WWII Motorcycle Jumping

Reading time: less than a minute | Written by Ben Branch | April 3rd 2012

I’ve heard rumours of balloon tires being used on WWII motorcycles in North Africa, I’ve been struggling to find any references to them though. As always, if you know more than I do, let us all know in the comments below!

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Published by Ben Branch - April 3rd 2012

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