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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Bikers from Illinois at Cafe
From: amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak)
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:26:49 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 13 Jul 2013  "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie>wrote:
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Bikers from Illinois at Cafe

>Have to agree. Best bike I ever had for sheer joi de vivre was a 1964 
>Bultaco Metralla. No motorways in Ireland in 1971 when I had it, but loads 
>of twisty roads. It was a scratcher's delight and earned me a couple of 
>court appearances. I have a picture of it in a box somewhere.

>Douglas
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My Isle of Man buddy Dave bought one of these at a farmhouse when we were 
out riding in the nineties (he paid a deposit, and then came back with a van 
to pick it up).  
He was going to restore it, but I'm not sure if he still has it.


Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
(Retired)
UPAA POY 1978
amr3 at uwm.edu
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/

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