The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle

The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club

Get an inside look at the real beginning of outlaw biker culture with this â€œraucous and heartfelt recounting of the early days of biker clubsâ€ (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 â€œBoozefighters,â€ 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 â€œHollister riotâ€ made its way into the movies, immortalized in Marlon Brandoâ€™s â€œThe Wild One.â€

What was the reality behind the myth? Through interviews with the surviving members of the Boozefighters, current member Bill Hayes and club historian Jim â€œJQâ€ 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, â€œwith its great stories and entertaining real-life charactersâ€ (MotorcycleUSA.com), is â€œmandatory reading for anyone interested in American motorcycling history â€œ(Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly).
Country USA
Manufacturer Motorbooks
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2010-11-10
Format Kindle eBook

The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club