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Originally posted by CJFusco
dd74 - i think you're thinking of a Vincent Black Shadow; that is more or less the only bike he lusts over in FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS... the memory of the book is fresh in my mind, for I re-read it to prepare for my senior year thesis (about the open road and the American Dream). He talks about riding the Ducati Monster in KINGDOM OF FEAR.
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Yeah, now that you mention it, you're right. His description of the bike was absolutely hilarious. Something about barely hanging onto "the bastard," or some such wording.
I laughed for days.
Thanks for getting the make of motorcycle right for me.
