| Title | : | The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club |
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| ISBN | : | 0760335370 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 0760335370 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 pages |
| Publication | : | Motorbooks; First, Paperback reissue of the Hardcover edition (Feb. 15 2009) |
Get an inside look at the real beginning of outlaw biker culture with this raucous and heartfelt recounting of the early days of biker clubs (Roadbike). The story starts one weekend in 1947, at a motorcycle race in Hollister, California. A few members of one club, the no holds barred Boozefighters, got a little juiced up and took their racing to the street. Word of the fracas spread, and soon enough Life magazine was on hand to tell the world, with sensational (albeit posed) pictures of the outlaws. And then the Hollister riot made its way into the movies, immortalized in Marlon Brandos The Wild One.
What was the reality behind the myth? Through interviews with the surviving members of the Boozefighters, current member Bill Hayes and club historian Jim JQ Quattlebaum take readers right into the fray for a firsthand account of what happened in Hollister, and the formation of the Boozefighters, where the outlaw biker culture truly began. The book, with its great stories and entertaining real life characters (MotorcycleUSA.com), is mandatory reading for anyone interested in American motorcycling history (Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly).
The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club Reviews
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It was great to read about the history on the club
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Different stories from different members.
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OWOF.. Wish these guys were closer to me. You live these stories through the tales of the originals told by a great storyteller. Brings you back to the good old days of having fun, getting on your bike to ride and laugh, where the freedom was free and having fun was just a
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Great stories, sound like some good guys to have dink with.
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Excellent Book on one of the oldest Motorcycle Clubs around.
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Great book to learn about one of the original motorcycle clubs in the United States a must read for motorcycle fans!
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awesome book
