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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 09:31 AM
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Default I guess you could say he's "Old School"...



If Gimli, the dwarf from the Lord of the Rings movies, rode a Harley... LOL

Meet my old buddy Wolf. His younger brother (sadly gone now to cancer) and I played football together back in high school. He and his old pan head are pretty much a local legend around here. No it's not exactly "stock" anymore, but he's been riding this same bike for more than 45 years. The motor is a '66 and is the 3rd one to be put on the frame, he wore them out riding all over the country. When I told him he needed to break down and get a new seat, he told me his *** didn't care what the seat looked like. LOL

Now at 73, this picture speaks a thousand words about the roads he's been down and the friends that have fallen by the wayside through the years.

I hope he lives forever.

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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 09:37 AM
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Now THAT'S a biker. Ride on dude.
 
Old Jun 3, 2014 | 09:42 AM
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X2!!!
 
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May be off on year as a 66 would have been a Shovelhead... 65 was the last year for panheads.
 
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According to half the people here the vest makes him a poser.
 
Old Jun 3, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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Looks like someone I would enjoy sitting down with. He actually looks like about half the guys I ride with.
 
Old Jun 3, 2014 | 10:27 AM
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Old school pretty much fits him alright!
 
Old Jun 3, 2014 | 10:28 AM
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maybe shovel bottom end with a pan top end on it? it's got a later style oil pump on it and a auto distribitor on it.
 
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I love running into guys like this. The stories they can tell, and the life they have enjoyed on 2 wheels is just amazing.

Anyone calling this guy a poser is a moron. These are the True bikers on our roadways.
 
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Originally Posted by popawcritter
He actually looks like about half the guys I ride with.
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They don't make 'em like that anymore.
I doubt he complains about his handle bars shaking, lol.
 



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