You may not, though, be familiar with where the band got its name: A 1976 black-and-white documentary about the Black Emperors, a genuine Japanese bosozoku gang, called " God Speed You! Black ...

Biker gangs have been a part of American culture almost as long as the motorcycle itself – sometimes demonized, sometimes glorified.

The biker brawl in Waco, Texas, that left nine dead and 18 injured served as a reminder that motorcycle gangs remain a force in the U.S., an outlaw subculture steeped in its own mythology.

Steve Cook, who heads the Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association, tells NPR that soldiers returning from World War II formed biker gangs, which became infamous during a 1947 riot.

Filmmaker Michela Hall sought to challenge that stereotypical perception with her hourlong documentary “The Pillion,” which will show at the Lindsay Theater in Sewickley on May 1.

Everyone you've ever seen riding a motorcycle in a leather jacket falls into one of two categories: motorcycle clubs or outlaw motorcycle gangs.

The Department of Justice has identified seven motorcycle clubs that it believes are highly structured criminal enterprises, many of them allied in one form or another against the best-known gang ...

Steve Cook, who heads the Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association, tells NPR that soldiers returning from World War II formed biker gangs, which became infamous during a 1947 riot.