Daniel Robert Epstein: Sonny Barger

This is kind of freaky, right now I'm reading Hell's Angels by HST, in which Barger is a main participant. I literally just set the book down, clicked on SG, and this article is one of the first things I see.Good stuff.

Oh, and Sonny was not the founder of Hell's Angels. They started in the 50's, and Sonny became prez in the 60's.

The Hells Angels suck these guys are just a bunch of criminals with a PR guy. Why does SG have this on thier web site.

He's not promoting the Hell's Angels and for the first time in a long time, there is finally an interview that I was interested to read. I worked at a Harley shop for a while and got to meet some Hell's Angels, sure some are criminals, but basically if you don't fuck with them, they don't fuck with you. And because they are so infamous, they can't pull the same shit that they used to pull. However, Best bikers i know don't wear any patches.

Hells Angels were the main criminal organization controlling drug traffic, prostitution and other illegal activities in Eastern Canada until about 2 years ago when massive arrestations and convictions were made possible by the new Canadian anti-gang law.

http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/the_rolling_stones/special_features/34

[Edited on Jun 13, 2005 by Flannery]

if i had money i'd read it always interested in another perspective

I guess I am a little sensitive about the group since the late 70's when 5 of thier members raped friend of mine beat her up and left her in an isolated area in CA to die, Nice guys.
I have been a motorcycle guy for over 32 years and have seen thier BS up close they are just like any other criminal gang.

[Edited on Jun 13, 2005 by DesmondKing]

Don't you have to be a 1% to be an Angel or a Warlock,or an Outlaw?
Does anyone know what a 1% is?
I hung out with a lot of Bikers when I chased the GratefulDead around.
Some wore colors others were Lone Wolvess.If you didn't want that 1% tat.
You remained a Lone Wolf.Not putting down any of them.Most were straight up.
just a thought

you know nothing.

The term was first used in the 60's to describe some of the people that attended motorcycle events back then. The American Motorcycle Association stated that 99% of the people at their events were god fearing and family oriented. The other 1% were hard partying, non-mainstram type people. Some of the early bikers embraced the term and decided to call themselves 1%ers. It didn't mean that they were law breakers or low life individuals. Simply meant they rode their bikes seven days a week in all kinds of weather, liked to drink and raise a little hell.

i was simply stating where the term first came from. that is how it began.

You have much to learn

i am sorry that you had a bad experience in your past with the hells angels but to say that they are all a bunch of criminals and that they all suck just shows how much you don't know. there are bad seeds in every crowd. and i have much to learn about a lot of things in my life, but not this subject.

[Edited on Jun 13, 2005 by ButterflyLady]

dude knocked over a bike. i don't think it was necessary to kill him, but you don't fuck with someone's bike.

Do me a favor, read chapter 17 of Hell's Angels by HST.

No matter what patch is on the back of their jacket, HAs and every other biker worth the designation is, first and foremost, a human being.
For every bullshit generalization by someone who's never met a member of a real MC - and no, "72 and Sunny" RUBS don't count - I can tell you a factual story about a stranger feeding me, helping me fix my bike on the side of the road, or giving me a place to stay just because we were both on two wheels.
Folks should be careful when speaking about things outside their sphere of experience. It really only serves to magnify their ignorance for others.

The term one-percenter was coined after a gathering of the American Motorcycle ‘Gypsy Tour’ on July 4, 1947. The 3000 riders descended on Hollister, California which was sponsoring a ‘dirt hill climb’. When violence broke out the Motorcycle Association issued a statement saying that 99% of riders were respectable, pleasure riders and the other one-percent were troublemakers.

Your a fucking idiot! Plan and simple.

You are an idiot! Enough said.

yeah, that sux, i'm not denying that. but you are blaming the entire group. i've known a couple guys in HA. one was my boss at a record store. nicest guy, best boss ever. i still go visit him whenever i have the chance.