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My friend and boss, who by the way is an officer with the local HOG chapter and rides a softail is sitting at lunch when his son who works there walks up and starts talking about buying a new....(wait for it)....HONDA!!! We all had a good laugh at his expense and I think we ribbed him into coughing up a down payment on a sportster for his kid. This is a guy who is really pro Harley and gives everyone crap for owning another brand!! Of course it's all in the name of fun, as he has owned metrics himself. But this moment was just too funny to not share it with you guys.
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