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Harley-Davidson trips

sharing the market. In Brussels, a dealer 130 had invested in a
huge complex with showroom, workshop, clothing boutique
and lounge.
I bought an Electra Glide, which is undoubtedly the
flagship of the Harley-Davidson fleet. Every year, out of
more than 300,000 motorcycles, Harley-Davidson
produced a few thousand special models called CVOs
(Customer Vehicle Operations). So I chose a CVO model with
impressive technical specifications: a 1600 cm engine, 6
3
gears, GPS, satellite radio, heated seats and grips, 4 stereo
speakers…
I felt good when I was riding. I had no concerns and
always kept in mind the good advice I had been given during
the course, as well as that received from more experienced

bikers.
In the beginning, in line with my reason for buying a
Harley-Davidson, I mainly rode when the weather was fine
and continued to read my monthly magazines dedicated to
the brand. One day, I came across a carte blanche written by
a reader to whom the editorial staff had given the pen. In a
nutshell, he wrote :
… and it's not like those Harley-Davidson-riding jerks with
their road barge who only go out on Sundays when the
weather's nice.

I knew from that day on that, in the Harley-Davidson world,
I was considered by some to be a jerk!

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