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Just got back from Gerald Rineharts about an hour ago. Matt and I drove up to check out the brain behind Rinehart Racing's latest work. Last week, we dropped off Matt's 1938 Knucklehead bobber at Geralds to have the man himself set up a custom exhaust set-up to make the bike really go. We had a few ideas of where we wanted to go, and decided to let Gerald go ahead and do his magic.
Matt was excited all week, and when we got to Geralds, I knew he was getting anxious. As we pulled up his driveway, he came out to greet us and gave us a big wave. But not your normal wave.....this one had a cast attached to it. Gerald quickly shared with us just how dangerous a shop can be, and showed us his first set of stitches in 47 years. When we asked what happened, he turned and said jokingly, "Those pipes are pretty wicked."
He shared the story of what happened, and reminded us that forming up a set of custom exhaust pipes was no easy task. We all had a good laugh.
When we entered the shop, Matts bike was on the table almost finished. Since Gerald had a bum right hand, he need a bit of help with the final assembly, so Matt and I quickly jumped in helping in any way that we could. Within 20 minutes, we had everything wrapped up and the job was done.
Now to see how she runs. Two kicks to prime and one to go. And it ran great. We ran it for a minute or two before loading it up and heading home. I think everyone, including Gerald, was pretty impressed. After a few finishing touches, this bike will be ready for the road!!! 
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