In 1976 i was in boot camp for the navy. For the 4th of July Bicentennial, everybody at Great Lakes Navy Bases went to Soldier Field in Chicago and put on Red, Blue and White plastic bags and formed the American flag. A plane flew over the field and took pics of it. In 1978 i rode a Harley for the 1st time, a friends Harley chopper 49 Panhead. There was a place in the Phillipines called Tobys, where you could buy a HD 45s, Flatheads, Knucklheads, Panheads and Indian Warriors or Chiefs. $600 for engine and trans or $1200 for whole bike. Got informed real quick to forget the whole bike, but i did buy a engine and trans.