The Classic MotorCycle

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

don’t claim to know everything about motorcycles, so I try not to be dogmatic about things I’m unsure of. Some other people, however, (not readers, obviously) seem intent on spreading what the Trump administration calls fake news. I don’t mean tired old urban myths like ‘I met somebody whose friend looked in his shed and found an old Harley that once belonged to Elvis Presley,’ or trivial stuff like ‘my bike’s faster than yours’ which could simply mean their speedometer

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