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From Custom Bike/Choppers March 1982 Big Bertha: 1949 EL barrels and cases, only 80 cubic inches. Chain driven Emerson magneto, 2 Linkert carbs 1937 rigid frame,stock Harley springer and wheels Handmade rear slick, rear drumbrake only 2 speed gearbox with jockey-shift, the gearbox also was used as the oil-tank! Seat and tank were from a Harley Hummer the whole thing weighed only 415 pounds Built by Lewis Puckett, Joe Luke and Dick O'Brien The rider was flyweight Charlie Winslow In 1957, using a mixture of nitro, methanol, alky and benzene, this bike did the quarter mile in an amazing 9.4 seconds, 146 mph! (235 kph)