What do Dennis Hopper and Brigitte Bardot have in common? It is, apparently, “the ultimate symbol of American individualism”, and now, forty years too late, the Russians can get one:
In Soviet times the iconic motorcycle was a distant dream for Russia’s would-be bikers, hunched in their battered Ladas in the snow. But 14 years after the Soviet collapse, the “chopper”, has finally roared into Moscow.
Today, Harley-Davidson officially opens the doors of its first dealership in Russia since the 1917 Revolution, hoping to harness the spending power of the new Russian rich.
Maxim Belousov, the director of the dealership on the upmarket Kutuzovsky Prospekt in Moscow, said: “For most people here, Harley-Davidson is just a legend. Now they can ride the real bike.”
Who was it said Harleys were motor-bikes for people who don’t like motor-bikes? Or, “Why a Harley-Davidson isn’t a real American motorcycle.”
Simply put, a Harley is God’s way of saying that you have too much money and not enough brains.
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