Steel Camels: Harleys Rumble Across Saudi Sands

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"It's the sense of freedom you get on the bike," the 30-something Saudi says. "It's just you and the air. It's a great feeling."

Mohamad N. Chbib, a business operations manager at Cisco Systems' Riyadh office, says that because motorcycling is a relatively new sport here, "people tend to not respect riders" because of the stereotype "that they're very grungy; they're outlaws."

When the chapter holds events to which bikers' families are invited, the women arrive in buses or cars. And there are separate "family sections" and "single men's sections" for dining to comply with the country's strict gender segregation.

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Steel Camels: Harleys Rumble Across Saudi Sands

RIYADH - A half-moon directly overhead glows in the gathering daylight as Adel Mallawi straps on his helmet.

His tall legs, sheathed in leather chaps that match his black leather jacket, drape over one of the loves of his life: Harley-Davidson's 1 05th anniversary Electra Glide Ultra Classic. Copper and black. Same ...

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