Pretty good read.
Pretty good read. Lots of outdated photos (70's and 80's)
More about bikers than bike "clubs".
Where's my receipt???
THE most poorly written and constructed book claiming to represent the 1%er lifestyle perhaps EVER put out. I'm still looking for my receipt so I can return what qualifies as the literary equal of the 1960s "biker" flicks in terms of blatant exploitation.
The writing is turgid; the captions don't match the photographs; the material rehashed from far better past and current books on the subject and some of the claims made are just simply fantasy.
This book deserves to go right to the $1 bin on the sidewalk of the recycled books outlet. "Tripe" is not too strong a word for the author's strip-mining venture of the outlaw motorcycle culture.
History Of Biker Lifestyle
One Percenter - The Legend Of The Outlaw Biker
By Dave Nichols
I have just finished reading the book One Percenter - the Legend of the Outlaw Biker - by Dave Nichols
I will start off by saying it is not what I expected but that is "My Bad" because I did not pay attention to the Legend part of the title.
Having ridden for over 56 years, been the president of a large motorcycle club and even a one percenter for a period of time there is not much I haven't been involved in concerning motorcycles. That is why I can say the following.
The author did a real good job of informing the reader of the history that lead up to the Biker Lifestyle as we know it today.
I DID ENJOY THE BOOK! It is informative and factual.
If you are a long time rider you will enjoy rememberances referred to in the book.
If you are a new motorcyclist or just interested in motorcycling the book is something you should Definitely Read.
The more you know about the lifestyle will help you fit in and enjoy it.
cool book
Whether you're a tatted-up hippy killer or a suburban weekend doofus, you will enjoy Dave Nichols' history of life under the one percenter patch.
Dave actually takes us back, way back, to a time before motorcycles even, (is there really such a time?) to find the seeds of Our Thing sprouting all through history. All along there have been guys that found themselves outside normal society and the law, gnarly bros like Huns, Mongols, Vikings, mercenary knights, cowboys, gunslingers and pirates who lived a hard life, lived by their own rules, carved out with sweat, gristle and violence.
Then, of course, you get the whole history of bikerdom from the wild ride of the guys that came back from World War II itching for action--booze and broads--to the truth behind the Hollister "riot" and the explosion of the outlaw biker lifestyle around the globe, with an inside peek inside some of the baddest clubs around, and the lowdown on rules and codes behind their rise to worldwide stature. With all the snitch books currently festering on the shelves out there, it's refreshing to read something that tells it like it really is. The book is illustrated throughout with the outstanding biker lifestyle photography of lensman Kim Peterson of In The Wind magazine. They say reading is good for you. There is so much cool bathroom reading here that your butt will get encrusted with dried dingleberries that your ol' lady will have to remove with a kitchen spatula and a Dremel tool.
Read well it has a hidden meaning
I started to read this book then put it down. Having read most books based around and written by noted authors about the 1% lifestyle, and from both sides of the fence (one of the best being "Freedom, Credos from the Road" - Sonny Barger) and goings on within it for the past 60 years maybe I have been 1%ed out as far as books are concerned.
No way, you really do need to read this book and then take a view on how the next 60 years will turn out. if you also read "Freedom" from an outsiders point of view and then taking both books into consideration you should form a view. The ending came as a bit of a shock really, making the reader sit up and take notice of what is around him/her and what may lay ahead in the future. Altogether a great read and well recommended. Thanks Dave and see you on the right side I hope!!
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