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Putin rides Harley in biker procession

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NOVOROSSIYSK, Russia, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rode a Harley Davidson three-wheeler at the head of a motorcycle procession to a youth bike show in Novorossiysk.

Putin led the Night Wolves, the motorcycle club behind the bike show, to the Monday event at the cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov, which is moored at the seaport, RT reported Tuesday.

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The prime minister spoke at the event, the 16th annual bike show in the city, recounting the role of motorcycles in freeing Novorossiysk from Nazi troops during World War II.

"And chapters (of history) are surprisingly intertwined with the motorcycle because the motorcycle was the best way to get children to safety. They were seated in the sidecar, several kids in one sidecar, and taken to Sochi," Putin said.

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