Top 15+ Red-Line-RPM Pics Of 1980's Japanese Biker Gangs

Everything is cooler in Japan, especially biker gangs.

In post-war Japan, ex-military men held onto their bikes, and a subculture of motorheads began to grow in the country. By the 1970s and 1980s, it had grown into a full-blown phenomenon, with crazy custom rides, group rivalries, chaotic mass rides through city streets, and outfits just as loud as the engines.

Check out the vintage nightriders of Japan and their decked-out rides.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1950s

Kaminari-zoku ride.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

1959

Bōsōzoku on a night ride.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

2007

A group of "motorcycle kids," one of numerous subsets of teen subcultures in Tokyo, 1964.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.u/RyanSmith

Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1960s

Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1970s

Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

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Bōsōzoku night ride.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1980s

Bōsōzoku in the garage.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1980s

A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1980s

Bōsōzoku armed with a bat.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1980s

A lone Bōsōzoku.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1980s

Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Biker gang, also known in Japan as Kaminari-zoku., Kaminari-zoku ride., Bōsōzoku on a night ride., Sukeban, female Japanese motorcycle gangs., Motorcycle girl in Harajuku, Japan., Kabukicho, Tokyo. 1970s., Bōsōzoku night ride., Bōsōzoku in the garage., A Bōsōzoku rider on his custom bike., Bōsōzoku armed with a bat., A lone Bōsōzoku., Bōsōzoku showing off the custom robe.

Circa 1980s

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