First saw this film at a theater in NM in 1973. The first time I saw Electra Glide in Blue was the year it came out. The theater lobby had a life-size cardboard Robert Blake standing next to a REAL Harley, identical to the movie's bike. When I saw this film in '73, I thought Blake would become a huge star...why didn't he? Blake makes us believe in Wintergreen and LIKE him. I'm watching the movie again, as I write; it's still entertaining, touching, a little scary, and a fabulous reflection of life in the early 70's in New Mexico & Arizona.