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El Guapo Loco
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The Harley Davidson phenomenon is... well, it is, and why is the subject of this thread.
Many things are to be considered. First is what I call momentum/consensus reality. Example: The Canadian border. All the way across a huge continent there is, quite literally, nothing. But people believe there is something there and that, on the other side of it, there is another country. That belief is the only reason there is a Canada, today (or a USA, if you're on the north side of it) - i.e. because there was a border yesterday and because people continue to believe there is one, today.
Then there is... the "bad boy" game. Little girls with weak minds and strong hormones swoon over a bad boy. They try soooo hard to change him, giving him all the (!) in the world in the process. Often I have considered writing a book entitled "enjoying stupidity."
Then there is... fantasy land, where being a 1%er biker is like being a rock star and the life that goes with it is one, giant and never-ending orgasm... The reality, of course, is a desperate, criminal and depraved existence where you are controlled by your gang and spend a lot, if not most of your life in prison. Kind of like a lottery ticket - promoting dreams of being rich while the reality is, you're out $2.
Then there is... status symbol land, where we prove we have $30,000 we can use to impress others. I don't know who... But the NEW Harley certainly is your ticket to places you can't go, without one, and the people you meet, in those places. Kind of like a rolling country club...
I could go on. But I started this thread to hear YOUR ideas, not to air mine!
Harleys... are they really motorcycles? If so they are, hands down, the sorriest of bikes. Does anyone remember AMF? Still, they survive, and continue. Why?
Many things are to be considered. First is what I call momentum/consensus reality. Example: The Canadian border. All the way across a huge continent there is, quite literally, nothing. But people believe there is something there and that, on the other side of it, there is another country. That belief is the only reason there is a Canada, today (or a USA, if you're on the north side of it) - i.e. because there was a border yesterday and because people continue to believe there is one, today.
Then there is... the "bad boy" game. Little girls with weak minds and strong hormones swoon over a bad boy. They try soooo hard to change him, giving him all the (!) in the world in the process. Often I have considered writing a book entitled "enjoying stupidity."
Then there is... fantasy land, where being a 1%er biker is like being a rock star and the life that goes with it is one, giant and never-ending orgasm... The reality, of course, is a desperate, criminal and depraved existence where you are controlled by your gang and spend a lot, if not most of your life in prison. Kind of like a lottery ticket - promoting dreams of being rich while the reality is, you're out $2.
Then there is... status symbol land, where we prove we have $30,000 we can use to impress others. I don't know who... But the NEW Harley certainly is your ticket to places you can't go, without one, and the people you meet, in those places. Kind of like a rolling country club...
I could go on. But I started this thread to hear YOUR ideas, not to air mine!
Harleys... are they really motorcycles? If so they are, hands down, the sorriest of bikes. Does anyone remember AMF? Still, they survive, and continue. Why?
