Harley Used To Be About Bikes Not Lifestyle
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From: Puget Sound, WA.
It's all about image now, not a way of life.
Perception is reality.
People drive expensive cars and live in large houses, yet they're cash poor to keep up the illusion.
A Biker leaves their 1200 sq ft home, gets on the H-D, and rides into the mountains to a lookout point with a flask of whiskey.
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It's all about image now, not a way of life.
Perception is reality.
People drive expensive cars and live in large houses, yet they're cash poor to keep up the illusion.
A Biker leaves their 1200 sq ft home, gets on the H-D, and rides into the mountains to a lookout point with a flask of whiskey.
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From: St.Louis Mo.
never bought into the lifestyle thing. we rode and wrenched all the time, even when on the road. did'nt have a choice. camped all the time on the bikes and would have never had a radio or windshield on a bike.
there was a time when i said i would never have a bike with shocks on it. things change with age.
there was a time when i said i would never have a bike with shocks on it. things change with age.
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good looking scoot ! i had a 56 pan my self. jockey shift with drag bars. is it a straight leg frame or a wishbone ? can't really tell from the pic. 
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From: Tasmania.
For me it's the bikes mixed with therapy. I've modified everything I've ever owned starting with a skateboard as a kid. My wife reckons I'm obsessed with Harleys. I spend three weeks of the month away working interstate to pay the bills so when I get home I drop the bags and head back out the door for a ride. A couple of hours riding around the twisty roads of Tasmania clears away all the $h!t from the previous three weeks and helps me settle back into home life. As long as you're out there enjoying yourself who gives a $h!t.
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1953 Wishbone with '39 tanks- jockey shifter- 6 volt.
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