#outlaw biker film

[ppeuppeuppeu]

since we're all harwin strong widows now and are now simping over how gorgeous ryan corr is, stop what youre doing and just look at him in his biker gang movie 'outlaws'. i mean i havent watched it but the MAN IS HOT IN THOSE PICS LORD HELP ME

tattoos. help.

he looks like he's got this pained/constipated expression throughout the film. i wouldnt mind.

*groans*

he looks so badass even with that dresser.

i love him, your honor.

THE LORD IS TESTING ME.

[driftlessarearev]

Motorcycle Mayhem Week: Part 3

Pee-Wee vs Satan's Helpers.

Via Tequila! Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985) During his cross-country sojourn to find his bike, Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) has to use the phone. Unbeknownst to this perpetual manchild, the leather-clad denizens let Pee-Wee know he’s in the company of the Satan’s Helpers. And they want to kill him! Luckily, these outlaw bikers are men of honor (… and women too … Cassandra…

[foreverdolly]

ೃ࿔ FOREVERDOLLY'S AUSTIN & ELVIS MASTERLIST

"baby I want you, you'll never get away. . . "

my requests are currently closed, however will be reopened shortly. feel free to private message me and initiate a friendship!

→ 【elvis presley fics】

✶ MY BESTEST GIRL SERIES MASTERLIST (BEST FRIEND! ELVIS X CHILDHOOD LOVE!READER)

you’re elvis’s childhood best friend, and he’s been in love with you for as long as he can remember. his mother and father keep trying to push him to finally make a move, what with you being the only girl that they would ever approve of their son going steady with. elvis, bashful and fearful of rejection, decides to keep his feelings to himself… well- that is until he can’t physically take it anymore.

total word count: 40.3k

✶ LONESOME TONIGHT ONESHOT (ELVIS X INJURED!READER)

after firing the colonel, elvis is headed back home to memphis. it isn’t until he makes it to graceland that he learns about the tragedy of the previous night. sitting beside your hospital bed, elvis remembers a promise that you made to him back when you two were young. he’s going to hold you to it.

total word count: 3.1k

✶ SHADES OF COOL ONESHOT (SOULMATES DADDY!ELVIS X LITTLE!READER)

"i had a dream about you last night" and "i've never done this before. . . " with the soulmate trope.

total word count: 2.1k

✶ BE MY LOVER SERIES MASTERLIST (90s ROCKSTAR!ELVIS X PLAYBOY BUNNY!READER)

your love life has been tragic to say the least, so after a rather public breakup you decide that you're done with bad boys. elvis is the lead singer of a well known and well loved metal band. he lives a hard and fast lifestyle and wouldn't dream of ever apologizing for it. the one thing that nobody would ever expect from a rough-around-the-edges kinda guy like elvis is the fact that the man is a hopeless romantic. and he's got his sights set on you. elvis presley was precisely the kind of person you were trying to avoid. you couldn't let him weasel his way into your life. . . . right?

total word count: 11.1k

✶ POMEGRANATE ONESHOT (MAFIA BOSS! ELVIS X LITTLE!READER)

"you shoot anyone that comes through the door who isn't me" and "touch her and you're dead." with forbidden love trope.

total word count: 2.1k

✶ MUD PIE ONESHOT (DAD!ELVIS X MOM!READER)

"I love it." "I'm gonna puke." and "If it makes you feel any better then you can slap me. Lightly."

total word count: 1.3k

→ 【austin butler fics】

✶ TATTOOED HEART ONESHOT (BIKER!AUSTIN X READER)

austin is the club president of a local outlaw biker gang- a one percenter. he lies, he kills and he doesn't apologize for it. he was one weakness- you. when he gets a distressed late night call from you he's quick to come to your rescue. the only problem? your own father was in the same motorcycle club that austin now runs, and after his death you cut all contact. when you two see each other again emotions run high and things get. . . a little out of control.

total word count: 12.1k

✶ BABY BUTLER MASTERLIST (DAD! AUSTIN X MOM!READER) COMPLETED

you get pregnant while in australia, your husband still in the process of filming for the elvis biopic. this series follows you and austin as you both navigate being first-time parents whilst in the public eye.

