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Re: Greased Leather

To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Greased Leather
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 08:15:51 -0700
Black leather jackets were not designed to be stylish - they were in
response to Harley's original total-loss oiling system (which meant you
ended up wearing a lot of it!)
Ed

Dick J wrote:

> Hey, you can grease the leather too!  I've got a
> couple of old school Harley buddies who are
> living proof of that.
>
> Dick J
> --- Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net> wrote:
> > Why all the bother with the helmet & cape. In
> > the 40's & 50's many bike guys
> > greased themselves up and wore only bathing
> > suits! (Rollie Free being the most
> > famous) In the early 50's, after one poor chap
> > stepped off his ride at about 150
> > mph and got a case of road rash from hell,
> > leather got popular REAL
> > quick..............
> > Ed
> Find a job, post your resume.
> http://careers.yahoo.com

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