Hells Angels

[TK4]

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I never understood the concept of a biker gang. It's like a bunch of guys got together and said "ok, we're going to form a gang and do all the illegal **** that gangs normally do.. BUT we are going to use only one mode of transportation"

Read: Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs - Wikipedia

 

[FullMotoJacket]

then to cash in on the "biker" mania: they made the movie "The Wild One" with James Dean... and EVERYBODY wanted to be James Dean...(HE'S SO DREAMY)

Marlon Brando. Even the YouTube video you link to has his name in the description.

 

[FullMotoJacket]

Read: Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs - Wikipedia

Hells Angels: (Hunter S. Thompson) is a good read. Probably the most accurate glimpse into the OG Oakland chapter you'll ever find.

Hells Angels On Wheels starring Jack Nicholson was very, very loosely based on the book.

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[bitzz]

Marlon Brando. Even the YouTube video you link to has his name in the description.

sorry bout that... where did i get James Dean. He was the haunted Porsche guy
... this Brando guy... did he do other films? Should I know who he is?

 

[ProfesorFrink]

... something like that.
Mostly GIs that came back from WW2 and were looking for excitement... one of these small "gangs" was the "****** Off Bastards of Bloomington" and they had a run to Hollister (which is why Hollister is famous... mostly from THIS picture, which was faked. The guy that really owned that bike, not the guy in the picture, has been suing the magazine since the first time that picture appeared in 1948) that got nation wide media coverage (even though the "RIOT" was mostly drunken locals and was done with the blessing of the local police, that blocked off the streets for bike races, and ... drunken riots), then to cash in on the "biker" mania: they made the movie "The Wild One" with James Dean... and EVERYBODY wanted to be James Dean...(HE'S SO DREAMY) and a couple of years later, we get Hell's Angels from the ashes of the "bastards" club.... then the "bastards" got back together.....
In response to the "Hollister Riot" the president of the American Motorcycle Assn. said that 99% of motorcyclists are law abiding people, and 1% are NOT... so bikers are "1% ers".
Sonny Barger, the long time US National HA president, when asked if he had regrets, didn't mention the violence or murders, the human trafficking or the drug dealing that ruined millions of lives, or the racism or the antisemitism... said that he regretted being Harley centric "Honda makes a pretty good bike".

... so from where I sit: it's MOSTLY cosplay, right from the beginning.
One of the oldest and longest lasting "biker"gangs is the Booze Fighters (The owner of the bike in the picture above was a Booze Fighter). They predate the Hells by a couple of years Started by the life time president Wino Willie.They raced bikes and got drunk... not necessarily in that order... That's cosplay I could get in to.

Yup, cosplay is another really good way to put it. It seems to be all about the image and posturing like they're friggin' Klingons.

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[ProfesorFrink]

Read: Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs - Wikipedia

Looks like an interesting read, I'll check it out.

I was just half-jokingly observing that forming a gang and riding bikes are an arbitrary combination. You might as well form a gang where everybody eats keto or everybody wears a Seiko watch.

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[TK4]

Looks like an interesting read, I'll check it out.

I was just half-jokingly observing that forming a gang and riding bikes are an arbitrary combination. You might as well form a gang where everybody eats keto or everybody wears a Seiko watch.

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Or wears a fez and drives around in tiny little cars ?

 

[mimico_polak]

Looks like an interesting read, I'll check it out.

I was just half-jokingly observing that forming a gang and riding bikes are an arbitrary combination. You might as well form a gang where everybody eats keto or everybody wears a Seiko watch.

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Have you seen some of Reddit subs….I’m sure some of them are full on gangs of neck beards and the like.

 

[xfactor]

Some people are still in high school...So, anyways, initiation run is held at St. Stanislaus next Tuesday (basement): Make sure to show up adorned with your finest Seiko (We are no longer accepting acolytes with Grand Seiko) as well as the certificate of authenticity. Keto breath will be measured, no exceptions! We are serious about our hatred for carbs and the finest watch movement. All Hail SII Caliber VH31.
-Grand Wizard Timothy "Tim" J.

 

[GreyGhost]

Some people are still in high school...So, anyways, initiation run is held at St. Stanislaus next Tuesday (basement): Make sure to show up adorned with your finest Seiko (We are no longer accepting acolytes with Grand Seiko) as well as the certificate of authenticity. Keto breath will be measured, no exceptions! We are serious about our hatred for carbs and the finest watch movement. All Hail SII Caliber VH31.
-Grand Wizard Timothy "Tim" J.

Ewww. I can't do it, sorry.

 

[xfactor]

Ewww. I can't do it, sorry.

Guess who's not getting one of these

 

[crankcall]

Or wears a fez and drives around in tiny little cars ?

I think these guys do some pretty decent charity work , they may fund a couple hospitals.
And you get a fun hat , and a mini bike .

Now the Knights of Columbus , these cats get the best hats , and a sword .


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[I82l8]

nevermind lol

 

[bigpoppa]

posturing like they're friggin' Klingons.

lets not disrespect Klingons by comparing them to these bozos.

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