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Japan's Bosozoku Motorcycle Gang Rev it Up
Motorcycling spawns subcultures. Britain has its mods and rockers, America's got its Hells Angels, and Japan's got its Bosozoku Motorcycle Gang. Moto-punks infused with Imperial Japanese flair, the Bosozoku style is popularized in anime and manga. The word literally translates to 'violent running tribes.' The Kamikaze uniform clad bikers spawned a Japanese subculture back in the '50.
As you can see by this video, Bosozoku love to rev their engines. They often remove mufflers to make the sound even more abrasive. And as you can tell by the flamboyant styling of their bikes, they like to be seen as well as heard. Who came up with the idea for those crazy front fairings? They take the super-fly '70s American chopper vibe to new heights with their funky fairings, flashy paint, obnoxious pip... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 11/06/09 | General News
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Motorcycle club works to change perceptions by enh
~Motorcycle club works to change perceptions by enhancing community~
KINGMAN - Daniel Swaine is working to change the public's perception of what they think about motorcyclists.
Swaine is the ow... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 11/06/09 | General News
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Angry bikers to converge on Kingman
They will protest businesses with ?no colors? policy
KINGMAN - More than 1,500 motorcyclists from around Arizona are expected to roll into Kingman this weekend.
The riders will be in town for th... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 11/04/09 | General News
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Bikers Targeted by Checkpoint
WILMINGTON, NC (whqr) - Motorcycle activists say Holly Ridge police in Onslow County discriminated against bikers last month when they stopped traffic, but let cars slip through. The police only check... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 11/03/09 | General News
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Italy: Speed Camera Accuses Motorcyclist of 383 MP
~Italy: Speed Camera Accuses Motorcyclist of 383 MPH Blast~
According to a speed camera citation that landed in his mailbox on October 10, motorcyclist Paolo Turina blasted past a speed camera at 6... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 11/03/09 | General News
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ACC levy protest a true Triumph
It was, perhaps, Phil Goff's first Triumph in quite some time.
A thousand bikers roared their disapproval at proposed ACC levy hikes yesterday - along with Labour leader Phil Goff on a brand-new mo... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 10/31/09 | General News
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Mountain Men help Farmington church with soup kitc
~Mountain Men help Farmington church with soup kitchen~
FARMINGTON - The Mountain Men motorcycle club donated $375 to the First Congregational Church on Thursday, a move its members say is typical ... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 10/30/09 | General News
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Motorcyclist involved in crash identified
The biker killed in a crash Wednesday had been a member of the Ghost Riders motorcycle gang and served time in prison for killing two people.
Michael W. Fraser, 51, died when his bike slid more tha... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 10/30/09 | General News
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Jury finds Sin City motorcyclist guilty of executi
~Jury finds Sin City motorcyclist guilty of execution-style shooting~
A Jefferson County jury today found Charlie Joe Wilson, Jr. guilty in the Jan. 11 execution-style shooting death of a man on a ... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 10/29/09 | General News
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Buell Riders Pay Final Respects in East Troy
Last week we told you about a group of Wisconsin businessmen banding together to try and save the Buell Motorcycle Company. No further word on their progress, but things don't look promising. It's bee... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 10/28/09 | General News
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