total word count: 8.7k

✶ BABY LOVE ONESHOT (DOM!AUSTIN X SELF CONSCIOUS!READER)

you've gained some “relationship” weight since you and austin first started dating, and you find yourself growing more and more self conscious as time goes on. austin takes his time letting you know just how beautiful he finds you.

total word count: 3.6k

✶ OOPSIE DAISY ONESHOT (AUSTIN X INJURED!READER)

austin tries to protect you from journalists and paparazzi. he get's big time mad when one of them get's a little too close to you.

total word count: 2.4k

✶ ARE YOU MINE ONESHOT (EX'S BEST FRIEND!AUSTIN X READER)

after a bad breakup with your cheating ex, the last thing you’re expecting is for his best friend to side with you. at his insistence, you decide to let him accompany you to the arctic monkey concert in las vegas. what happens in las vegas doesn’t always stay in las vegas.

total word count: 13.1k

✶ FAKE DATING MASTERLIST (BOSS!AUSTIN X EMPLOYEE!READER)

you absolutely can't stand your boss. after one bad run in with him, you decide that he's office enemy number one. so when your mother breaks the news that your ex boyfriend is bringing his new fiancé to your sister's wedding as his plus one, you lie and tell her you'll be bringing your very own boyfriend along with you to greece. the problem? you don't actually have a boyfriend. so when austin butler, your arch nemesis of a boss, offers to be your fake boyfriend, you have to take him up on it. greece is a beautiful place to fall in love, no?

total word count: 21.5k

✶ TEAR YOU APART (BIKER!AUSTIN X READER)

"I want it to hurt" and "quit being such a brat"

total word count: 1.8k

✶ I JUST RIDE MASTERLIST (80's MECHANIC! AUSTIN X BEST FRIEND! READER)

it's starting to look like he might never make it out of the friend zone. austin has been in love with you for as long as he can remember, and he's terrified that you'll never see him as anything more than a best friend and protector. with the fear of you one day outgrowing him fresh on his mind, he's now hell bent on getting you to view him in a different light. madly in love and terrified to lose you, austin butler is playing for keeps.

total word count: 8.5k

✶ SHOTGUN WEDDING ONESHOT (AUSTIN!TEX WATSON X KIDNAPPED!READER)

the year is 1969 and you find yourself lucky enough to live up in the hollywood hills, spending your days dancing away to your favorite rock n’ roll vinyls in an old farmhouse and looking after your wild roommates. the only problem? you’ve caught the eye of tex watson. how does he spend his days? making moves towards finally getting everything that he could ever want. you.

total word count: 16.5k

✶ DASHBOARD JESUS ONESHOT (AUSTIN!TEX WATSON X READER)

"I can't. . .please. . . I can't take it anymore." and "good boy."

total word count: 2.5k

[brokehorrorfan]

Stone Cold will be released on Blu-ray on May 9 via Kino Lorber. The 1991 action thriller comes with reversible artwork.

Craig R. Baxley (Rose Red, Storm of the Century) directs from a script by Walter Doniger. NFL player Brian Bosworth stars in his acting debut with Lance Henriksen, William Forsythe, Arabella Holzbog, Sam McMurray, and Richard Grant.

Stone Cold has been newly restored in 2K from an interpositive. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by action film historians Mike Leeder and Arne Venema (new)

Interview with actor Brian Bosworth (new)

Interview with actor Lance Henriksen (new)

Interview with actress Arabella Holzbog (new)

Interview with actor Sam McMurray (new)

2 theatrical trailers (newly mastered in 2K)

NFL superstar Brian "The Boz" Bosworth makes his movie debut as John Stone, the only cop tough enough to take out a gang of stone-cold killers. Going undercover, he has to pose as an outlaw biker to win the trust of their diabolic leader Chains (Lance Henriksen) and his right-hand psychopath Ice (William Forsythe).

Stone soon discovers there's more to these bikers than heavy metal mayhem. They're plotting a paramilitary assault on the State Capitol, where one of their men has been sentenced to execution. In a spectacular climax, Stone is up against the gang and on his own. And the killers soon discover that if you go up against John Stone, he'll burn you cold…Stone Cold.

Pre-order Stone Cold.

