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u/Lostinyourears ยท 1 pointr/gatekeeping

Yea, the motorcycle rally. This year(2017) will be the 77th Sturgis Rally, but since 1990ish it's been really corporate and way more tame. However, in the earlier days it was quote unquote 'real' bikers. Guys in gangs, who roved around North America on their bikes doing meth/crank raping teenagers and getting people hooked on drugs.

If you've ever heard of Hunter S Thompson, he wrote a book on the biker subculture titled, 'Hell's Angels : The Stange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs' before it was pussified by white collar guys who like motorcycles as a hobby. He followed them around and wrote what he saw, which for the most part showed the seedy underbelly of the 'Biker Culture'.

I'm glad it was pussified, because rape and meth aren't really things I condone. However, the guy filming this and then being pissy that a not 'real biker' is wearing a TV branded leather vest is pretty hilarious because an old school quote unquote 'real' biker would have shoved that camera so far up his ass, he'd be seeing his fillings.

There are almost no 'real' bikers anymore because it was a destructive lifestyle that didn't really lead to longevity. Turns out that being a 'fake' Biker who is also a Doctor leads to a longer life and being able to afford the upkeep of a bike. Also, they wear helmets, because they understand brain damage.

There is a graphic novel about Hunter, which covers this some as well. Couldn't find the page image.