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Offline Sgt.Pinback

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European bike tour 1953
« on: October 27, 2015, 05:46:56 AM »
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Re: European bike tour 1953
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2015, 05:57:18 AM »
Too kool! Thanks for posting.

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Re: European bike tour 1953
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2015, 06:02:19 AM »
Very nice!

My parents in pretty much the same time period were travelling Slovakia on Jawa 175  :)
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Re: European bike tour 1953
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2015, 11:37:44 AM »
yes thanks for that , europe must have been a strange place so soon after the war , very interesting photos

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Re: European bike tour 1953
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2015, 07:11:51 AM »
Sgt Pinback,

Just finished reading the travelogue and history.
Made wish I was riding along with them!!!
VERY COOL!!!!!
Thank You!!!!!

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Re: European bike tour 1953
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2015, 08:11:56 AM »
Very cool travelogue, especially the 160 mph Dad. Was this posted on another forum? Vaguely remember it.  Thanks for posting Sarge....Larry

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Re: European bike tour 1953
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2015, 03:58:31 PM »
Fun article. Thanks for the link.
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