Anybody remember Roadog?

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cycledog

cycledog

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Remember Roadog?
17', 3280lbs, 4cly, powerglide, built between 62-65. 40k:eek:
Built by William "Wild Bill" Gelbke. No blue prints or plans.
First bike to have twin headlights, auto w/reverse, leading type forks, disk breaks front and rear.
 

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Yea, I remember that thing. Me and my brother were just talking about it the other day but I couldn't remember the name of it. I'm glad you brought it up. How much room do you think it took to do a u-turn on that?
 
Gastrick said:
Yea, I remember that thing. Me and my brother were just talking about it the other day but I couldn't remember the name of it. I'm glad you brought it up. How much room do you think it took to do a u-turn on that?
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I believe Bobby Bare had a hit song about a truck driver titled "Give me Forty acres" (and I'll turn this rig around.):rolleyes:
 
There was a tv program one night, and they did a segment on this "bike." I only remember parts of it, but I recall something about a second one being built,(maybe a clone) and one of them was in an accident. It ended up on it's side on the side of the road.

It was like huge, but supposedly he drove it a lot.

Don
 
donsrods said:
There was a tv program one night, and they did a segment on this "bike." I only remember parts of it, but I recall something about a second one being built,(maybe a clone) and one of them was in an accident. It ended up on it's side on the side of the road.

It was like huge, but supposedly he drove it a lot.

Don
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You are right Don, I remember that. The bike was wrecked by the guy who was doing the story I believe. It has been said that the only person who has ever been able to ride the beast was Wild Bill himself. I don't know if that's true or not, but that's what I read.
 
cycledog said:
I believe Bobby Bare had a hit song about a truck driver titled "Give me Forty acres" (and I'll turn this rig around.):rolleyes:
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I think that was the Willis Duo.
I had to listen to that stuff, as well as Petty and David Pierson winning every Sunday, while I was growing up. While my dad wrenched on the big block Mopars under the shade tree.
Come to think of it, that's probably why the music sounded better back then.
 

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