there I was, taking the beast out for a cruise to get a burrito... when I hear flap flap flapity flapity flapity in the rear wheel well. Uh oh.

and now I know why things felt weirdly wobbly in the back. I thought, huh, maybe those old air shock are softening up, or something is finally giving out in the steering and causing a pendulum effect...

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why haven't I ever seen a cool tire swing, like this, or some top fueler Goodyear Eagles?

http://www.ebay.com/motors/blog/obd2-scann...

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classic Pirelli ad

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Illustrated catalogues of tyres for velocipedes, motorcycles and cars in 1904. Cover in colour by Osvaldo Ballerio. The catalogue was printed in Milan by Stabilimento TIpo-Litografico G.B. Virtuani & C. in Via Stella,

http://search.fondazionepirelli.org/pirelli/miscellanea/detail/IT-PIRELLI-MISC0001-0000000289/34-pneumatiche-velocipedi-motocicli-automobili-34.html?lang...

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Pat's wife used to test tires for the Arfon's family business.

A couple days ago I posted the Green Monster, and Pat commented that his wife used to work for Walt, testing tires.Well, that blew my mind, so I had to ask about it!In 1973 she answered a want ad in the Akron Beacon Journal ...Tire testing position...valid drivers license required.Walt Arfons was contracted...

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2 dollars to balance, buck and a half to change them. 1963

https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/rv970dh1...

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Good use of a visual theme to promote your tires with the Pioneer name while crossing the continent in 1913 to demonstrate the durability or your product

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211740795984322&set=a.2422952862140.138245.1501025670&typ...

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BFGoodrich has a website with some stories, and you can put in yours

https://garage.bfgoodrichtires.com/?_ga=1.124041482.1070257938.1482247...

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