yourself imitating a deer in the headlights. These headlights employ
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Hey, Damn, the New Year is flying at us, and I’m trying to make a plan for Bikernet and my sanity. We are excited about this coming year. The potential is amazing for this small group of old bikers. Bikernet has expanded, and although there is some tweaking to be implemented, all systems are a
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The new Leather Down-Tube Bag (P/N 93300045 Distressed Brown, P/N 93300044 Black; $119.95) from Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Accessories® provides a handy place to smaller gear like tools, a tire gauge, or a disc lock on many Dyna® and Sportster® models. The rigid-backed bag features a heavy leather flap with an embossed Bar and Shield logo
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Hey, How was your Thanksgiving? I hung with my 90-year-old mom and we went to see Lincoln. Then I cruised out to a party at the Triking Viking’s digs. The damn place was packed with women, mostly young. The estrogen in the air caused the lights to fade and wall paint to bubble. I was
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Krawiec sits atop the final season standings with 2,773 points. Hines is second with 2,691 points. Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. is third with 2,502 points, followed by Hector Arana Sr. on a Lucas Oil Buell with 2,432 points. Stoffer is fifth with 2,386 points.
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Hey, Honoring Veterans Day. Buy a veteran lunch, a drink, or hell go for a ride. I attempted to tour the battleship Iowa yesterday, but the crowds were daunting, and I’m not a crowd sorta guy. I peeled out, and it was just as well. Later in the evening I met with the lovely Gina
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Campaign spotlights Harley’s Heroes® and DAV with two veterans’ stories For the fourth straight year, Harley-Davidson continues its tradition of honoring United States military veterans throughout the month of November, this year by raising awareness of DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and the Harley’s Heroes program through a national video campaign spotlighting two veterans who
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Hey, Never a dull moment. Received an e-mail the other day. A Hamster, Jack Luna, died unexpectedly or an aneurism in his stomach, after having dinner with Barry Weiss. I thought maybe they were fighting over who had the coolest car. Then I get a call this morning about a brother’s son dying in a
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Harley-Davidson, whose motorcycles helped write the history of American dirt-track racing, will be the presenting sponsor of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame's Legends recognition for Mert Lawwill. Lawwill, a 1998 inductee, will be honored at the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Red Rock Casino, Resort &
Hey, This could be a good one and a departure from the usual Sunday Post. We have three staff members in the region of the impending Sandy Hurricane and wish them well in the hours ahead. On one hand we have jokes and cute girls, and on the other hand the storm of the century
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Third-Quarter profits fall 27 percent Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) reported earnings per share of $0.59 for the third quarter of 2012, in line with Company expectations. Earnings were lower than the year-ago period due to a previously announced plan for lower third-quarter motorcycle shipments during the launch of an ERP production system at the Company's largest
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Hey, Sometimes I wonder. I’m not on TV or playing bit parts in Sons of A. I’m not a cool builder, so what the hell. Should I be somebody? I’m a nut. I’ve always run at life with an unrelenting passion for whatever it is, or whoever she is. I haven’t been massive successful, but
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Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec widened his Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead with his seventh win of the season, defeating his teammate Andrew Hines in the final round of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. It was the fifth all-Harley final of the season, and Krawiec won for the fourth time
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Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® Factory Team rider Kenny Coolbeth placed eighth in the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship race on the Santa Rosa Mile at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The race was won by South East Harley-Davidson rider Sammy Halbert on a Harley-Davidson® XR750 motorcycle. Halbert was the fastest qualifier for the 25-lap main, but it
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Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec leads the Pro Stock Motorcycle points standings after advancing to the semi-final round of eliminations at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, the second event in the six-race Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Krawiec has an 11-point lead over his teammate, Andrew
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KLR Group/Spyke’s Harley-Davidson rider Michael Barnes won his second AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series race of the season Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a day after his teammate Kyle Wyman’s season come to a disappointing end after a qualifying crash. Barnes battled polesitter Tyler O’Hara (Bartels’ H-D/Scrubblade) and Travis Wyman (Harv’s Harley-Davidson),
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Another Sunday Post with no intro from Bandit… Yesterday he judged the first ever AMD Affiliate Bike Show in association with Harley-Davidson, at the Harley-Davidson Museum. He’s there again, but today’s show is called the Ride In Bike Show. Tobey arrived safely today with both bikes in tow from the BUB meet at Bonneville
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Hines and Krawiec to Ride Metal Flake V-Rod® Bikes at NHRA U.S. Nationals
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