A Tangled History – Harley Davidson And The Hells Angels
Harley-Davidson and the Hells Angels. Few pairings are as synonymous as
those two names. The pairing of Harley Davidson and the Hells Angels is
something akin to peanut butter and jelly, but sometimes it turns into
oil and water. In other words, sometimes the two don't mix. Since the
formation of Hells Angels, Harley Davidson has been their motorcycle of
choice, which hasn't always thrilled the company. They faced
a negative reaction from the buying public, who connected the company
to the biker gang.
Since the early days of the biker gang, the Hells Angels have seemed to
revel in their poor reputation. To this day many members still wear a
patch on their jacket, signifying their
"one-percenter" status. The label was given to them
in the 1950s after the American Motorcyclist Association cl...