Please please tell me those older riders didn't have under-fuselage neons on their bikes, and it's just a reflection of the light from a neon sign somewhere on all that American chrome...
Just doesn't seem right somehow, you'd think that by the age the urge to bling would have faded

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Just goes to show that the success of the marketing of HDs which far outweighs the facts they are utter POS. I suppose the Bandidos and the Hell's Angels would hate their pride and joys being associated with the professional accountant and banker set who wants to be a bad to the bone 1%er biker on the weekend...
...having said that I'm sure the guys would let such a bonanza of spare parts go to waste either

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