A bit of this and that for a moment

1925 Monotrace found on http://flickriver.com/photos/jk1971/tags/monotrace

Racing legends Donnie Allison, Sid Collins, Roger McCluskey, Ed McCulloch, Augie Pabst, Bruce Penhall and Ed Winfield will be enshrined into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America when the organization stages its annual induction celebration on August 23 and 24, 2011 in Detroit.

Ed Winfield was regarded as one of the all-time great mechanical minds motorsports has ever known. He was an expert in engine design and carburation and played a major role in the development of the famed Novi engine with his brother, Bud. He is generally recognized as the “Father of the Racing Cam Business,” making his first performance camshaft in 1914 at age 13 and is credited with creative cylinder head designs and other engine advancements.

A Winfield exotic camshaft was in Bulchowsky's Old Yeller

http://www.landspeedproductions.biz/ed-winfield-finally-gets-the-nod-byt-the-motorsports-hall-of-fame.html

There is a motorcycle museum in France, the Chateau de Bosc http://www.expeditionportal.com/vehicules/motorcycles/70-other/342-discovering-a-secret-motorcycle-museum-in-france.html

from http://www.anshobijlmakers.nl/Home/Home.html originally, found on http://basskick.tumblr.com/

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Bikers are getting a shot at repealing the helmet law in California

http://www.ride2repeal.com/ or send them email at Ride2Repeal@gmail.com

And on May 23rd there is a Motorcycle Awareness and Freedom Rally in Sacramento organized by ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education) http://abate.com

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Woman motorcycle cops, I just learned why we never see them except in movies

Women aren't generally interested in being cops, so very few cops are women. Of the women that want to be cops, few want to be on patrol. Of those that patrol, few can ride a motorcycle. Of the extemely few women in law enforcement that are on patrol, and can ride a motorcycle... few of them can lift a law enforcement spec motorcycle. A race bike maybe, but not a fully equipped motorcycle the cops ride, and have to lift from the ground as a requirement of the training course for motorcycle cops. And that is a train of events that creates a scarcity of women motorcycle cops

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Automatic license plate recognition computer programs are now used by police (skip the first 10 seconds)

A better way to utilize this plate recognition software for stolen cars is to have the cameras on over passes, any stolen car on the freeway or highway will be pinged instantly.

Lots of stolen cars are never found. I like that law enforcement is using this new tech, out there busting people with no insurance or stolen plates, or out of date registration. However no insurance company is going to lower our rates because cops find more stolen cars, I bet you. Two times, as they said in "Do The Right Thing"

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