[i-am-skinny-sir]

Even though it’s only the start of April, it’s already been one hell of a year for Austin Butler. The Elvis actor started 2024 by taking to the skies in Apple TV+’s wartime drama Masters Of The Air, before blowing everyone away in Dune: Part Two with his transformative take on the fearsome Feyd-Rautha. His stellar run is set to continue later in the year with The Bikeriders – the long-awaited motorcycle club drama from acclaimed filmmaker Jeff Nichols, based on photojournalist Danny Lyon’s 1968 tome documenting biker gang the Outlaws. It’s a film set to send Butler into Easy Rider mode.

As Nichols tells Empire, he was the perfect pick to portray the enigmatic Benny. “The minute I was shaking his hand, I just was like, ‘Wow, this is a good-looking guy,’” the director says of his first meeting with the star. “But he’s so disarming in how generous and nice and polite he is. It is a bit of a mask, I think. That guy’s got some serious gears at work under there.” There’s an unknowability, too, to his latest character. “In the book he seems a bit like a myth,” says Nichols of Benny. “And that was the line of thinking when I started to build that character. He’s a stand-in for this unattainable, probably unrealistic human being.”

In Benny’s orbit is Jodie Comer’s Kathy, a woman who finds herself drawn to him – despite the dangerous world he inhabits. “Kathy is the heart of the movie, and also the conscience,” explains Nichols. “She’s the lens through which this club is interpreted.” Who better to grab onto that part with both hands than the ever-excellent Comer? “She’s a woman in the 1960s that’s struggling to understand her place in this very specific world. And Jodie really embraced that,” Nichols says. “She really worked on it, to carry all of those complications.” Get ready to hit the gas.

[pnwdagnabbit]

Hello hello!!!! Im really curious to know more about your wild west au🥰 I have two old west oc myself and love hearing about other people's oc!👀 are you gonna do a world setting too??

Hey, Mariam! Sorry for takin' so long to get back to you. Things have been a bit all over the place on my end lately, but thank you for the ask!

I don't wanna give too much away, cuz I have some fun connections that I'm gonna bring to the table. Mainly, I have my three boys. Christian, Jimmy, and Matthew. The first two (my Charlie Hunnam and Garrett Hedlund muses) are brothers. Matt (my Boyd Holbrook muse) is Christian's best-friend that he meets in his unit while fighting for Ulysses S. Grant. That puts them around 21 yrs old during the Cold Harbor War, which was in 1864.

From there, the details of their timeline and story is getting worked out, but eventually, they start traveling across country. Putting the boys around 35 years of age once they do get to where they're going. They're set to be in Santa Fe around 1876. Eventually ending up around Pendleton, Oregon in 1878-1880. That's altered, too, cuz the Pendleton Round-Up was founded in 1910, but I'm changing that timeline to fit my story a bit better.

There are variations to actual events and people from that era, keeping this more AU, but some very well known ones are going to be added. I will say that I know, for sure, that Josiah "Doc" Scurlock will get tossed into the mix. He'll be a big influence on Christian and will end up joining them in Oregon after leaving Billy the Kid's gang after the Lincoln County War. It'll be a bit different from history, but also similar, since Doc did leave Billy's crew after that with his wife. He'll also be somewhat similar to how he was portrayed in "Young Guns". I know those films are inaccurate to the actual history of who that guy was, so I'm stealing a bit of both fact and fiction.

I have plans for all kinds of people to throw into their travels, because the places they'll end up, along with the timelines of their journey's, will put them smack dab in the middle of some of the most notorious showdowns and bumping into some of the most infamous outlaws of the Wild West.

I'm not able to sit and write very much these days, just because I don't have a good computer chair and am constantly busy. Plus, my health (mainly my brain from epilepsy) has been draining me more than it used to. So sadly, I don't know how soon I'll have anything substantial to post. I'm just playing with outlines, research, and setting up a basic timeline for now.

One thing I can tell you for certain is that my title of my Wild West AU is "There Have Always Been Crows". It's both giving a nod to Charlie Hunnam's "Jax Teller" character from Sons of Anarchy, as well as to my muse, Matt, in his biker AU. He's obsessed with crows in that verse and feeds them regularly. There will be different references to crows off and on in the Wild West AU, starting with a battle scene and then crows bein' brought up at various moments down the line. For instance, Jimmy mistaking a raven for a crow; having the birds steal food out of the guys' packs while they go take a leak while riding across country; random stuff like that. Eventually, the crows will have a deeper meaning and significance for the end of the storyline. Already got that scene in my head.

