Joe Bolger

.via : the Motorcycle Hall of FameOne of New England's best-liked motorcyclists was Joe Bolger, a self-taught designer and engineer who worked in metal and wood in a small shop behind his home in Barre, Massachusetts. In 1974 he created a linked, rising-rate, long-travel suspension that was put into production as the OSSA BLT, meaning "Bolger Long Travel." He also designed an "equalizer" that