Wasn't the triple a thunderbird..???They certainly went hard...I remember all that crap and arogance..LOL.about the tow rope..I blew up a gear box in the middle of the Hay plains here,Thats one of our desert with a Hwy thru it on my 74 Sporty,I was stuck for a while until I realised I could still ride it in top gear it sounded like rocks in a tin can until you got it cruising..got me home..Here's a beer for the old day's

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All The Best.