The Bikeriders (Paperback)

by Danny Lyon (Author) "See, I was born in Canada originally, you hip to it?..." (more)
Key Phrases: outlaw clubs, whole bike, motorcycle racer, Chicago Outlaws, Zipco That, Elmwood Park (more...)

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Product Description
In 1968, just before Easy Rider roared its way into American consciousness, Danny Lyon published The Bikeriders. A seminal work of modern photojournalism, this landmark collection of photographs and interviews documents the abandon and risk implied in the name of the gang Lyon belonged to: the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club. With images and interviews that are as raw, alive, and dramatic today as they were three decades ago, this new edition includes startling new images: 15 additional black-and-white photographs and 14 color prints--long thought missing--of works originally published in black-and-white. With a new introduction by the author, The Bikeriders rides again, capturing like never before the dawn of the counterculture era.

About the Author
Danny Lyon is a writer and photographer whose photos of prison life, the Southern civil rights movement, and American Indian nations are legendary. He lives in the Hudson Valley.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (November 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811841618
• ISBN-13: 978-0811841610
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #168,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent history of the early Mid-West outlaw bikers., July 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bikeriders (Hardcover)

This is a cool book. Great pictures and good copy although I would have liked more details. In that it was primarily written about the Mid-West, it focuses on the OUTLAWS MC and the roots of the club. It's always good to find information about other 1% clubs (since the HELLS ANGELS MC has always been the major focus of most "outlaw biker books"), however more details on other clubs would have been a plus. It does remind one that there was a time when the OUTLAWS and ANGELS could ride and party together and didn't feel a need to shoot each other on sight. It's also helps us remember that the early outlaws bikers didn't all ride Harleys. While I believe the book's a little pricey, if you're into Outlaw Bikers, this should be in your collection.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolutely essential document, June 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bikeriders (Hardcover)

If you're interested in bikes, the biker lifestyle, or how the 'outlaw' subculture developed, you must invest in this book. Danny Lyon rode with the Chicago Outlaws in the early sixties and his photographs form a unique visual documentary about the life of the early bike rebels. The photographs are superb; the accompanying texts revealing and fascinating. If nothing else, this book illustrates the origins of the Harley-Davidson 'chopper' and the prevalence of British bikes in motorsport 40 years ago. Simply one of - if not the - finest books on motorcycle culture ever published.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bikeriders, February 15, 2004

By	Cwn_Annwn (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bikeriders (Hardcover)

More a photography book than anything but also has interviews with the people who grace these pages. Chronicles the early years of the Outlaws MC, the pics in this book are amazing. The bridge being ridden across in the photo "Crossing the Ohio River" which is considered by many to be the greatest motorcycle photograph ever is about a five minute ride from where I once lived. Every time I rode across that bridge I thought about that pic. The Bikeriders is one of the few, if not the only, non-sensationalized books having to do with outlaw motorcycle clubs.