“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives… and to the ‘good life’, whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.” – Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman
The Flying Merkel
Joseph Merkel produced his first motorcycle in Milwaukee in 1900, forging his reputation on quality. Not cheap, Merkel motorcycles featured innovations for durability as well
