Sometimes when I travel to DeKalb, Illinois to use their library and research Southeast Asian Buddha spirituality I see a lot of hicks driving motorcycles. many of them look like Paul Teutul Sr so much so that I have to do a head turn and see if these fools with Fu Manchu mustaches are not indeed Paul Teutul Sr, the founder of Orange County Choppers which was founded by corporate cable channels for cheap programing. So many of these old dudes on motorcycles and choppers look the same is testimony to the lifestyle and look that this corporate motorcycle show helped produce.
You rarely see young dudes in expensive motorcycles and this has more to do with economic inequality than actual lifestyle of biking. I may be seeing the same old fool in the DeKalb Sycamore area that is trying to look like Paul Teutul Sr or I may be seeing several old gruffy fucks instead of one over the years who somehow think they look like bad asses not wearing a helmet and having an ugly mustache over their lips. many of these old men may also think having an expensive bike is a status symbol most likely using on debt for their money-losing construction or contracting related jobs that they then purchase a expensive bike and mark down a van on their tax returns. Rural Wisconsin and northern Illinois is the home of these old outlaw bikers who all try extremely hard to get a certain look. Paul Teutul Jr from orange County has has been an inspiration and role model to so many other hicks in rural county America.
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