I'm 71 years old and what you're looking at is my world and I want it back and you can take this one and shove it mad respect thanks for all the great videos keep up the good work and thank you for all the charity work you guys do for toys of tots feeding and clothing the homeless in your cities I seen a hells Angel buy every bicycle in Walmart and that was just the beginning then they bought every toy in Walmart for the kids but you wouldn't think to put that on the news what year you guys oh and if you're coming from my guns I'm giving you the bullets first wolf 🐺 Lynn Massachusetts the government wants your guns fight for your right do bear arms
I did a book report in high school on the Hunter Thompson book "Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga". It was a great read and was written by Thompson, a "gonzo" journalist who rode with them for over a year, with the club members knowing he was only a writer and was gathering information for a book. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to know about these outlaws from a mid-60's perspective, about when these pictures were taken.
From u.k. I’m 67 now, and was lent Hells angels the Thompson Book by my pals older brother, when I was in my early teens. That first page still blows me away! Fantastic piece of writing. Book changed my life, opened me up to the counter culture on different levels! Seeing the photos of the day, makes it even better! Something about the 60s and 70s, bikes, cars, and general atmosphere portrayed in the photos. I prefer photos to film, just saying. Take care.
@@tubbers20 From u.k. I have read it, couldn’t find it anywhere! Pre net days of course, they had a reprint in the 80s Wasn’t cheap then! Back in the day, even now I never, ever, lend books you value! Or albums, or cds. Get them back scratches guaranteed! I threw out a book It was a Charles Manson biog called THE FAMILY by ED SANDERS first edition 1971. That was mid 80s. Valuable apparently! You live and learn, a pal of mine, his older brother had A large format, large print, first edition, black leather bound. Silver embossed cover of Thompson’s Hells angels. Don’t see him much but when I do he says. NO! I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT BOOK! Vanished of his brothers shelf mid 70s! It kills me thinking about it! Thanks for the recommendation it was a good one! Lots of biker stuff now, have to be selective. Got one off amazon a few months back havnt started it yet, you know what it’s like! It called THE ORIGINAL WILD ONES by Bill Hayes. Take care.
@@madcyril4135 Yep. Always kick myself for dumb moves. I saw Freewheelin' Frank' at ABEBOOKS. Cheapest copy was around $50. I remember getting my copy in San Francisco for $10 with a dust jacket. I got Eric Burdon's book 'I Used To Be An Animal' for $2 on EBAY. Got lucky there. He talks about the the Angels at the Fillmore in SF. I also have a first edition of 'Guadalcanal Diary' by Richard Tregaskis. One of my fave WW2 books.
In the 1960's and early 1970's, the various west coast chapters of the Hells Angels would have a Labor Day weekend, yearly run through our home town of Ukiah, Mendocino County California. Which is about 120 miles north of San Francisco on U.S. Highway 101. There was usually 300 to 400 members of the Hells Angles as they would essentially parade through downtown. Many of them would stop off at local bars in the area. Most of the bars would have to close early because they would run out of booze. They had campsites located on the east shore of nearby Lake Mendocino. Sonny Barger, president of the Oakland Chapter, owned a 150 acre ranch west of Ukiah on Boonville Road. The H.A.'s murdered 3 people in the San Francisco Bay Area and buried their bodies on the ranch property. The bodies were stuffed in 55 gallon barrels and covered with lye.
Grande postagem! Uma pergunta,essas são as fotos do fotógrafo da Life que ficaram guardadas por quase 40 anos? E que alguns anos atrás foram lançadas em um livro? Sucesso e abraços from south of Brasil. Outra quem canta essa sonzeira!?
I grew up in San Bernardino, back in the 70s....lived a few houses from a Hells Angels member these dudes were the real deal back then....they were cool, but them dang Pit Bulls were ruthless
Great photos. As a fellow that worked in a restaurant many, many years ago there was a guy that had a couple of cycles just like in these pictures he was actually a hard working man and cool nothing like the Hollywood Liberal view of a white guy on a motorcycle
too many shovelheads to be all 1965 pictures. there may have been some 1966 models in late 1965 but much more pans and perhaps the odd knuckle or flat. surprised me how many british bikes there were.
I'm 71 years old and what you're looking at is my world and I want it back and you can take this one and shove it mad respect thanks for all the great videos keep up the good work and thank you for all the charity work you guys do for toys of tots feeding and clothing the homeless in your cities I seen a hells Angel buy every bicycle in Walmart and that was just the beginning then they bought every toy in Walmart for the kids but you wouldn't think to put that on the news what year you guys oh and if you're coming from my guns I'm giving you the bullets first wolf 🐺 Lynn Massachusetts the government wants your guns fight for your right do bear arms
Some great looking bikes
They are!
I did a book report in high school on the Hunter Thompson book "Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga". It was a great read and was written by Thompson, a "gonzo" journalist who rode with them for over a year, with the club members knowing he was only a writer and was gathering information for a book. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to know about these outlaws from a mid-60's perspective, about when these pictures were taken.
From u.k.
I’m 67 now, and was lent Hells angels the Thompson Book
by my pals older brother, when I was in my early teens.
That first page still blows me away!
Fantastic piece of writing.
Book changed my life, opened me up to the counter culture on different levels!
