02-09-2021, 07:18 PM
We had an exhibit in the Petersen prior to the shutdown called “Disruptors”, basically describing vehicles that didn’t fit the norm. When you look at a bike like the Eldorado, you see an engine cutting into the space that our mind is trained to recognize as an unbroken teardrop. A longer expanse between the engine and rear wheel than we are used to.
I remember the first time I saw an Eldorado and its sibling models. They were parked together in Malibu, being ridden by a group of moto journalists when the bikes came out. The things about them that visually didn’t instantly compute in my mind as “cruiser” are what caught my attention and made me feel compelled to stop and study them, where I’d just glance and keep moving if they were Harleys or traditional cruisers.
I remember the first time I saw an Eldorado and its sibling models. They were parked together in Malibu, being ridden by a group of moto journalists when the bikes came out. The things about them that visually didn’t instantly compute in my mind as “cruiser” are what caught my attention and made me feel compelled to stop and study them, where I’d just glance and keep moving if they were Harleys or traditional cruisers.