Not just sneakers but flip flops too.

 

The problem is that it's all taken out of context. In the 70s where I grew up, there were bodies in trashbags on the side of the turnpike every night. There were at least 2 rapes, 3 murders, and a few armed robberies, in the first five minutes of the news. People lit each other up over parking spaces. You stepped on my foot. Disco was all the rage, and in the high dollar clubs, there were literally piles of coke on the tables, along with high dollar escorts for all of the businessmen. Quaaludes were the date rape drug of choice.

Any with half a brain was sending out a don't **** with us message, and the bikers were no different. With only a handful of cops, outnumbered and outgunned, we were all basically on our own when it came time to keep others in check. Better believe everyone sent the strongest message they could. It only took one little thing to bring the house of cards down on us all, and it turned out to be a sellout cop, of all things. All of a sudden we found ourselves fighting these people in our own backyards.

You can argue all of this until you are blue in the face. Won't do any good. I guess getting the truth straight from the horse's mouth wasn't good enough. Conscience can be bad karma.

He who has the bux makes the rules. They had the bux. We didn't. Not many survivors.

 

I guess you never ran into me as I've been riding in sneakers for a few decades and some of them were white and clean.
I don't wear stuff just because others say I should- that's up to each of us.

 

(sigh) ... there's a lot to be said for the "good old days" when we could really "ride free" with our brothers. Yes, there was a lot of rage against the machine, and people who messed with us. But mostly we just partied, rode, did rock concert security, and loved our family .. our own band of brothers.
No white sneakers. That was sissyville ;-)

I do miss them.

[QUOTE=Stretchman;13306307]The problem is that it's all taken out of context. In the 70s where I grew up,

 

Since I rode full time I wore what was comfortable in Cali.

 

Learn something new every day! lol! still, sneakers aren't the safest footware on a Hog.

 

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hey hey. you're looking good!!

thunderheader,

tennis shoes,

ballcap, etc etc.
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I love the show, but have always taken it in as exaggerated fiction. I know there are certain MC members/clubs that might do some of the criminal activity on here, but probably very few.