On July 4th, 1947 there was the infamous "biker riot," that set the tone for the stereotyping of bike riders that persist to this day. This photo was staged by a Life magazine reporter who stumbled onto this "straight piper," motorcycle rally. According to the guy in the beard, standing behind the drunk, the Life magazine reporter snagged a big local drunk and pointed to a nearby bike and said to sit on it.The photog and his assistant then kicked a bunch of beer bottles around the bike and even though the drunk was a local and not a motorcycle rider,history was made... 
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