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' reckless driving group ') is a Japanese youth subculture associated with customized motorcycles. The first appearance of these types of biker gangs was in the 1950s. Popularity climbed throughout the 1980s, peaking at an estimated 42,510 members in 1982.
Black Emperor) is a 1976 Japanese black-and-white 16 mm documentary film by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi that follows the exploits of young Japanese motorcyclists known as the "Black Emperors". [1] The 1970s in Japan saw the rise of a motorcycling movement called the bōsōzoku, which drew the interest of the media. The movie follows a member of ...
Cut offs and motorcycling soon spread internationally, being taken up by the rocker subculture in the United Kingdom and the Bōsōzoku in Japan. Cut offs' ties to motorcycling led to them becoming seen as a sign of rebellion. Because of this, they were soon adopted by various youth subcultures, including the skinhead, heavy metal and punk ...
Biker bars (8 P) C. Motorcycle customization (3 C, 14 P) M. ... Pages in category "Motorcycling subculture" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Biker culture may refer to various aspects of motorcycling and relevant subculture, specifically that of: Motorcycle clubs, groups of individuals whose primary interest and activities involve motorcycles; Outlaw motorcycle clubs, also called one percenter clubs or motorcycle gangs
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers entering Manila on bicycles as the city surrenders to the Japanese (1942) During the Commonwealth period, German engineer Frank Ephraim wrote that, before the Second World War in the Philippines, door-to-door salespeople using bicycles were a common sight on the streets of Manila. He also noted that bicycle theft ...
Fischer's have gained popularity especially in the younger generations [13] becoming the most-viewed YouTube channel in Japan in 2019. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In the recent years, they have started to appear on television and other media outside YouTube. [ 17 ]
Sukeban (スケバン/助番) is a Japanese term meaning ' delinquent girl ', and the female equivalent to the male banchō in Japanese culture. The usage of the word sukeban refers to either the leader of a girl gang or the entire gang itself, [4] [better source needed] and is not used to refer to any one member of a girl gang.