Thought the ST1100 riders might like this.
Infamous Page 53 -- Hells Angels and Honda ST's
This fascinating quote is part of ST-owner's tribal lore. We sat up and took notice when a founding member of the Hell's Angels said he'd rather be riding Honda.
Here's the actual quote, from page 53 of Sonny Barger's biography "Hell's Angel".
"It's always been important for Hell's Angels to ride American-made machines. In terms of pure workmanship, personally I don't like Harleys. I ride them because I'm in the club, and that's the image, but if I could I would seriously consider riding a Honda ST1100 or a BMW.
We really missed the boat not switching over to the Japanese models when they began building bigger bikes. I'll usually say, "F*** Harley-Davidson. You can buy an ST1100 and the motherf***** will do 110 miles per hour right from the factory all day long ...
While it's probably too late to switch over now, it would have been a nice move because Japanese bikes today are so much cheaper and better built. However, Japanese motorcycles don't have as much personality."
