Author: Langton, Jerry, 1965-
Publication year: 2018
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Edition: First edition.
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781443454667 (hbk.) :
Extent: 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black a
Description: Hells Angels. Bandidos. Outlaws. Vagos. What would you do if a biker sat beside you in a bar? What about if a group of leather-and-denim-clad tough guys established a clubhouse in your neighbourhood? Television and movies glamourize bikers as freedom fighters, men who do things their own way, brothers in arms who party all the time and ride Harleys to escape everyday life, while news reports paint them as criminals, responsible for drug trafficking, brutal assaults and murder. That paradox, each side true in its own way, is what makes outlaw motorcycle gangs so very fascinating. What really goes on behind those heavily secured steel clubhouse doors?