MESSAGE TO AMERICAN RIDERS

Article écrit en 2010 pour le Mag Newyork Rider Magasine

Salut à toi rider Newyorkais ! Have you ever been to ... France / Paris my friend? May be not? ... Ok, it would be my pleasure to welcome you but it's especially my duty to help you to prepare the psychologic aspects of this futur trip, to try to reduce the cultural shock (Traumatism?). I insist, trust me. Take a seat, have a beer (or a valium) and read it. You and me, you and us, are not so different. We have our own style but in fact, you will discover that like you, we proudly ride French American Harley Davidson motorcycles.

The traffic in our cities (yes we have cities, not only small typical villages) is sometimes heavy and exactly like you, we proudly drive French American Cadillacs.

After hours, or on saturday morning, we use to go shopping (not so proudly) to French American Wall Mart Supermarkets.

I know that American tourists worry about their security (I'm not talking about you of course my friend, as me you're a rider, nothing could effraid us) when they come to my country. No reason, believe me! Our cops are not dangereous, they even smile working.

Plus, I confirm, after this photo, i'm still alive and free. I know, I'm now going to deal with a delicate topic : French / Parisian women ... Touchy, touchy, touchy (even for us Gaulish Parisians)!!! Finally, I'm sure you already know everything you have to know about our blond princesses : they are charming creatures and wear the nicest clothes of this wide world.

At the end, let me introduce my last literary fatal and definitive argument to convince you to come: the FRENCH STATUE OF LIBERTY. Hey, I'm serious, don't laugh, it's not a joke!!!! I'm sure you remember that the original (located in NYC) was offered by the French People in 1886 to celebrate the centenarian of the American Declaration of Iindépendance as a symbol of friendship between our two great and free Nations.

You find this statue in the west of Paris, on the river Seine, near by the Eiffel Tower, oriented to look America. When I told you that we were already friends ... See ya soon on the road (who knows?) Hervé (http://blog.hdcollectibles.fr) P.S.: have a look there for having a best and beautiful view of the French Statue of Liberty: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Paris-liberte-eiffel.jpg