As for world building, I'm sticking to as much of the legitimate history as possible, but bein' careful with specifics. Especially, where the Chinese immigrants and Native Americans are involved in the creation of Pendleton, Oregon, as well as bringing in more women farmhands. There's a lot of misinformation and hidden truths that the settlers tried to cover up, but also some very cool factoids that were written into the history books. Like that it was much more common for women to be working ranches by themselves, because the men were off at war, or helping to mine and work the steel mills in order to create more guns and supplies for troops.

Also, Pendleton was one of the first, colonized towns in the Pacific Northwest that had Chinese immigrants running their own shops. I'm having it set that Doc Scurlock's wife ends up opening and running her own clothing store in town, since he's friends with the boys who are helping to make that town become a wildly huge success story with their assistance in building up the rodeo.

I should probably stop, cuz I'm giving a lot of info away. LMAO! I get chatty when I get passionate and giddy about somethin' like this. Heh! But thank you for the ask and I hope this helps answer some of your questions! Feel free to DM me or send asks anytime! Even if I'm slow, I will respond, eventually. XD

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Film (update/ description): We'll be releasing our new feature film this November, a 6 minute movie montage featuring our awesome skatepark guests(see last post).

We appreciate everyone who still support and show love, this one is personally for y'all and were just thankful to represent and showcase our work. The continued saga (Montage 2) is still in the works as well & will be releasing 2024

Join The SideWinder Skatepark in a classic Western adventure, where outlaws roam & bounties are limitless so hop on your horse, reload your gun because the ride to The SideWinder Block, may just be your last!

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RYAN CORR WATCHLIST ◆ OUTLAWS

MOVIE: Outlaws (also known as 1%) DIRECTOR: Stephen McCallum WRITTEN BY: Matt Nable STARRING: Ryan Corr (Paddo/Mark), Abbey Lee (Katrina), Matt Nable (Knuck), Josh McConville (Skink/Adam), Simone Kessell (Hayley) PREMISE: "Set within the primal underworld of outlaw motorcycle club gangs, the film follows the heir to the throne of a motorcycle club, who has to save his brother's life by betraying his president." (wikipedia) RATING: 5/10 WATCHED ON: Amazon Prime

SPOILERS BELOW FOR THE ENTIRE FILM

Okay so this is the first thing I watched starring Ryan after discovering him and becoming a crazy lil fangirl for him in House of the Dragon. As someone who watched every episode of Sons of Anarchy, repeatedly, I was excited to see Ryan as this scruffy biker. And he makes a deliciously attractive biker. And that's about the only good part of the film.

The premise of the movie (which I couldn't find on wikipedia or IMDB in any more depth than the one sentence above) follows Paddo as he tries to find a way to save his brother's life. The movie starts with Paddo, his brother Skink, and his girlfriend Katrina being dragged out of their home by members of the Devils MC. It turns out Skink and another member of the Copperheads MC stole some heroin from the Devils and need to settle the debt. The other Copperhead is killed by the leader of the Devils, Sugar, and Paddo is told that either they work out a deal between the clubs or Adam's a dead man. The idea is that Paddo will convince his president to launder the club's money through businesses run by the Devils for a 30% cut. But when Paddo isn't able to convince Knuck, his president, to take the deal with the Devils, he's left trying to find a way to save them all.

The part of the film that I enjoyed the most (outside of just looking at Ryan in all the scruffy biker glory) was the relationship between Paddo and Skink and how obvious it is the two of them would do anything for each other. It's explained early in the movie that their father was abusive and in the end, Paddo killed him to save his brother and that seems to be what he's been doing ever since. It's never made clear what exactly Skink's problems are - he seems to use drugs but there's hints that he may have some kind of mental illness or learning disability. He's called simple by several characters throughout the film and repeatedly makes bad choices that leave Paddo having to clean up the mess. All of the issues throughout the film stem from Paddo's desire to protect his brother. When Skink is threatened by Sugar, Paddo makes a point of saying if they kill Skink, they'll have to kill him too. When Knuck throws Skink out of the club, Paddo doesn't hesitate to leave with his brother.

It's summed up best by a line that Katrina says: "And I know you'll do whatever it takes to look after us, that's why I love you so much. That's why those men love you, that's why Knuck is so fucking threatened." Paddo is a protector, through and through.

