Havana - The characteristic roar of engines heralds the arrival of the coveted Harley Davidson motorcycles. Slowly, pairs of proud riders parade down Havana's Malecon outside the US Interests Section and the statue of Cuban independence hero, Jose Marti, who points an accusing finger at the representatives of the empire. Harley Davidson may be one of the symbols of the "American way of life" that Cuba so despises, but passion for these vehicles knows neither boundaries nor ideologies and is so deeply entrenched in the hearts of Cubans that the stir caused is considered compatible with being a good "revolutionary." "It has nothing to do with having an American bike. On the contrary, we took part in the May 1 parade invited by the government. We have joined the Battle of Ideas," says Lazaro Broton, from the western province of...
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