Play the song called Born to be
Wild as you rev up that deep popping engine and you are good to go. Except in
China they love the Terminator experience grow the pony tails and wear the leather
jackets with the Harley logo on back but at a price few can afford. A good ride
is to depart east of Shanghai along China’s east coast and then head west to
the Chinese countryside for about a 90 mile ride. The best part of riding is
that each weekend you get to leave your e-mails and text mess ageing and just
go. Not thinking about work could be priceless to most people that live
anywhere but in China the Harley experience is expensive.
A dealership in China would
probably only sell about 300 bikes per year. The big gasoline powered
motorcycles are banned in 200 cities in China for a range of reasons including
pollution concerns. I think they are just a bit Anti-American since they still
have large polluting old factories everywhere. Then there is the $100,000
dollar price tag there. Import taxes triple the cost and then you still have to
buy it and register the bike. Just the license plate in Shanghai can be $15,000
because the registrations are limited to a certain amount issued. Something tells me the government there just
doesn’t want to see too many of these on their roads. So, the bike goes into
the you gotta be rich category of toys a big boy can have.
The thrill is worth it for all
owners of a Harley Davidson bike owners in China. So, get on your Harley this fall and make
American roads roar with the sounds of good old American made bikes.
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