Thanksgiving

 Happy Thanksgiving one and all. Looks like it's going to be busy traveling, so be safe out there!

I'm getting over my cold after a week of hacking and coughing. I'm signed up for a 5K Saturday morning, so I'll tackle that one for sure. There's also a new event at the golf course by me tomorrow. I'd like to do that one as well but don't know if that's feasible - I'll see how I feel in the morning. 

Here's a couple more shots from the AMA Hall of Fame Museum:

Harley pumped out a lot of these things. You could buy a street bike in a couple of models as well as motors all set for competition usage, both 250 and 350 cc displacements. This one is a typical setup - spool front end, hardtail rear, solo saddle and a remote float Dellorto carb. The Bultaco and Yamaha two stroke bikes took over from the pushrod Sprints. Harley did have some two stroke single racers. Even won world championships on the road courses.

You can see Springsteen's leathers with the number 9 to the left of the photo, but this one was ridden by the other famous # 9, Gary Nixon. I would guess Nixon was probably more closely associated with the Triumph brand, but he, like most all of the professional racers of that era, raced whatever gave you the best chance at the title and paid the bills. I've got a signed photo of him racing a Kawasaki in the World Formula 750. He would have won the championship had it not been for some hinckiness with the scoring rules.

Flat track, road race and drag racing: Leo Payne's Turnip Eater. '57 Sportster powered drag racer ran 9 second elapsed times with speeds of 150 miles per hour in the quarter mile. He also set a record of 200 miles per hour at Bonneville. Somehow or another he managed to get the weight of that thing down to 300 pounds - my Sportster weighs 500 pounds wet and had a rated top speed of 111 mph. Leo knew his stuff.

I'll see about posting a couple more photos. In the meantime be thankful for all you have and Peace to all of you.