The rest of the story is not as great unfortunately. There's little to no development for a lot of the characters. Knuck, the president of the Copperheads, is shown as a violent, brutal man. Fresh out of three years in prison (we don't know what for), he seems paranoid about his power as leader of the club and his girlfriend Hayley seems to help feed that paranoia by reminding him that he should be the one with all the power. He's shown making choices solely for keeping all of the power in his hands and no other reason. It's what keeps him from dealing with the Devils, it's what helps widen the divide between him and Paddo, and in the end it leads to a lot of death and destruction.

Then there's Katrina, Paddo's girlfriend and one of the women who seems to keep things running at the clubhouse. She spends most of the movie insisting that her and Paddo deserve to keep everything they've built while Knuck was in prison and that Paddo should have the power in the club. It's made clear repeatedly that that's not what he really wants. In the end, all he wants is to keep the people he loves safe. And when he wants them all to just leave this life behind and start over somewhere else where they could be safe, she manipulates Skink into trying to kill Knuck, a choice that leads to both brothers dying in the end. While I do think she actually loved Paddo, I think she was more concerned with the power of heading the club and left her alone at the end of the movie.

TRIGGER WARNING - SEXUAL ASSAULT

Another part of the film that was hard to sit through was the sexual violence. Sexual content wasn't surprising for a movie like this. I was honestly expecting more scenes than what we got but what we did unfortunately get were multiple scenes of Knuck sexually assaulting multiple men both while in prison and once he gets out. If you're wanting to avoid those scenes, here's what the time stamps are and what all happens.

11:40-12:00, can only see Knuck's face and shoulders through a small window, and can hear grunting and talk

17:57-18:45, actual assault only lasts five to ten seconds before Knuck finishes, can see both men's faces and upper halves but that's it, Knuck threatens to murder the guy if he says anything about this

47:31-48:35, Knuck gets rough with David the prospect and shoves him up against the wall and rapes him. Close up on David's bloody and beaten face. After the scene David is seen coming out of the office looking rough and shaky.

All in all, the movie was not one I particularly loved and probably won't ever watch again. Ryan's performance was fantastic, lots of raw emotion in the scenes he shared with Josh McConville, and I'd love to see him in a similar role again. Just maybe with a better script. And having to watch him die onscreen once more was heartbreaking. So if anyone decides to go watch it after falling for him as Harwin Strong, tread carefully and be prepared for another sad ending.

[schlock-luster-video]

On February 22, 1968 production began on Easy Rider.

[ppeuppeuppeu]

Ryan Corr as Paddo in Outlaws (2017, also known as 1%) part I

[ngkiscool]

This week was suppose to be only about Wensleydale and Brian, but I couldn’t find enough stories about them so added a few more about the rest of The Them. All the stories are SFW, only the last one has warnings.

Next weeks will be about the holidays - please send recs for stories that focus on supporting characters (as in, Aziraphale and Crowley are not the main ones). Self recs are  encouraged!

Baby B by thewightknight - rated G, 512 words. Focusing on Wensleydale and Wensleydale’s parents. Summary: Whatever happened to that third baby, on the night of the Antichrist's birth?

Rescue Party and Chocolate Cake by Zeckarin - rated G, 614 words. Focusing on The Them, Newt and Dog. Summary: The Them are inventing a new game. Intense arguing ensues.

The Four Bikers of the Beginning Times by mistrali - rated G, 860 words. Focusing on The Them. Summary: “We’ll be juvenile d’linquents,” Adam said, with all the aplomb of eleven. He‘d seen some on American films and thought it very grand. “Outlaws, riding wild and runnin’ free. Like Robin Hood.”

Friends Will Be Friends by @anonymousdandelion - rated G, 600 words. Focusing on The Them and Dog. Summary: The other three Them find Adam in the woods, finishing a biscuit and moodily kicking pinecones while Dog barks futilely at squirrels. Plainly, Adam is sulking. Equally plainly, something has to be done.

Camp Out in Hogback Wood by @supergeek21​ - rated G, 588 words. Focusing on The Them and Dog. Summary: A little over a year after the Apocalypse, life has returned to normal for the antichrist and his band of friends.

Special by Nny - rated G, 582 words. Focusing on Wensleydale and Brian. Summary: A Them fic, set when they're in University.

