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     Boris,
     Reference our exchange about the Royal Enfield Meteor, here's another example of why I'm (for the most part anyway) glad that I am out of room for the addition of that elusive "proper number of motorcycles".

     Would make a great  companion for my '82 CT110 though....

     Vlad


     https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/honda-trail-125-review/

    Yo Vlad ... This is Boris.  Yeah, it is I.  You may remember, we visited the Ural factory together, not by choice, of course. 

    That may be the most striking photo (above) you have ever taken, or not.  The red and yellow and black and silver and chrome ... I love it. 

    Here at FSSNOC, perhaps by coincidence, we are considering designing and manufacturing a new product of which you may be interested.  It is a device that might relieve you of your over-full problem.  We call it a Garage Stretcher, not to be confused with a gurney.  Send us $9.95 and we'll post you back a reply...

    Of note, Sir #4800, you received some high praise last week; a long time member went to considerable effort to commend your propensity for sending a weekly contribution of one or more interesting links.  He further related that last week's link reminded him of a number of years ago when he rode his BSA Gold Star to the races at Nuremberg, Germany ... true account, unlike some other stuff in this particular post (Ha! Ha!) Sorry, maybe too much caffeine. - #000

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​     DALE WALKSLER of WHEELS THROUGH TIME  ... museum fame passed away at his home on February 3, 2021. Media reports that he had been suffering from cancer for several years.  

     My own story about Dale follows ... 

      It was a number of years ago, as many of my tales are these days ... my dear friend, Chuck Thomson, a FSSNOC member from California, and I had stopped by the Museum to have a look.  We'd both visited the museum earlier, spending a little time there during a FSSNOC event at Maggie Valley.  This time we wanted to stay awhile.  While we were there, Dale calmly kick-started an old strip-down Harley with straight pipes, once it ran a few seconds, he began to turn up the wick!
 

     The old machine belched blue smoke into the room ... he dropped it into gear with a loud mechanical clashing sound, and leaned it over hard to the left, spinning the rear tire for all it was worth ... right there within the Museum!  He straightened it up and proceeded to lay a long black rubber mark across the concrete floor ... then, as quick as it began, it was over ... he shut the staining motor off ... it was dead quiet ... blue smoke begin filtering down out of the ceiling, enshrouding both Dale and the old Harley with a curtain of blue ... surreal, we loved it!

     But that's not the story. 

     Chuck and I spent several hours there, slowly working our way about all the exhibits, reading signs, looking under, around, and behind machines of special interest, it was quite enjoyable.  Finally, we couldn't absorb any more!  We stumbled outside to our bikes (of course, Thumpers!) and just soaked up the sunlight, still chatting about what we'd seen.


     Dale had personally greeted us when we arrived, but disappeared to do other things after the rubber burn.

     "Hey, Guys?", Dale hollered from the front door, his hand in the air.  He disappeared back inside only to reappear in a few minutes, with two Wheels Of Time Museum caps in his hands. 


     I remember our entry fee had been $12.00, as I recall, which we happily paid and received full worth.  He enthusiastically chatted with us a bit, then gifted us each a cap (price tag was $19.95 - nice, nice caps!).  He shook our hands and, with his famous big genuine smile, expressed his appreciation for our visit to the Museum but most of all, he was absolutely thrilled that we stayed much longer than the "usual" museum visitor and it was obvious that our interest in the Museum warmed his heart to the core. 

     There are a few things in life that one doesn't forget.  This is one of those things...  Thank You, Dale!  - #000

     *Facebook features several versions of Dale's impressive life ... Thanks to all who sent FB items to us.  Dale will be missed.

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