Isabelle posted another wonderful old motorcycle photo, reminding me of old people talking about how rough they had it in the old days

Ever heard you parents or grand parents talk about how they had to push their bikes uphill, both ways, in the frozen mud, and so on? That old joke snapped into my mind when I saw this

Found on https://www.facebook.com/isabelle.bracquemond.7?fref=nf

Next time you hear law enforcement talk about how bad street racing is, point to this police race between Harley and Indian

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/654324954604252/?fref=nf

history... some interesting stories come out from a variety of sources that were never interviewed for the history books

The 1958 Cuba Gran Prix, the one where Fangio was kidnapped and held for ransom? Yeah, that one.

Well, the Cubans had hosted the Miami Police Dept exhibition squad earlier that year, but seized the Harleys instead of shipping them back to Miami.

So, when the 58 GP happened, there were plenty of stolen Harleys being ridden by Castro's goon squad of security

Here's an example of the ridiculous military of Castro hanging around the pits of the GP

Just what enemy army they imagined they were needed to tackle, is a mystery.

Images from https://www.facebook.com/groups/505973489414476/permalink/958960260782461/

The most beautiful motorbikes of the world: Hamann Soltador

V2 / 1.900 cc / 160 PS / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 3,3 s

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