“Bikes, Broads, Beer, and Boogie”: The Great Collection of Biker Magazines from the 1980s – Design You Trust

“Bikes, Broads, Beer, and Boogie”: The Great Collection of Biker Magazines from the 1980s

Easyriders magazine was the motorcycle magazines of the 1970s (with Iron Horse a distant second). Far from being just motorcycle enthusiast rag, it delivered the “biker lifestyle” on its pages.

As you might expect, there was plenty of material on Quaaludes, dirty sex, and stickin’ it to the pigs. By the end of the decade other contenders arose, not quite as embedded in biker counter-culture, but no less raunchy and lowbrow. As each cover of Outlaw Biker magazine proudly proclaims, it’s all about the: “Bikes, Broads, Beer, and Boogie”

Here is a look at the magazine covers from the dawning of the new decade. The first few years look very much like the 70s, but the biker mags eventually eased into the fresh new look of the 1980s. Let’s take it year by year. Enjoy.

Btw, don’t miss the collection of cool retro covers for ‘Overdrive Magazine: Voice Of The American Trucker In The 1970s.’

h/t: flashbak, retrospace



































































If you want more awesome content, subscribe to 'Design You Trust Facebook page. You won't be disappointed.

More Inspiring Stories

Hot Dog Sizzler, an Auto Oven Cooks Hot Dogs From the 1950s
Weirdly Wonderful Vintage Balaclava Knitting Patterns From the 1960s and 1970s
"Fuckilarious Bullshit" - Worst Client Comments Turned Into Posters
Last Breath: Amazing Dark Horror, Bizarre And Nightmare Paintings By Oleg Vdovenko
This Optical Illusion Is the Most Beautiful Street Artwork in France
Mathew Borrett’s Imagined Dystopian Cityscapes Are Both Unnerving And Whimsical
Musician Performs Concert Floating In The Middle Of The Arctic Ocean
Nevermind: Dreamy, Mysterious and Surreal Art Works of Paul Rabaud
Intriguing Female Portraits by Ilya Ozornin
Artist Illustrates Well-Known Thriller Movies As Vintage Cartoons
Artist Andrei Lacatusu Reduces Tech Giant Brands To Derelict Neon Signs
While Stuck In Quarantine, This Artist Started An Art Project On Her Windows
Uncanny Eye Illustrations from Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia, 1583
Star Wars Characters Reimagined As Winnie The Pooh And Friends
Paint-Ception: This Artist Painted Himself Painting Himself In An Incredible Recursive Self Portrait Series
Stunning Black and White Photographs Captured the Spirit of Early 20th Century Athletics
Eugene Atget – The Photographer Who Walked Fin de Siècle Paris
Fear and Loathing in Comics: Jim Mahfood's Superb Illustrations
The Superb Modern Grpahic Design and Typography Experiences of Mattia Cacciatore
An Artist Visualizes The Terrifying, Dystopian Metropolises Of Tomorrow
Amazing Vintage Photos Captured Inside the WTC’s Windows on the World, the Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World
"As The Circle Fades": The Superb Book Illustrations By Antonio Caparo
1972 Toyota RV2: 'Idea' Car Turns A Station Wagon Into A Recreational Vehicle
Artist Combined Vintage Photographs With Everyday Objects To Create Funny And Bizarre Portraits