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Jacson6

(1,464 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:51 PM Jun 18

An 8-year-old girl and her mom were driving when they witnessed bikers crash. The mom, a nurse, rushed to help treat the

A year later, the girl set up a lemonade stand...

This was the bikers' way of saying thank you

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An 8-year-old girl and her mom were driving when they witnessed bikers crash. The mom, a nurse, rushed to help treat the (Original Post) Jacson6 Jun 18 OP
"We're gonna need a bigger lemon squeezer!" markodochartaigh Jun 18 #1
Christ's Love in action. Bikers. 🫡🤙💖 nt sprinkleeninow Jun 18 #2
In my experience, soldierant Jun 18 #3
Only 1% of bikers belong to a criminal gang. Other bikers are just living the dream they have. n/t Jacson6 Jun 18 #4
The bad rep about bikers comes first from a Life Mag. article. I believe it was 1947. 3Hotdogs Jun 18 #5

soldierant

(8,775 posts)
3. In my experience,
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:25 PM
Jun 18

which is admittedly limited, if you get on the right side of bikers, you are considered one of them and they will go out of their way to help you, even if they are considered scary by most people.

Jacson6

(1,464 posts)
4. Only 1% of bikers belong to a criminal gang. Other bikers are just living the dream they have. n/t
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:28 PM
Jun 18

3Hotdogs

(14,411 posts)
5. The bad rep about bikers comes first from a Life Mag. article. I believe it was 1947.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:05 PM
Jun 18

There was a rally in California that had been going on for years before WW II. A Life photographer or stringer went to it and got the guys to pose. Among the photos, he got them to gather beer bottles, put them in a pile and stand behind them. Then he gets a drunk who wasn't even a biker, to sit on one of the bikes.

The life mag article is searchable in google, on the internet tubes.



From this, comes Brando in The Wild Bunch.


And the reputation grew.

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