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Vladimir Putin rides Harley Davidson at rally
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Written by Mike Thames, 26/07/10
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Motorcycle insurance policyholders may have been among the crowd that gathered to watch Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin ride a Harley Davidson Lehman trike at an international motorbike rally in southern Ukraine.
The politician described motorcycles as "the most democratic form of transport" as he spoke to bike enthusiasts at the rally in Sevastopol.
Mr Putin was in Ukraine for talks with the nation's Russia-friendly administration, and rode the trike bearing Russian and Ukrainian flags at the rally.
The former president also revealed that he had met with the ten undercover intelligence agents who were recently repatriated from America and had sung patriotic songs with them, including What Motherland Begins With.
"I met with them. We talked about life," the ex-KGB agent said. "They will find decent work, I'm sure. I don't doubt that they will have interesting, bright lives."
Mr Putin signed autographs, no doubt for many motorcycle insurance policyholders, at the event which drew some 5,000 bikers from all over the world.
The motorcycle is a symbol of freedom, the prime minister said.
"Long live Russia, long live Ukraine and long live the bike."
American motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson has been producing bikes since 1903.
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