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Old 05-11-2012, 08:24 AM   #1
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photo from the early 1940s

Neat old motorcycle
http://www.shorpy.com/node/12754?size=_original#caption

Lots of old photos
http://www.shorpy.com
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:29 AM   #2
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Nice old bike, it looks almost like a car tire on the front wheel. And her pants are hiked up to her boobs, quite the fashionable lady...
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:35 AM   #3
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Nice old bike, it looks almost like a car tire on the front wheel. And her pants are hiked up to her boobs, quite the fashionable lady...
I guess that was the style back then.
And he's wearing a kidney belt.
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Old 05-11-2012, 10:01 AM   #4
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Cool bike. I saved the web site to my favorites and wil be spending a lot of time going thru the pics.
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Old 05-11-2012, 12:33 PM   #5
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Looks like a cilvilian version of the old WLA military Harley (circa 42) with the larger two up seat.





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Old 05-11-2012, 01:06 PM   #6
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that is one cool photo
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Old 05-11-2012, 03:19 PM   #7
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My, that's a honkin' kidney belt - needed for the hardtails of the era!

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Old 05-20-2012, 07:39 AM   #8
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Shorpy's is a fine site, thanks for sharing that.
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