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  1. Fire-medic

    Burt Munro 50 years ago record set

    If you like stories about the characters of speed, this has to be one of the most-engaging of the seekers of speed records. "World's Fastest Indian," the story of Burt Munro, a New Zealand self-taught mechanic/machinist, and his bought-new 1920 Indian Scout V-twin, which he turned into a land...
  2. Lotsokids

    3 Years Ago Today - Big Surgery (sort of graphic photos)

    Hey y'all, Today marks 3 years since my major surgery to correct my face following a nearly fatal car crash where I took a cable in the mouth at about 30 MPH. You can read about it HERE. Anyway... April 18, 2013 a couple teams of extremely talented doctors at the Mayo Clinic removed about 5...
  3. Lotsokids

    My Nearly Fatal Crash - 3 Years Ago Today

    Well, today is the 3-year anniversary of my crash in my car. Took a cable to the face at about 30 MPH. Multiple skull fractures, destroyed left jaw, lost 16 teeth. I woke up from a 6-day coma on Christmas day. Through it all, God's been good to me. I've recovered and healed well... and of course...
  4. tothemax93

    One year ago today

    I just finished mowing my lawn for the last time this year. What a difference a year makes. Today is the anniversary of the storm that dumped 7 Ft of snow over 4 days, on us. I personally had about 6 ft in my driveway. http://vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=36133 Theres a few pictures and...
  5. SpecOps13

    Trump's View 25 Years Ago.................

    25 years ago...... https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=MOKi5YeNtRI Dave
  6. SpecOps13

    Paul Harvey said this 50 Years Ago

    OMG......... http://stg.do/9LDc
  7. Karmakatt

    Almost run off the road few nights ago. .

    Cheers man. .. It happened a few nights back. . I was taking a left bank off the highway and two cagers were doing less than the speed posted. I signaled to go around the guy in front of me and hit the throttle real good in 3rd I'm guessing and all of a sudden I see his brake lights so I try as...
  8. Bill Seward

    50 years ago!!

    The Beatles released "Please Please Me". Makes a body feel old, but really happy to have experienced those days. They were unknowns at the time, and the song was released on a small label VeeJay records. The rest is history! Check out the spelling on the label....
  9. CustomMax

    22 yrs ago tonite

    It was 22 yrs ago tonite that I lost my Best friend I ever had. My Brother John. We were riding 2 nights earlier me on my Low Rider and he was on his Kaw 750. We we riding a familiar stretch of hwy, me on the right side of the fast lane and he was on the inside. We were kinda screwing around a...
  10. SpecOps13

    Our Day, Last One Like This Was 20 Years Ago.

    Mary and I haven't had a day like this one, riding together without half a dozen other bikes since 1991. Long, Long story that I'll spare you all. I asked which of the 3 bikes we should take. Took about 2 seconds and she said Strafer. It's her favorite... We took the Interstate through Tampa...
  11. mattness

    writing a paper, name 3 ways motorcycles are safer today than 40 years ago

    as the title says, im writing an argument paper on helmet laws. i have to see the argument from both sides. our grandparents didnt wear helmets, but their bikes made half or less of the ho our bikes make today. so what are a few ways our bikes are safer today? stronger frames, ABS, disc...
  12. EAGLEPI

    To my surprise my VMAX sold on Ebay about 10 minutes ago.

    Well after all I did sell my VMAX, nobody more surprised than me I fully expected it not to sell. :eusa_dance::eusa_dance: :drool: :( as you can see I have mixed feelings.......lol See so surprised I couldn't even spell V M A X in the title of this post..........lol Ron
  13. KJShover

    I quit smoking 10 years ago why?

    I walked outside, admired the ash on my truck. Good thing its all clean with a few coats of wax on it. I push the Vmax out of the garage and fire it up. Then I head out on the road. After an hour of no scenery, other than the blonde in the tube-top driving the miata, my lungs ached and my...
  14. KJShover

    45 years ago, the big quake in Alaska

    Forty five years since the big one By Ned Rozell Published Sunday, March 1, 2009 Waves caused by the Good Friday Earthquake drove a 2x6 through this 10-ply tire in Whittier. On the phone from the Kodiak Senior Center a few years ago, Eddie Opheim Sr. remembered back to the day...
  15. HDKILA

    Tested an 88 max a few minutes ago and...

    Rode this bike today http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200258006535 Wanted to post a few observations to see what the gang thinks.... 1. Bike started up fairly easily...it needed a second but it did start. 2. Front...
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