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Balzer had problems finishing this engine, delivering finally not earlier than 1900. For proper use, Langley's technical assistant, Charles M. Manly, had to modify it heavily. This became the Manly–Balzer engine, the first purpose-built aero-engine. [citation needed] Balzer's business was not very successful, and he left in 1902.
The number of chopper-building custom shops multiplied, as did the number of suppliers of ready-made chopper parts. According to the taste and purse of the owner, chop shops would build high handlebars, or later Ed Roth's Wild Child designed stretched, narrowed, and raked front forks. Shops also custom-built exhaust pipes and many of the ...
The Buell Blast is a motorcycle that was made by the Buell Motorcycle Company from 2000 to 2009. The Blast was conceived as an entry-level motorcycle to attract newcomers to motorcycling in general and to Harley-Davidson in particular. As such, the design goals were low cost and ease of operation and maintenance.
It's Higher This Year. If you think swipe fees dropped with inflation, guess again. Last year they were $18.6 billion. Since 85% of holiday purchases will be made with credit or debit cards, that ...
The pair had wed after knowing each other for less than two weeks, "48 Hours" reported.At the time of their marriage, Ashley Benefield was 24 and Doug Benefield, a widower whose wife had died ...
Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster argued that the ongoing conflict in Gaza will continue and life for Palestinians cannot improve “until Hamas is destroyed.” McMaster joined ...
Stephen Marius Balzer (c. 1864 – September 29, 1940) was a Hungarian-born American mechanic and inventor. He was the founder of the Balzer Motor Company and later donated one of his cars to the Smithsonian Institution , which was the first car in its collection.
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise to create more American jobs and protect existing ones. But many of his proposals and expected policy changes threaten to have the opposite ...