Cuba’s Harley Davidson Motorcycle club work the vintage – photos
THIS week Cuba hosted its first national gathering in honour of America’s Harley Davidson motorcycle. In Varadero, the country’s “Harlistas” massed, showing off their old bikes. You can’t buy a new one in Cuba because of the economic blockade imposed in 1962, but you can show off the 1936 Flathead VLD 80 inherited from grandpa, albeit one bastardised by parts from Russia and the farm. One day the blockade will end. Castro will once more get to read John Updike’s new works and Cubans will learn that all the cool kids are riding Honda’s 100-mpg Symba and into green issues…
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Luis Enrique Gonzalez and his wife Marible Farradaz participate in Cuba's first national gathering in honor of the Harley Davidson motorcycle in Varadero, Cuba, Saturday April 14, 2012. Cuba's "Harlistas" are just as passionate as their American counterparts, but like the owners of rumbling 1950s Detroit classic cars that still prowl the streets of Havana, vintage Harley fans have had to get creative to keep their bikes road-worthy. Gonzalez and Farradaz won second place in a competition to place a drinking straw in a bottle while riding on their bike. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Posted: 15th, April 2012 | In: The Consumer Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
