| Lowriding began as a cultural element of Chicano | | | | motorcycle. The seat of a lowrider bike is down at |
| Americans, part of the street culture of the American | | | | wheel level and its pedals are sometimes higher than |
| barrio where Mexican immigrants maintained a lively | | | | the seat! These bikes are typically a highly |
| urban culture. Lowrider bikes, one of the most splendid | | | | individualized creation. Most of them are ridden with |
| and unique products of this culture, are a cross | | | | enormous pride by their creators, although you can buy |
| between the Harley and the cruiser bike, decorated | | | | some standard models and a few elaborate models in |
| with paint and chrome and streamers, found in any | | | | a good bike store, especially in cities of the American |
| all-American hometown parade.As you might surmise, | | | | West.Despite the fact that these bikes originated within |
| lowriding bikes hug the ground. The highest points on a | | | | the poverty of the barrio, lowrider bikes are anything |
| lowrider bike are almost always its two hand grips, just | | | | but cheap. |
| like you might find on its motorized cousin, the Harley | | | | |