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When I was at the local HD shop this past weekend, I saw a sportster with an intersting paint job on it. The bike had a custom paint job done on a P-40 Warhawk (flying tigers) theme, complete with the sharks teeth on the tank.
I did not get a chance to ask the owner why he chose the paint scheme, but it got me thinking about some of the parallels that exist between flying and motorcycling (freedom, adventure, risk, etc.), and how one could think of one's ride as kind of an "airplane on the ground".
That said, I would probably liken my GS to an A-10 Warthog, due to its manueverability and utility. My Softail is kinda like an F4U-1 Corsair, with its more antiquated powerplant and weight (although some on the forum might find a "Sopwith Camel" analogy more fitting).
If your bike were an airplane, what kind would it be?
I did not get a chance to ask the owner why he chose the paint scheme, but it got me thinking about some of the parallels that exist between flying and motorcycling (freedom, adventure, risk, etc.), and how one could think of one's ride as kind of an "airplane on the ground".
That said, I would probably liken my GS to an A-10 Warthog, due to its manueverability and utility. My Softail is kinda like an F4U-1 Corsair, with its more antiquated powerplant and weight (although some on the forum might find a "Sopwith Camel" analogy more fitting).
If your bike were an airplane, what kind would it be?