1000 Biker Tattoos by Sara Liberte

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An individual who rides a motorbike lives, to a point, within the margins of society. the place participants of the herd force Toyota Camrys and hipster hatchbacks, bikers decide upon Harley-Davidsons, Triumphs, and Ducatis, placing themselves in the market like raised heart hands thrust on the traditional electorate of the realm. And simply as a motorcyclistís experience is an affront to the sensibilities of the meek and the normal, so too is the ink on his or her pores and skin. Tattoos have lengthy been a vital part of this tradition, the results of the overpowering variety of ex-military males who shaped the nucleus of the postwar outlaw bike membership scene. those infantrymen, sailors, and marines back from conflict with statements etched in ink upon their our bodies, they usually persisted that culture once they shaped the golf equipment that got here to outline motorbike tradition. In one thousand Biker Tattoos, motorbike photographer Sara Liberte celebrates this so much own of artwork kinds by means of taking pictures the wild abandon of the bike way of life as expressed via tattoo paintings. that includes 1,000 images of tattoos and the art used to create them, in addition to profiles of the main popular tattoo artists within the biker neighborhood, this publication presents an extraordinary window into the main intimate element of motorbike tradition.

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As an american symbol of freedom, eagles are always showing up on bikers as tattoos. indd 38 (RAY) (Text) 7/8/13 5:50 PM 6/27/13 3:05 PM F39_Job No: 06-30772 Title: MBI-1000 Biker Tattoos C69655_#175 #175 DTP: 216 Page: 38 attoos ge: 38 ▲ the iron cross became popular when Jesse James of West coast choppers hit the scene back in 1999 with his hardcore rigid choppers. it seemed everyone was wearing a Wcc t-shirt with the iron cross, and some wanted a tattoo of the old-world symbol. ▲ a winged wheel on the calf is all this guy needs to remember his favorite pastime.

Pistons, spark plugs, and pinups—all symbols of the custom moto-culture that motorcycling belongs to. ▲ Wings and wheels is a simple statement of the love of the freedom obtained from riding. indd 39 (RAY) (Text) 39 7/8/13 5:50 PM 6/27/13 3:05 PM F39_Job No: 06-30772 Title: MBI-1000 Biker Tattoos C69655_#175 #175 DTP: 216 Page: 39 ▲ We love this play on route 66! it’s every motorcycle rider’s favorite stretch of american blacktop to ride, and this has a true hardcore biker’s twist on it—route 666, satan’s path to eternal damnation!

Indd 63 (RAY) (Text) 63 6/27/13 2:55 PM 7/8/13 6:02 PM F39_Job No: 06-30772 Title: MBI-1000 Biker Tattoos C69655_#175 #175 DTP: 216 Page: 63 ▲ A different way to show loyalty to a brand could be a skull wearing an H-D headband. C. of Willie’s Tropical Tattoo in Florida. C. of Willie. C. of Willie’s Tropical Tattoo in Florida. indd 64 (RAY) (Text) 7/8/13 7:05 PM 7/8/13 6:02 PM F39_Job No: 06-30772 Title: MBI-1000 Biker Tattoos C69655_#175 DTP: 216 Page: 64 attoos ge: 64 ▲ Check out the incredible detail on this engine back piece by richie pan of Dark star tattoo in New Jersey.

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