Biker life

As he sat sipping his whiskey, a young lady sat down next to him. She turned to the biker and asked, “Are you a real biker?” He replied, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life on Harleys. My momma was pregnant with me when she rode on the back of my Daddy’s Harley, then as a little boy I rode on...

The Texas biker gang shoot-out left nine men dead, 20 wounded, and 177 in jail. Nathaniel Penn reports on how the bloodiest day in biker history went down

Bikers have a language all to themselves. Check out this dictionary of commonly used motorcycle terminology and biker slang, made for the layperson.

Riding Vintage article on "Portraits of American Bikers: Life in the 1960s", a collection of photographs taken by Jim Miteff of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in the late 1960's.

The biker mentality is easy to understand. You just need to dig a little deeper into their relationship with their motorcycle. Once you get into the biker mindset, their behaviour seems, well, almost normal. Motorcycles are deeply embedded in most parts of a biker’s life. They’re his favorite thing to think about. (Well, not counting his wife, of course…) If you’ve ever wondered how bikers think, here’s everything you need to know: https://www.pillioness.com/how-do-bikers-think/

Because we all need more than 1 reason to date a woman that rides here own motorcycle, here are a good solid 10. How many of these fit your ole' lady?

More women are getting on a bike and it shows.

In 1965, LIFE photographer Bill Ray spent weeks with the Hells Angels, but his amazing photos never ran in the magazine. Now, here they are

Big Vinny Girolamo. "When in doubt, knock 'em out." 3rd Street Crew NYC Legend Big Vinny died in 1979 after a beating sustained in California at the hands of fellow Angels, specifically President Michael "Irish" O'Farrell. He lived long enough to make the trek back to NYC, but eventually died from a ruptured spleen, directly related to the beating.

Police say the infamous Hells Angels are making a play to regain control of Nova Scotia, causing tension with the existing Bacchus outlaw motorcycle gang and setting the stage for what could be a turf war in Atlantic Canada.