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Rollie Free breaking speed records on a motorcycle, positioned and clothed to minimize wind resistance, Utah, USA, 1948 (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] mbp@slrpnk.net 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That fender must be hot as hell with a 10billion rpm tire under it, no?

Crazy fucker, Rollie.

[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's not the tire that makes it hot, it's the sun on it before he slapped his massive balls there.