Fish Out of Water by irisbleufic - rated T, 910 words. Focusing on Wensleydale and Brian. Summary: Wensleydale considers this, chewing his lip. Onscreen, there's suddenly a lot of blood. “I don't mind being in charge for once,” he admits. “Both of us, I mean.” Brian snorts. “Going by who orders me to do the washing up—”  “Oi,” Wensleydale sighs, turning up the volume. “Shut it.”  “Got some cheek in you now,” Brian says, punching Wensleydale's arm. “Feisty. I like it.”

Six Years After... by andrealyn - rated T, 468 words. Focusing on Wensleydale and Brian. Summary: Six Years After The Event-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Spoke-Of-Except-When-In-Dire-Need-Of-A-Really-Cool-Story, something new happens. 

Changes the Same by HSavinien - rated T, 1.1K words. Focusing on Wensleydale, Brian and Pepper. Summary: There's a difference between being friends and being roommates.

Chosen and Unchosen by Bookwormgal - rated T, 71K. Focusing on The Them, Crowley, Aziraphale, Warlock Dowling, Hastur, Anathema, Newt, Gabriel, Michael, Sandalphom. CW - Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Psychological Torture, Sensory Deprivation, Fake Character Death, Blood, Serious Injuries, Nightmares. Summary: Adam Young was meant to be the Anti-Christ... Warlock Dowling was not chosen... The apocalypse may have been averted, but not everyone is relieved...

Bonus - master list with all past recommendations!    

Authors - if you wish that your Tumblr account will be tagged, instead of the AO3, please comment or DM me the handle. Thanks :)

Thanks for reading, and remember - sharing is caring!

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Evolving Styles of Leather Biker Vest: Exploring Biker Gang Variations

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Evolving Styles of Leather Biker Vest: Exploring Biker Gang Variations

History and Development of Biker Gang Leather Vests

The biker gang leather vest symbolizes revolt, independence, counterculture, motorcycle riders’ identity, and fraternity. This classic vest, dating back to the early 20th century, has changed with society, fashion, and motorcycle clubs.

The leather vest originated with motorcycle clubs, which gained popularity after World War II. Motorcycles and riding groups provided energy and camaraderie for veterans returning home. The leather vest became a symbol, primarily a riding garment to protect against the elements and road rash.

Hells Angels, Outlaws, and Bandidos motorcycle groups developed their cultures and hierarchies. This culture adopted the leather vest as a sign of devotion and affiliation. The rider’s rank, club, and philosophy were shown on these vests. Riders’ most sacred mark of allegiance was the club’s massive logo on the back of the vest.

Due to its ease and room for club colors and patches, the “cutoff,” a vest without sleeves, became popular. Riders spent hours stitching patches to honor deceased coworkers, personalize vests, and send messages.

During the rough 1960s and 1970s, biker vests became famous. Motorcycle riding was linked to the anti-establishment movement because of how the media portrayed them as modern-day criminals and rebels. Films like “Easy Rider” (1969) and literature like Hunter S. Thompson’s “Hell’s Angels” (1966) associated the leather vest with a lifestyle that defied social standards and celebrated freedom, often on the border of the law.

Biker vests were popular in motorcycle clubs and influenced fashion in the 1980s and 1990s. Biker vests’ raw, embroidered look inspired high-fashion designers. Patches also changed to represent social and political movements like veterans’ rights and prisoner welfare.

Biker vests now come in vegan leather and with superior defensive technology. The classic leather vest remains popular, proving its longevity. Modern motorcycle clubs employ vests as critical identities, but patches can be as varied as the groups themselves, from simple decorative patterns to elaborate artworks expressing personal histories and affiliations.

Laser etching and other advanced fabrication methods have changed biker vest customization. These advances have enabled motorcyclists to design complex and individualized vests that retain their forebears’ rugged and raw spirit while embracing modern aspects.

The biker vest has found a new audience in urban fashion, representing rugged independence for a generation that may never ride a motorbike but enjoys the lifestyle’s meaning and appearance. This crossover into popular culture shows the vest’s versatility and capacity to appeal to multiple subcultures.

A prominent symbol of motorcycle culture, the biker gang leather vest has evolved with biker communities and their complex connection with mainstream society. From World War II battlefields to New York and Milan fashion runways, the motorcycle vest has become more than just outerwear. It is a legendary artifact, a repository of personal and collective memories, a declaration of identity, and, most importantly, a symbol of the motorbike rider’s indestructible spirit.

