Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: >IMHO, the Harleys are really ugly bikes with no subtlety about them - they >almost qualify for Kurt Vonnegut Jr classic quip about American cars of the >1950s and 1960s, calling them "a tin plate ,aker's wet dream". >Cheers >Jayanand ================================================================================ I never understood the Harley mystique. To me, the cruiser styling is unattractive with the small rear wheel, tilted back look, and the broken back profile. I've ridden a few and found their functionality bothersome. The riding position was uncomfortable for me (+ being tilted too far back for good all-round visibility), the shaking was annoying, and it was unacceptable that one knee was banged by the air cleaner cover, and the other speared by the ignition key. I was happy to get off the bike and return to my smooth Honda that fits me perfectly. -- Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amagayneroshak at gmail.com <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt