To me, the Harley symbolizes irony. Why do people buy Harley's? They don't run good. Hell, most of the time the older ones don't run at all, lol. They don't have much in the way of power, lack handling prowess, and are poorly designed.
People buy them to be a rebel. They want to rebel against everything, be politcally incorrect and different. Here's the irony part. They are striving to be different and to be a rebel by following a group of people and an idea. That makes them a follower, the very opposite of what they want to be.
I don't know how many times I've watched a guy roll his couch out, hit the starter until the battery won't turn that hog over anymore, then proceed to get on and start kicking until he's out of breath. It's hilarious. Then after messing around with the carbs, they kick a little longer, roll it back over the 1/2 full cake pan to catch the dripping oil and shut the garage door. Well, since the new one's have engines designed by Porsche, they should do much better.
As far as the rocket crowd, some can be dumbass punks, but a lot are just good guys out to have fun, and let's not forget pick up the girlies!! LOL.
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