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From: LAKing@NHAx.net
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sleazemovies
Subject: Re: Esy Rdr - 1969 (The Sanatio)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:27:51 -0500
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On Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:24:52 -0500, Tarkus@here.com wrote:
>On Sun, 07 Dec 2014 17:13:25 -0500, cc@cereal.net wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:31:33 -0500, Tarkus@here.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/
>>>
>>>Just under 50 films posted and barely scratched surface of all of the
>>>Biker flicks out there!
>>>
>>>What is it about a 'HOG' that changes the perspective?
>>>
>>>Why do 40 something dentists pay twice the market value to purchase
>>>what is probably a repaired crashed and bent Harley/Indian frame just
>>>to ride it on Sunday in the safety a toll road?
>>>
>>curious, where to "real" Harley enthusiasts ride their hogs? dirt
>>trails?
>
>You seem to be caught up in the semantics.
>
>The Harley has gone through a variety of change its 110 year existance
>starting off as a 'racer' then being the motorcyle of choice for WW1
>by the US military. It returns to production as a public recreational
>vehicle until WW2 when all production is turned over to military
>production. While still considered a 'racer' in the 1950's many of
>the military motorcyles are sold as surplus to returning vets and this
>is the start of the MC which in turn evolves into the Biker Gang.
>
>While sales of HD's remain brisk, excepting a close brush with
>bankruptcy following the 1969-1980 AMF take over, not every Harley
>would be considered as a 'biker bike'. Many of the bikes from the AMF
>era were considered jokes and tended to be the ones that were rebuiilt
>and sold to 'professionals' as a chance to be a weekend biker warrior.
>
>So when I say they were driven on the safety of a toll road I am
>inferring that these people wanted to 'buy the HOG or biker
>experience' without having the understanding of what they were getting
>into. All that to say that there is more to being a biker than simply
>buying a Harley.
>
>As an aside there was only a short duration where HD made dirt bikes,
No, I understood what you meant. I didn't mean to offend, just being
silly...
>(also during the AMF years), and they were pitiful.
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