The road is long and hot,
shimmering in the haze of
heat coming off the tarmac,
in the distance something dark
flickers and wavers
like a black flame, soundless.
It gets larger, closer,
takes shape as a faint thunder
startles the jackrabbits.
Soon it is a bike,
with rider and passenger
watching the road,
the sky and the scenery,
the thunder
becomes a louder rumble
and is upon you -
and then gone, the sound fading
as silence returns.
in its element:
you are riding a heritage
that goes back almost to the
beginning of the century.
freedom is not an impossible dream.
It is a God-given right,
it is built into the Constitution,
and it is symbolized by
an American product:
Harley-Davidson.
~Ms.Harley2000
IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT
YOU DON'T WANT A CAR OR BIKE
LIKE THE AVERAGE JANE OR JOE;
YOU NEED TO BE
DIFFERENT. ONCE YOU HAVE ONE IT IS EQUALLY ESSENTIAL THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK EXACTLY LIKE ANYONE ELSE'S, SINCE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU LIKE THEM. HOW DIFFERENT YOU DECIDE TO BE, AND HOW THAT DESIRE IS EXPRESSED IN THE BIKE, IS WHAT MAKES THEM SUCH ART FORMS ON WHEELS, AND WHAT MAKES THEM SUCH PSYCHOLOGICAL STATEMENTS - ON SELF.
~Ms.Harley2000
to some people is
an Electra Glide
covered in banks of flashing lights
glinting off miles of chrome.
To others,
aesthetic perfection
is a pink saddle,
matching leathers
and air-brushed murals
of flowers or flames.
The world of Harley-Davidson
is a world of self-expression
in metal and,
of course,
in clothes.
Dress your Hawg,
dress yourself,
get out on the highway
and cruise forever...
~Ms.Harley2000
an RUB (Rich Urban Biker),
or a Hells Angel
- to really understand and appreciate
the Harley-Davidson experience,
you have to be one thing:
~Ms.Harley2000
the 1951 Panhead that Peter Fonda rode
in the 1969 movie, Easy Rider.
