7000 at Funeral

Hells Angels icon a part of California culture

Hells Angels early days

A life from the early days in the Bay Area, to world-wide fame and notoriety.

Barger died from cancer after a long life on the road, on motorcycles, and also in court rooms and jails.

A lot of jail-time

I read one of his books and besides the descriptions of biker life and mentality, I was also struck with the amount of his life taken up in later years by being arrested, jailed, dealing with lawyers, paying lawyers and generally being absorbed in a lifestyle few of would ever chose.

Sonny Barger book

Book at amazon

Recent Sonny Barger News Stories

Or, take look below:

Hells Angels open road

Hells Angels Bike Line at bar

Hells Angels headquarters, Oakland

numero uno

Easy Rider obviously and always #1

Easy Rider crazy <br Easy Rider in Badlands

Easy Rider

The beginning of wild and crazy days...and riding the Badlands west of Sturgis...

These rankings in the opinion of movieweb.com and open to some rather extended scrutiny...


2

Marlon Brando

The Wild One

Marlon Brando early on...

Others down the list could be arranged differently, or not, depending on your viewpoint.

3

Mad Max - Australian film, with Mel Gibson

4

The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries
Che Guevara

The Motorcycle Diaries

The early life of Che Guevara roaming America and revolution on a bike, comrade...

5

On Any Sunday * The Wild Angels, another one with Peter Fonda

6

The Wild Angels

Peter Fonda rides

The Wild Angels

Said to have cemented Fonda's legacy in biker culture...

7

Hell's Angels on Wheels
Hell's on Wheels

Hell's Angels on Wheels

Another Jack Nicholson staple here...

8

The Loveless

9

Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue

The law on motorcycles


"Motorcycle Diaries" by Lester Public Library is marked with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. "Easy Rider" by twm1340 is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. "Marlon Brando" by twm1340 is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. "hells angels on wheels monterey vhs front" by Jesper Wiking is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0.

From days past

The shop has a running series of historical articles at the :

Kegel Harley-Davidson website

Kegel poster

110 Years

Oldest Single Family Harley Shop in Existence

Located in Rockford, IL, the heart of America

Kegel Harley-Davidson, 7125 Harrison Ave, in Rockford, IL, marked 110 years as the longest running single family Harley Davidson dealership.

How much would the first motorcycle in this shop be worth now?

It's like a family, says one of the owners.