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Rollie Free breaking speed records on a motorcycle, positioned and clothed to minimize wind resistance, Utah, USA, 1948 (media.piefed.social)

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[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

That fender must be hot as hell with a 10billion rpm tire under it, no?

Crazy fucker, Rollie.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's not the tire that makes it hot, it's the sun on it before he slapped his massive balls there.

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