Motorcycle cop John Wintergreen wants to become a detective, wear a big Stetson, smoke fancy cigars and be paid to think. So when he stumbles upon a dead body, he takes on the case-and proves his stuff. But as soon as he's promoted, the corruption he must tolerate makes the Stetson not fit so well and the cigars not taste so good. Forced to confront his own disillusionment, John heads out on his bike, the Electra Glide, where he makes another shocking discovery that could cost him his life.