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Old Jun 26, 2017 | 07:34 PM
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During WWII, Bill Peck maintained the legendary WLA, and according to the HP, he actually came up with a carburetor fix that made it to production. Check out the full story on the HP — too bad he couldn't take it for a ride!
 
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Old Jun 26, 2017 | 07:54 PM
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I wish I could read his mind while he was looking at that bike. The stories he must have.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2017 | 05:26 PM
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Yeah, that would be amazing. Love that the carb mod made it to production.
 
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I have been to this little Museum and it is awesome. I need to upload pictures I saw some bikes and things I would like to own or restore. He even had an older one that was a copy of the BMW bike with Harley design added in.
 
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I love this little exchange between the owner and Peck...

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“We have repair manuals if you want to go to work,” Huffman joked.
“I don’t need them,” Peck responded.
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Well said Sgt Peck!!!

I love this story
 
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