Early last month we learned that Prince Harry of Wales made his arrival on US soil to begin a 2 month military training course. Since that time, Harry has surfaced in San Diego, CA and other cities in the region but has managed to remain relatively unphotographed … until this weekend. Prince Harry, while on break from his military duties, decided to go for a little motorcycle ride in Imperial Valley, Arizona … and he was lookin’ very much like an Easy Rider. The photos below are must see. Wanna check out Prince Harry as a biker badass? Check him out below.

They are pictures certain to gladden the hearts of Prince Harry’s female fans. Looking tanned, fit and macho, the Prince jumped on a classic Harley-Davidson motorbike on Friday and roared off across the Arizona desert. One person unlikely to be impressed by his exploits, however, is his father Prince Charles, who doesn’t share his sons’ passion for motorbikes. Harry owns a Ducati 848 and a classic Triumph, and Prince William a Ducati 1198. But Charles admitted last year: ‘I hate motorbikes. My sons are interested in them. I can’t even get my balance on them.’ Our photos of Harry show the 27-year-old thrill-seeker looking every inch the Easy Rider as he hit the road on the £11,000 bike capable of 110mph. But unlike the 1969 counter-culture movie – starring Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper as freewheeling hippies riding customised Harleys on a lone odyssey across the US – Harry was accompanied by a security entourage as he embarked on his weekend road trip. An eyewitness said: ‘Harry was grinning from ear to ear and he jumped on the bike like a natural. He didn’t look the least bit nervous when he roared off but he had quite an entourage with him. They kept their distance as it was clear he was just enjoying the freedom of being on the open road.’ The Prince was enjoying a day off from an eight-week helicopter course at Gila Bend Air Force base in Imperial Valley, Arizona, where he is undergoing advanced training as an Apache pilot. He left the base at midday on Friday in a silver Dodge SUV accompanied by a Suburban 4×4. A witness said: ‘Harry was in the Dodge with a driver. The backup car had his bodyguards in it – two big male bodyguards and a tiny girl who looked out of place but who was packing a gun. They drove across the desert, 95 miles, from Gila Bend to Scottsdale, which is where the Harley-Davidson dealership is. As they arrived at the Harley shop, a dark-grey metallic SUV turned up which had two more burly guys in it. One of the guys was clearly an experienced motorbike rider as he got on a Harley next to Harry and took off with him.’ Harry’s bike was a black Harley-Davidson Softail Classic which the garage, Hacienda Harley-Davidson, hires out for $150 (£95) a day.

OMG, I love these photos. It’s pretty well known that Prince Harry is the daredevil of the British Royal Family — the “bad boy”, if you will — so it comes as ZERO surprise to see that Harry wanted to get on an American hog and hit the Southwestern desert on a sweet Harley-Davidson bike. Clearly the lad has done his homework, the helmet, mirrored glasses and red bandana are the PERFECT accessories for a joy ride like this. Harry‘s stay in the US will be coming to an end soon, I hope we get to see more of this side of the young prince before he has to go back to the UK. I’m thinking biker boy Harry needs to haul his cookies over to LA for a bit … that would be pretty sweet.

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