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James Broaddus builds bike to compete at BUB's Motorcycle Speed Trials

“It is said that a poor man cannot win in a rich man’s game. I am out to prove them wrong,” said James Broaddus. A master mechanic and Union Millwright, the 54-year-old Broaddus represents the sheer guts and glory it takes to compete at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats. “When you don’t have money, you learn to improvise, and you make your own parts,” Broaddus said. “My friends and I have personally made, welded and manufactured a large portion of the custom 79-cubic-inch (1300cc) competition motorcycle.” The Bonneville Salt Flats in draw a privileged few each year to compete in setting land speed records and becoming the fastest men in the world. The location

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