And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Vivian Bales (1908-2001) rode her Harley-Davidson thousands of miles around the US in the 1920’s and 30’s becoming America’s first motorcycle cover-girl.
Ride that many miles on any bike and you know how to spin a wrench on it. Bet she could do it cuz it was required. Even if she had service on her cell phone.
I have been riding old Harleys since I was 16 (first was a 50 Panhead) I learned the hard way, But I still ride and wrench (68 Shovel) at 70 years old I'm still riding and wrenching and I love the old scoots
Brave
ReplyDeleteShe has a lovely bouquet of pussy willows.
ReplyDelete1929 Harley Davidson. I would love to have met her...
ReplyDeleteRide that many miles on any bike and you know how to spin a wrench on it. Bet she could do it cuz it was required. Even if she had service on her cell phone.
ReplyDeleteShe was twenty years old on that adventure.
ReplyDeleteI have been riding old Harleys since I was 16 (first was a 50 Panhead)
ReplyDeleteI learned the hard way, But I still ride and wrench (68 Shovel) at 70 years old
I'm still riding and wrenching and I love the old scoots
Good looking girl.
ReplyDeleteWould like to have some timeline photos of her life from then until late in her life
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