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I'd be in for T-Shirts

missed the first round so I am definitely in for a shirt if you do another batch.

Ditto on far far from Chicago, I had the unfortunate opportunity to live there for a couple of years before I could get a transfer.   I haven't been back but I do miss the deep dish pizza.

Nice rides!!  What part of Southern Illinois?  I grew up near Mt Vernon and went to SIU in Carbondale.

If you decide to do the Alsea highway don't skip Marys Peak its a nice ride to the top and a great view of the valley. 

My first bike was a Harley Davidson Leggero (Aermacchi) at 14.  Wished I still had it. I rode the daylights out of that little bike.   

He has tshirts too

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Very similar to the Harley Davidson (AMF) Sprint which were  made by Aermacchi and imported by HD in the late 60s and early 70s.

I went with a Shoei modular helmet and it works well for my glasses but its loud and not that comfortable.  You might try some stick on magnifiers/bifocals attached to your visor.  Not sure how the focal point would affect the magnification that you would need compared to what you are using now.

Mark's method for cleaning is probably a lot safer than what I did.     I used a propane torch to ignite the oil and then stuck an air hose in the end to give it enough air to burn all of the crud out, it also burns all of the old paint off the outside (be prepared for a LOT of smoke if you do this).  Just make sure you control the air so you don't get them too hot.  As Mark indicated the baffles are not removable.

I noticed on yours that they used a bolt and a couple welds to hold on the 4 hole plates, originally a 1/4" stud was used.  The 4 hole end plates where secured with a nut and lock washer and the tips went over the same stud with another lock washer and nut.  On mine the 1/4" stud twisted off when I tried to remove the tips so I brazed in a 5/16 " stud which worked for the most part.  Since you don't have the tips it may be easier to just braze/weld the 4 hole plates in place.  As for how to place the plates I'm not sure how they should go, I've tried them with only 4 tubes open, all half open, and without the plates and couldn't tell much difference.  Mark might have some suggestions on how the 4 hole plates should be positioned for best performance.

Here are the patent drawings.

more pics

Yes, the rods are to support the back of the pipe as they are fairly heavy on the back end.  They also had 2 different type of tips that I am aware of,  the black bike (mine) in the picture above has the newer style tips.  the tips bolt on through a 1/4" bolt in the center of the tip which typically twists off when you try to take them off.  I ended up brazing mine to keep them on. 

Yep, $50 one-time fee, no renewal fees or safety inspections ever, (they do have to be capable of passing inspection). I have never been checked. Mine would all pass. All of my bikes get a property tax bill every year in June and three out of the four have antique tags.  Perhaps it is a county issue. I live in Warren County.

Your right it must be a county issue.   I live in Prince William so its surprising they don't charge property taxes if its allowable by law.  Prince William county taxes the crap out you for everything else.

Here in the Old Dominion (VA) vehicles are considered personal property and you get taxed on them based on a formula they dreamed up for every titled vehicle from new regardless of age. I pay around $2.50 a year for my RD.

No taxes or plate renewals  in VA if you put antique plates on it ($50 one time fee) .

For speaker repair or replacement try these guys.  They replaced the foam surrounds on the woofers from my speakers about 10 years ago and did a great job. The price was very reasonable.   

https://www.simplyspeakers.com