Don’t call these rigs “tricycles,” is all I can say:
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Posts Tagged ‘gangs’
The Three-Wheeled Motorcycle Gangs of San Francisco’s Financial District
Monday, March 21st, 2011MyDutchMoped: Get an Aging Batavus One-Cylinder Moped and You’ll Become Cool, Maybe Join the Tenderloin Creatures
Monday, January 31st, 2011This Batavus Regency is a new one on me.
Did I spot a Creatures of the Loin reference in there? Check out Lauren “:)” Smiley’s historic bit right here, for the 411 on San Francisco’s formerly angry moped gangs.
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A manifesto of sorts, from a moribund webpage:
“Media blackout begins. to clarify: the creatures of the loin are complete losers. a few of them, the more unsavory ones, are homeless. they are around 22 years old on average with a healthy number still being high school misfits who get made fun of by even the nerds. they are about 40% girls and have chosen the moped way due to a love of liberation, a desire for self sufficiency…”
Don’t stop believing, Batavus riders!
And get to know area gang members on peds of all stripes:
Know Your Historic San Francisco Massacres: Golden Dragon, 1977 – A Third of a Century Ago
Friday, January 21st, 2011Remember the Golden Dragon Massacre, back when five souls were killed? I don’t, but I’m sure some of you do. Anyway, it was a third of a century ago, in 1977.
Here’s the cable-TV true-crime version of the story, here’s a recap from 1999, here’s a tease to get you to buy a book, here’s another tease to get you to buy some book, here’s a detailed account that’s hard to read, and here’s the Yelp from the joint before it closed.