Seeing the photos of the day, makes it even better!
Something about the 60s and 70s, bikes, cars, and general atmosphere
portrayed in the photos.
I prefer photos to film, just saying.
Take care.
I read that book when I was 10. Actually a pretty good book, though originally I got it because there was a picture of a motorcycle on the cover 😂
Ya' gotta read 'Freewheelin' Frank' by Frank Reynolds. Copies are damned expensive though. Like a dumb ass I gave mine away.
@@tubbers20
From u.k.
I have read it, couldn’t find it anywhere!
Pre net days of course, they had a reprint in the 80s
Wasn’t cheap then!
Back in the day, even now I never, ever, lend books you value!
Or albums, or cds.
Get them back scratches guaranteed!
I threw out a book It was a Charles Manson biog called
THE FAMILY by ED SANDERS first edition 1971.
That was mid 80s. Valuable apparently!
You live and learn, a pal of mine, his older brother had
A large format, large print, first edition, black leather bound.
Silver embossed cover of Thompson’s Hells angels.
Don’t see him much but when I do he says.
NO! I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT BOOK!
Vanished of his brothers shelf mid 70s!
It kills me thinking about it!
Thanks for the recommendation it was a good one!
Lots of biker stuff now, have to be selective.
Got one off amazon a few months back havnt
started it yet, you know what it’s like!
It called THE ORIGINAL WILD ONES by Bill Hayes.
Take care.
@@madcyril4135 Yep. Always kick myself for dumb moves. I saw Freewheelin' Frank' at ABEBOOKS. Cheapest copy was around $50. I remember getting my copy in San Francisco for $10 with a dust jacket. I got Eric Burdon's book 'I Used To Be An Animal' for $2 on EBAY. Got lucky there. He talks about the the Angels at the Fillmore in SF. I also have a first edition of 'Guadalcanal Diary' by Richard Tregaskis. One of my fave WW2 books.
I see several shots of Mother Ruth in her patch. She made them for the club back then. 👍🏻
how things have changed! Now it's all baggers and big windscreens
Back when they really were the Filthy Few, just a bed roll on their bikes and off they went to party.
And get their red wings. 😛
In the 1960's and early 1970's, the various west coast chapters of the Hells Angels would have a Labor Day weekend, yearly run through our home town of Ukiah, Mendocino County California. Which is about 120 miles north of San Francisco on U.S. Highway 101. There was usually 300 to 400 members of the Hells Angles as they would essentially parade through downtown. Many of them would stop off at local bars in the area. Most of the bars would have to close early because they would run out of booze. They had campsites located on the east shore of nearby Lake Mendocino. Sonny Barger, president of the Oakland Chapter, owned a 150 acre ranch west of Ukiah on Boonville Road. The H.A.'s murdered 3 people in the San Francisco Bay Area and buried their bodies on the ranch property. The bodies were stuffed in 55 gallon barrels and covered with lye.
Prolly the only time I would really want to be in a MC
Great photies and way cool tuneage....Nice work!
Them good old days
great pictures
The good ol days 👍🤜🏽☠️
Grande postagem! Uma pergunta,essas são as fotos do fotógrafo da Life que ficaram guardadas por quase 40 anos? E que alguns anos atrás foram lançadas em um livro? Sucesso e abraços from south of Brasil. Outra quem canta essa sonzeira!?
This one is sweet ❤️🔥
I grew up in San Bernardino, back in the 70s....lived a few houses from a Hells Angels member these dudes were the real deal back then....they were cool, but them dang Pit Bulls were ruthless
Plenty not from 1965, but still some cool photos
Thank God that the smartphone Industrie still not invented "you can smell the video"
Option!! 🙏
Great photos. As a fellow that worked in a restaurant many, many years ago there was a guy that had a couple of cycles just like in these pictures he was actually a hard working man and cool nothing like the Hollywood Liberal view of a white guy on a motorcycle
Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it
Ride On 👍
Rode On
Terrible music, doesn't fit the pictures, something from 1965/66 like The Byrds or Buffalo Springfield would have brought the images to life more.
When bikers were really bikers
Lame soundtrack
No big fat bully boys riding baggers 😎
too many shovelheads to be all 1965 pictures. there may have been some 1966 models in late 1965 but much more pans and perhaps the odd knuckle or flat. surprised me how many british bikes there were.
All photos taken in 65 for Life Magazine by Bill Ray.
Where's..Sonny..?
J’écoute sette musique depuis ma jeunesse soney je le confessais pas le chef
soundtrack is wrong
Who does this song please
Not one tennis shoe biker in the bunch real bikers wear boots
Different times my friend, that was 50 years ago
Hey man, time's have changed. Stop living in the past and look to the future
Couldn't find any gayer music ?
😂😂😂😂😂
All hail The Black Widows.
Good one.
Who is singing?
Kicking Harold. Evil Rock n Roll. I hope it's not to late... 😉
It kind of sucks TBH
Play motorcycle man from Saxon band
Great pictures but that tune is trash.
Hells Angels are thugs who belong in the prison ~ Evil Knievel
great old b&w images. glorifying criminals ans sociopaths though? uggh
Fruits.... Outlaws wannabes
See ya in heELL IIl be 0ver bY the water K00Ler!!