Authentic Biker Gang Leather Vest Features

Finding a high-quality biker gang leather vest demands an eye for detail, biker culture knowledge, and craftsmanship. Motorcycle enthusiasts use this outfit for protection, personal expression, and club identity. Genuine biker gang leather vests have several crucial traits distinguishing them from fashion imitations.

Leather quality comes foremost. Genuine motorcycle vests are made of thick, full-grain leather for maximum durability and protection. Full-grain leather is the best and covers the entire hide. This leather has natural defects and patinas, making it more attractive. It is preferred for its ability to handle road challenges, from slide abrasion to prolonged weather exposure.

Another critical component is craftsmanship. A well-made vest has even, tight seams that don’t rip or break apart under tension. Heavy-duty, weather-resistant thread is used for stitching, which adds design and durability. Because they determine the vest’s fit and comfort, zippers, snaps, and buckles should feel robust and perform efficiently.

Motorcycle vests are deeply rooted in customization and motorcycle culture. Classic vests have patches that indicate the wearer’s club membership, rank, and personal values. The community-understood code guides the layout of these patches. Patches and adequate room for them are required for vest customization.

The vest’s cut is also helpful. An actual biker vest has a V-neck and cropped cut. This design makes it easy to reach jeans’ waist pockets and vest inside pockets while riding. Armholes are oversized to fit different body types and allow for unfettered movement, which is crucial when biking.

Pockets are also essential. Keys, wallets, and phones should fit in deep pockets. The pockets of specific high-end vests are coated to keep out moisture and road dust. The vest’s external and interior pockets must be accessible without sacrificing its protective features.

Despite being disregarded for style, authentic biker vests prioritize safety. Many modern vests have body armor pockets at critical places like the back, chest, and shoulders. Nighttime reflective detailing improves safety without detracting from the vest’s attractiveness.

Many riders prefer a rustic, faded biker vest finish, but others want a slick, polished one. Each has a place in the motorcycle world, and the choice often comes down to personal style and statement. Smoother finishes may appeal to people who like a cleaner, more streamlined style, while distressed leather expresses history and roughness.

Along with these traits, the vest’s fit is essential. A good fit assures riding comfort, safety, and functionality. The vest should be snug enough to hold goods yet loose enough to layer. Side laces or adjustable straps help customize the fit and accommodate different body types.

Finally, the vest’s provenance may be necessary. Biker vests created locally or in leather-crafting regions are popular. Such vests frequently have a motorcycle culture roots tale. For enthusiasts, the extra cost is worth it for quality and legacy.

Combining these features, a genuine biker gang leather vest combines style, usefulness, and personal expression. The garment becomes armor, a symbol of identity, and a canvas for storytelling.

This detailed description of a real biker gang leather vest guides customers and provides a perspective to study motorcycling culture’s evolution. Each vest’s wrinkles, scuffs, and patches tell a narrative of miles, companionship, and freedom on the road.

A genuine leather vest must be durable. Bikers travel in harsh environments that require durable clothes. The leather’s thickness protects against wind, debris, and cold. Additionally, this material adapts to the wearer’s body, improving comfort and fit. Each vest becomes a second skin that protects and identifies with its personalization.

The vest’s exquisite artistry shows its wearer’s care. Every part of the vest, from the lining a silky silk that slips on easily over other garments to the mesh that breathes for warmer rides to the hardware, is chosen for utility and elegance. The brass or other rust-resistant snaps and zippers are functional and design elements. They glisten like honorable medals on matte leather.

Motorcycle clubs, where the vest is as much a part of the rider as the bike, pass them down through generations. The vest becomes a history of the rider’s voyage with each patch, scratch, and dent.

Understanding these features leather quality, craftsmanship integrity, customization, practicality, and history ingrained in fabric is crucial for buying an actual biker vest. This vest represents a lifestyle, philosophy, and the spirit of the open road and a garment.

