skulls and skeletons
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03-10-2009, 08:26 PM
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skulls and skeletons
Just curious How and when did skulls and skeletons become related to motorcycles. I myself don't care for skulls on my bike. But to each his own. What is your opinion on this subject?
#3
03-10-2009, 08:55 PM
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when i was a wee lad a lot of the old-timers i knew said the same thing.
#6
03-10-2009, 09:33 PM
Here's what I Googled...
The skull and wings logo came about because in the early 1930s, motorcycle riders started to develop a kind of modern day outlaw reputation. The skull and wings logo is a derivative of the skull and bones logo. Americans typically associate the skull and bones logo with poison or death. This logo was first placed on tombstones in the late 1600s. Harley Davidson morphed this logo into its own by removing the bones and adding wings.
another link:
http://www.pacificgrids.com/skull/wi...ll-article.htm
The skull and wings logo came about because in the early 1930s, motorcycle riders started to develop a kind of modern day outlaw reputation. The skull and wings logo is a derivative of the skull and bones logo. Americans typically associate the skull and bones logo with poison or death. This logo was first placed on tombstones in the late 1600s. Harley Davidson morphed this logo into its own by removing the bones and adding wings.
another link:
http://www.pacificgrids.com/skull/wi...ll-article.htm
