I found this Short BBC film from 1973,
following the Hells Angels London Chapter going away for the long weekend.
Long before they became successful business men
Lots of Lovely Rat Brit Bikes and a suspiciously new looking Honda!!!
The Hitler swastika stuff is probably pretty accurate to most all 1% clubs, esp. from that era. Those guys sure didn't lead a very glamourous lifestyle. Not many chicks around.
No look at that,, that is the real deal from when it was happening. I doubt you would find many ( if any ) who would in this day and age aspire to that life.
The bike culture like many other subcultures became glamorize, marketed and sold. That why you have so many yuppie bikers,,biker websites,,OCC etc.
Strange isn't it
also ,,that was bunch of kids ( kids as They seem in there 20's ) rebelling as was the scene in the 60's
Personally I welcome yuppie bikers and anyone else on 2 wheels. People like to forget about the days when the cops would hassle you a every opportunity (I was actually escorted out of a town in WVa by a cop), or being denied service at restaurants and hotels. The good old days weren't really that good.
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