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I am physically too exhausted to write long form. My eyes feel better. Must be my immune system. I watched Syndicate Sadists last night or at least need to finish the last fifteen minutes of it. Pretty good Poliziotteschi film by Umberto Lenzi about an outlaw biker in Italy who takes on the mob. Soundtrack is amazing. I need to save all my creative juices for this prescreening application for the museum. Woke up to a rejection at four in the morning for a job at Whole Foods. What a rollercoaster. They definitely ask you if you have any family that works there on the application. And I have a cousin who works in Human Resources. So take that for what it's worth.

[principiumindividuationis777]

While some frat rock and novelty hits going back to 1961 could be considered one-off examples of punk rock, before it was established as a consistent subgenre, the first band entirely devoted to punk, to garage punk, the original kind of punk rock, was The Sonics, pictured above, from Tacoma, Washington, USA.

Their 1965 album, Here Are the Sonics, is the first album consisting entirely of punk rock, and remains the blueprint every punk rocker uses to this day.

The punk rock visual aesthetic, by contrast, developed from the outlaw bikers who put themselves on the map with the 1947 Hollister riot (pictured above). "Riot" is a bit melodramatic, as it was basically just a few drunk and disorderly guys (I had the disclaimer never to operate a motor vehicle while intoxicated... it's not only you that might be hurt, as there are children on roads and in other vehicles), but it started the perception of bikers as dangerous menaces and/or antiheroes.

These guys, starting in central California, were World War II veterans, restless and still at war in their minds. They even adopted mohawk hairstyles during World War II, reasoning that Japanese soldiers would never have seen such a thing and might be intimidated. It was from this subculture that films like The Wild One (1953) emerged.

The Ramones (pictured above) are sometimes referred to as the first punk band, which, in a narrow sense, is true, in that they were probably the first rockers to combine the biker look with the punk sound.

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The Bikeriders 

Director Jeff Nichols Stars Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Mike Fast USA 2023 Language English 1hr 56mins Colour

Cautionary tale about the perils of Brando fandom

You’ve got to give some credit to a movie about bikers that makes repeated use of a Shangri-Las song that isn’t Leader Of The Pack. And there’s plenty more to like about Jeff Nichols’ movie…

In a lot of ways, it follows the well-trodden post-Goodfellas narrated based-on-a-true-story, complete with abundant needledrops of ‘60s tunes. But there’s less irony (or at least lighter irony) here than you get in something like American Hustle, mostly, and the person telling the story isn’t the deluded protagonist. 

It’s the mid-1960s, Chicago, and Kathy (Jodie Comer), against her better judgment, takes up with Benny (Austin Butler), who rides with the Vandals. Also hanging around is photojournalist Danny (Mike Faist), into whose reel-to-reel tape recorder Kathy tells the story.

Despite the name, the Vandals at the start of the movie are no outlaws, more a bunch of misfits following Johnny (Tom Hardy), a respectable citizen who got a bit overexcited after catching The Wild Ones on TV. Even Benny, who does have a back of attracting trouble, isn’t really a thug.

The first third or so of the movie is delightful, all misadventures and great music and the loving recreation of a particular moment – even the washing machines in the laundromat are gorgeous.

Then, inevitably, because this is that kind of movie and because (presumably) that’s what happened in real life, things start to turn sour as we get to the late ‘60s. The Vandals’ play-acting as a motorcycle gang attracts fucked-up dudes who assume they are the real thing, and Johnny (who has short 1950s hair throughout the film) is struggling to maintain control.

I’m (genuinely) not sure what I think about Tom Hardy here. You could read this as a very layered performance, of a guy who – as the film tells us – learnt how to be a biker through watching Brando, so this is the method infecting real life. Or you could read this as a privately educated chap from leafy south-west London yet again straining to convince us he’s a tough American. I think he knows what he’s doing, but maybe it relies a bit too much on an unchanging open-mouthed facial expression. 

Jodie Cromer, on the other hand, is excellent as Kathy, who doesn’t fall into biker’s old lady role play. And then there’s Austin Butler, who has precious few lines. But he’s quite funny and definitely pretty enough so you can see why Cathy and Johnny are besotted with him. 

This is a fine-looking film, even if I wanted it to feel more authentically Eastmancolor-y. 

Jeff Nichols is always an interesting filmmaker – Mud is one of my favourite movies of the 2010s. There are large chunks of The Bikeriders that I loved, as well as bits that dragged. But on balance, there’s easily more good than bad.

I saw The Bikeriders at the BFI London Film Festival 2023