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Born July 28, 1945, Earl built his first bike at the age of 8.
Fabricated out of a 26" bicycle frame, 20" bicycle wheels (each one running two nested tires - they lasted longer that way) and powered by a cast iron, horse-and-a-half one cylinder/four stroke Briggs and Stratton motor off an old Maytag washing machine... it was belt driven, direct drive and didn't have a clutch so you had to peddle the bike to get the motor started and when you came to a stop sign or a red light either you went through or had to turn the engine off.
The first modification was to make the belt longer, add a spring loaded pulley (and reinvent the slip clutch).
Earl has been building and modifying bikes ever since. |
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