Sarah Palin and 6 other motorcycle-riding pols: A slideshow
Mama Grizzly is just the latest politician to roar down the road on a two-wheeler
By The Week Staff | May 31, 2011
Sarah Palin at Rolling Thunder, 2011
REUTERS/Molly Riley
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here's something decidedly American about the open road and a motorcycle (Italian and Japanese makes notwithstanding). No wonder many a politician has hopped on a Harley for a rugged photo op. On Sunday, a leather-clad Sarah Palin became the latest, cruising through Washington D.C. on the back of a hog. Here, six other politicians who blazed the trail before her.
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