Laughing at all the comments. Sonny Barger said in his book that had they (Hells Angels) been smart in the beginning they would have bought BMWs instead of Harleys because of the reliability issues. But ex-military and cop bikes were cheap. I pretty much credit those guys for the "chopper" craze. And of course everyone wants to be a big bad biker and nothing says that like a chopper, tats and some patches sewn on a black leather jacket - riding comfort be damned !! Nowadays they all ride baggers!