Soul on Bikes

After reading One Percenter, I was itching for more bike action so I read Soul on Bikes by Levingston and Zimmerman in a couple days straight. This book is unique b/c it focuses solely on black bikers and specifically the East Bay Dragons MC from SoCal. Again, this book is surprising b/c it's not a bullshit glamorization of biker life. Instead, the author talks about his upbringing in the South and how getting into cars on the West Coast planted the seed for an MC that's been going strong for over 40 years. These dudes have some pretty gnarly choppers and even better hair. There's definitely some crazy stories in here about rivalries, fights, and whatnot, but it's not overly dripping w/ machismo. You can't escape that, but it's not peacock bravado stuff. I think it's written w/ sincerity and a clear head since the author has been the MC's prez since their inception in the 60's. He's able to reflect w/ a better perspective than if he had written the book when the crew was in its heyday, bumping shoulders w/ Sonny Barger and the Hells Angels. (side note: It aggravated me that they DID use an apostrophe in Hells Angels throughout the book when the real MC doesn't. Barger wrote the foreword. You'd think someone would have caught that. Whatever.)
Again, another good read. Dig it.