Bande di motociclisti

Le bande di motociclisti sono delle associazioni di appassionati riunite in uno o più club di motociclisti uniti con lo spirito della passione verso le moto ma soprattutto dello spirito di fratellanza.

Il fenomeno è nato negli Stati Uniti d'America poco prima della seconda guerra mondiale, ma si è poi diffuso in molti Stati del mondo. Tali aggregazioni sono formate da soggetti che utilizzano principalmente Harley-Davidson o altri chopper e sono raggruppati in Motocycle Clubs. La maggior parte degli appartenenti ai Motorcycle Clubs statunitensi sono indicati anche con il termine onepercenters a seguito di un fatto realmente accaduto negli USA nel secondo dopoguerra.^[1]

^ William L. Dulaney, A Brief History of "Outlaw" Motorcycle Clubs, in International Journal of Motorcycle Studies, novembre 2005.
«The Life story caused something of a tumult around the country (Yates), and some authors have asserted that the AMA subsequently released a press statement disclaiming involvement in the Hollister event, stating that 99% of motorcyclists are good, decent, law-abiding citizens, and that the AMA's ranks of motorcycle clubs were not involved in the debacle (e.g., Reynolds, Thompson). The American Motorcyclist Association says it has no record of ever releasing such as statement. Tom Lindsay, the AMA's Public Information Director, said 'We [the American Motorcyclist Association] acknowledge that the term 'one-percenter' has long been (and likely will continue to be) attributed to the American Motorcyclist Association, but we've been unable to attribute its original use to an AMA official or published statement—so it's apocryphal.'»

[Dulaney2002a-1] William L. Dulaney, A Brief History of "Outlaw" Motorcycle Clubs, in International Journal of Motorcycle Studies, novembre 2005.
«The Life story caused something of a tumult around the country (Yates), and some authors have asserted that the AMA subsequently released a press statement disclaiming involvement in the Hollister event, stating that 99% of motorcyclists are good, decent, law-abiding citizens, and that the AMA's ranks of motorcycle clubs were not involved in the debacle (e.g., Reynolds, Thompson). The American Motorcyclist Association says it has no record of ever releasing such as statement. Tom Lindsay, the AMA's Public Information Director, said 'We [the American Motorcyclist Association] acknowledge that the term 'one-percenter' has long been (and likely will continue to be) attributed to the American Motorcyclist Association, but we've been unable to attribute its original use to an AMA official or published statement—so it's apocryphal.'»

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Bande di motociclisti

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