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The Flying Merkel

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Ben Branch November 13, 2012
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No matter how long you or I live, we’ll never be as cool as this man was.

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The Flying Merkel Lady

Ben Branch June 6, 2012
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“The Flying Merkel” has to be one of the greatest names ever given to a motorcycle manufacturer, in fact I can’t think of one better.

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The traditional “Silodrome” was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the “Wall of Death." You may have seen them at county fairs – the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome."

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