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1. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:28:05 -0500; I think you are right-- that there is the possibility of some progress through optimizing tire grip. None of the big-power bike guys seem to be doing much about it right now. I don't know how much m; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00377.html (8,945 bytes)
2. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:53:36 -0500; Maybe Rollie Free had the right idea! Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ --Original Message-- From: Russel Mack [mailto:rtmack@concentric.net] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:28 AM To: Lance; gary baker; ddahlg; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00381.html (9,273 bytes)
3. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 05:00:04 -0500; I agree. To ride the way he did, ol' Rollie must have had some massive cajones. He had the good instinct to situate those parts directly above his rear tire patch. Russ, #1226B --Original Message--; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00382.html (9,273 bytes)
4. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:50:07 -0500; I wouldn't even think of doing that-- even if I'd never heard of tire tread chunking! Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ --Original Message-- From: Russel Mack [mailto:rtmack@concentric.net] Sent: Tuesday, Ju; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00383.html (9,337 bytes)
5. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:23:11 -0400 (EDT); Russ, those that knew Rollie in his prime say he was as hard as a rock and not afraid of the devil. I had the privilege of meeting him at a Vincent rally back in the '70s, when he was gettin' pretty; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00385.html (7,746 bytes)
6. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:45:20 -0500; well, I've thought about it. The tail of my bike is so high, it puts my heels way up in the air. No help, aerodynamically. And my cajones probably wouldn't load the rear tire nearly as much as Rolli; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00386.html (9,721 bytes)
7. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:05:26 -0500; if I'd been there, I would have bought the cigar for him. He's been a major inspiration for a generations of LSR bikers. You might remember the night I visited you and we had a good "bench-racing" g; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00387.html (8,799 bytes)
8. RE: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:56:04 -0400 (EDT); Russ, I don't know offhand what year Rollie Free was born. I do know he was very active and successful in the '30s as a speed trials rider on Indians, setting records at meets at places like El Mirag; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00388.html (7,983 bytes)
9. Re: speedweek/traction and slippage (score: 1): Author: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:50:40 -0600; According to Jeff Decker, who did the bronze of Rollie on the Black Lightning and did extensive research on him, Rollie claimed that he was "blue with the cold" after those two early morning rides. I; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00394.html (9,478 bytes)

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