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Old 21 Jul 2017
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Gaucho Harley

Let's not forget, that the Harley Davidson is far and away the bike of choice for young urban Argentines.
The two greatest causes of death of Argentine men is One: falling off their own egos. and Two: dying of a broken heart because even if they can afford a Harley, there are none available.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/201...ious/22060306/

In Buenos Aires after I fell into the ownership of a 1980s EVO sportster bored out to 1200ccs I was inundated with offers to buy. I was even threatened. The re sale value of Argentine registered Harleys is easily 5 X that in the USA or Europe. If the Harley is tricked out or painted, the street value could be as much as 10X for a comparable purchase in the USA.

So, if Harley were to work with the Argentine aduana (customs) with "Trump" and "Macri" helping the "deal." Harley could open up a whole new market and mend many broken hearts of thousands of Argentine men by avoiding the exorbitant import duties on Harleys and Harley parts now is place, and selling Harleys for a reasonable price in Argentina...
As for as the corruption factor, a few Harleys gifte to the right people might take care of that problem - or Harley could learn a trick or two from Argentine BMW dealers.... Yes there are Harley dealers in Buenos Aires, and yes the prices are out of reach for all but the criminals and the very rich.

The video shows President Macri and the Argentine first Lady and former model Juliana being greeted by President Trump and North America's first Lady and former model Malania - who is either going for the GAUCHO look or giving a shout out to the past military dictators of Argentina.

Eat, Drink and keep your eye on Melania Trump's outfits....
and PS,
First Lady of Argentina Juliana, apparently also wired into why the USA dishes out foreign aid ( which actually ends up in the hands of US companies supporting the wealthy foreigners) - at least in the recent past -when the shooting stopped... it is "to keep foreigners from going RED!" Some of this may be a little esoteric or blurred into my personal foreign experiences, but I know some will get it. But, looks like Juliana is reminding President Trump of China's / PRC tremendous influence in Argentina.

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