From Troy C.
Love the goggles and full-face combo, very Toecutter. Still can't, and never will, get onboard with the swastika fetish, though.
Thanks Troy.
'These are some shots of some of the Hwzn Bross in the Mooneyes parking lot.'
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Is there something to be read into the fact that the HD Springer fella's had to be chained to the bike ?
keep in mind that in Japan and the far east in general, the swastika is a buddist symbol of luck. It was "stolen" by the nazi
Hi Sl4sh
When it's on a chopper it's not good luck, it's provocative. I know the original HA and punks did it to wind up the squares. Still don't like what it stands for. G
it has nothing to do with the buddist svastika, although is a rip off as sl4sh said
first of all is inverted and is a pure provocative act as gary pointed out
of course hell's angels, are kings of provocation an immediately adopted it
i really can't stand watching it
it's amazing the power of the symbol tho, almoast 70 years after is still so powerful
c
I think 50s/60s Bikers in US would had better luck pissing off Squares with the Communist symbol(or even Imperial Japan flag) than the Swastica , Russians/Japanese where more hated by Americans back then than Nazis...
In Europe is more shocking i think because lots of peole saw first hand their houses, their people and their countries to get destroyed!
- that's a good point Giannis.
Maybe contemporary chopper riders should adopt Osama Bin Laden insignia instead?
BP
ah yes, I didn't notice it's the right hand version in the first picture
well, I guess the idea is the same: I've been following a little the japanese vintage chopper scene and they seem to try very hard to annoy square", which in japan I guess are squarer... the bikes are beautiful, btw
"Maybe contemporary chopper riders should adopt Osama Bin Laden insignia instead?"
Propably they will be jailed for supporting terrorism or something like that! lol
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