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If you rode a motorcycle in the teens or earlier, chances are you had a Prest-O-Lite tank strapped to your motorcycle to provide acetylene gas for your head lamp. That's the same type of gas used today for welding and cutting metal!

Find out more about this interesting step in the evolution of motorcycle lighting on the HDForums homepage: Prest-O-Lite and Gas Powered Head Lamps
 
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