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Ernest Henne
I thought it would be fun to talk about this guy. Tell me stuff...
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The Importance of Being Ernst
Wow, check that guy out. 173 mph on that contraption. I was scared doing 140 (indicated!) on my '02 SA with vastly superior everything underneath me. Talk about your titanium ballz. No wonder WWII was so hard to win.
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Another German set an interesting record going East Coast to San Francisco in around 40 hours in the '60s before most Interstates were in use. Valuable benchmarks. perhaps we spend too much time at idle.
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Did he invent the comfort seat?
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prolly the first guy to wear a dunce cap on his butt... 
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Not sure what that envelope represents, Bubba. I notice the swastikas on it.
Looks like the land speed record was set with a streamliner called "The Egg." Googled these photos:     From Bubba's video link: 
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Look at the date, Steve... that letter was sent before WWII!
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Hi Steve. you said "tell me stuff" I told you stuff.
He was definately a visionary in the world of two-wheeled speed. Had WWII not come along to tilt the world in the destruction mode he prolly would have been even greater than he was.
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