PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-699
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 699
FEBRUARY 2011
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PS 699
FEB 11
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PS 699
FEB 11
welcome
to
bessie’s
life!
wow!
were these
all
bessie’s?
yes… bessie
was
one of
a kind.
look at
all these
bikes! and
all these
tool boxes.
she was
only 1
7
at
the time. and
that was when
“
good
girls”
didn’t ride
motorcycles,
let alone
travel by
themselves.
she would toss a
penny on a map and
wherever it landed was
her destination.
she took
eight solo
rides across
the united
states. she
also rode
throughout
haiti, brazil
and europe.
“she rode in
rainstorms…”
“slept in a tent
next to her bike…”
back then, there
weren’t cell
phones or nearby
places to repair
a motorcycle. you
were on your own.
that meant
you
had to know the
bike’s checks and
services like the
back of your hand.
that
rings a
bell.
checks
and
services!
“…and
always
did
pm
on her bike.”
she traveled
some
interesting
byways.
aunt bessie
rode her first
motorcycle --
an indian scout
-- back in 1928.
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