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What could be more frightening than a lawyer driving down the road on his Heritage Springer Special, longhaired wig flying in the breeze, fake tattoos festooning his arms, fringed armchaps, EZ Leaker(tm) and HD leathers, his $400 cellphone ringing to the tune of "Born to be Wild" as his stockbroker calls him up?



Maybe if he took his Heritage Springer Special off the trailer that his Lexus is pulling with his wife behind the wheel, that would be more frightening.



AT least the cellphone will get more mileage than most of the bikes owned by the geeks who would buy such a thing.



Truly the the Spirit of motorcycling, what?



There has to be a good Trailerman, er I mean Highwayman spoof in here somewhere.

 

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"Leader of the Pack" comes to mind.



Or how about Jan and Dean's old song "Schlock Rod".



That way most of these weekend warrior accountants ride maybe "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" would be better.

 

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Re: Outstanding American Institutions: Harley-Davidson and Motorola

Oh, I don't know. I faced the NVA at one period in my life.

Maybe you should save the "spineless" comments, hero.

 

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Re: Outstanding American Institutions: Harley-Davidson and Motorola

Yes but what is a "American" motorcycle? There are models of "Japanese" motorcycles that are little more than Harley copies but are made in the USA with a higher proportion of domestically produced parts than any Harley.

The "American" car manufacturers play this game too, but their cars are so loaded with foreign parts, assembled in Canada and Mexico that it is ridiculous to buy one based on "patriotism".

GM owns huge interest in Toyota. Ford controls Mazda. Harley buys its forks, shocks and carburetors in Japan. Everybody buys their electronics form Malaysia or the Phillippines, including Bosch.

It is impossible to consider any bikes or cars to be "American" any more. It is foolish to think one is supporting the US economy any more than any of a dozen other nations by "buying American" when it comes to transportation.

 

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Re: Outstanding American Institutions: Harley-Davidson and Motorola

Aw, ain't life grand? You can become a REAL AMERICAN without ever having to do anything that includes the slightest personal inconvenience. People used to have to fight or serve or volunteer or something.

But today you can avoid all that unpleasantness and just buy a Harley!! Then REAL AMERICAN SUPERIORITY status is automatically conferred. Neat, huh?

 

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Re: I smell a product liability lawsuit coming

Really? I always thought that Harley's original and unique braking system was the one where the rider just plowed into a large immobile object.

 

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You're a RUB only if you're one of the low mileage clowns.