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John,
Somewhere in my archives I have a sound bite of your unkind regard for the m=
otorbikes on the Tail of the Dragon. Need to find that.=20
Bill B
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=E2=80=9CIf at first you don=E2=80=99t succeed, then skydiving definitely is=
n=E2=80=99t for you=E2=80=9D
On Sep 15, 2025, at 1:53=E2=80=AFPM, John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>=
wrote:
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Don,
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Your recommendation for H-D kit took me back many years to when I reported t=
o the list =E2=80=93 or was it someone else (?) that two domed and plated nu=
ts and oil proof washers off the Honda Gold Wing were ideal substitutes to t=
he factory fitted hardware that appeared on all the valve covers.
Talking of the Gold Wing, I recall following one with two people on it when I=
did the Tail of the Dragon in TN in 2009 in a Stag. At the time, I felt and=
said to the video camera I had running that pushing a concert-sized grand p=
iano along that stretch of road would have been far easier for the pushers t=
han riding a huge bike of that type.
=20
Jonmac
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"auto">John,<div>Somewhere in my archives I have a sound bite of your unkind=
regard for the motorbikes on the Tail of the Dragon. Need to find tha=
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lass=3D"MsoNormal">Your recommendation for H-D kit took me back many years t=
o when I reported to the list =E2=80=93 or was it someone else (?) that two d=
omed and plated nuts and oil proof washers off the Honda Gold Wing were idea=
l substitutes to the factory fitted hardware that appeared on all the valve c=
overs. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Talking of the Gold Wing, I rec=
all following one with two people on it when I did the Tail of the Dragon in=
TN in 2009 in a Stag. At the time, I felt and said to the video camera I ha=
d running that pushing a concert-sized grand piano along that stretch of roa=
d would have been far easier for the pushers than riding a huge bike of that=
type.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D=
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