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James "Broken Nose Jim" Cooper

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Motorcycle Clubs "idea" was established by Western Motorcycle Company, back they had a competition with other motorcycle companies , Liberty City Cycles and other major motorcycle dealerships back than. The club idea was to bring more customers aboard, as developing motorcycles in 1903 wasn't easy and it took 40 years for Western Cycles to develop a proper motorcycle, but during that span - they had to come up with ideas how to keep their clientele running. People were riding together, setting up charity rides even, have fun racing with one another off road. Western Motorcycle Company wasn't just known for creating loudestor hardest motorcycles ,they were mainly known because of companies attitude, attitude that kept them going. Western Motorcycle Company owners, Arthur , Walter and Bill began their legacy in a small shack - they developed a motorcycle , but they had to prove them-self that they are up for market distribution , they needed to impress the public first in order to get them to purchase their first generation bikes. There was a race hosted by the LCC (Liberty City Cycles) off road race which involved other motorcycle companies, and winners would win a reputation - reputation that would put money in their pockets weeks later. Arthur and Walter decided to go with a plan, but Bill had other thoughts he was focusing more on going to college and establish a career, rather spend time in the shacks or garages developing a motorcycle. When Arthur and Walter showed up, they lined up with rest of the races and Walter was going to race, but when LCC (Liberty City Cycles) represent showed up, and began to inspect their motorcycle, he got curious about the engine which was slightly bigger than the others, and when he asked for the weight - he didn't like the answer and said they couldn't take part in a race. People began to talk about it after seeing the silly act, but in that same crowd you had Bill standing over-watching the race, he was pointing a finger at a race tracks direction a gap from behind the track. Walter noticed the sign and moved his bike off the track, and as race began. Walter was racing along side the other racers except the outside marked track, and end up breaking through a fence to get inside and won the race, after the race a gentlemen approached Arthur and Walter offering a deal to distribute their motorcycle, the gentlemen was already making money with his piano sales, but he wanted to invest into something else, something more interesting and unique. After the offer, Arthur convinced Bill to join them, as now they got funds and they got into a dealership business.XCvfRao.png They began to development motorcycles in Milwaukee , their first factory that was a great success, but competition between them and Liberty City Cycles never end - they had to battle with one another about promoting their bikes on race tracks, and bike races were evolving..team racers, off road track races..you name it, but races, club rides wasn't the only thing the motorcycle companies brought, lots of teenagers began to buy them-self bikes after saving up , and the only way for them to get parts was buying original , brand news ones from the shops, but its a bit too expensive and doesn't fly pass their pockets, so they'd buy cheap parts or make some them-self, but Motorcycle Association president didn't care about their enthusiasm , he only cared about making profits and every time when he heard teens or anyone else setting up races, he'd try to smash the party with the police and trespassing charges, but one of those races Western Motorcycle Company founders were there (Arthur, Walter and Bill) so when police and the MA president showed up, police wouldn't touch Western Motorcycle founders just for standing around, and Walter got into the middle of the race track and said the count down. MA president was getting furious , and was screaming at police Captain to do something, but all what policemen would respond "What are we supposed to do, arrest few kids for having fun?", but in that day.. it wasn't just people come together and have fun, something else was born. Some of the racers, by standers noticed that - you can't be free in this world, anyone with a bigger paycheck can shut your oxygen any time, and word spread about it pretty quickly and that's when Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs began to establish , clubs that were about freedom , live life in this world on their own terms and not be part of the system, system that controls their life. When years began to tight up the Western Motorcycle Company founders, they wanted to invent a motorcycle for the next generation, so they developed the Knucklehead , the name came from a part that looked like a Knucklehead - back than Western Cycles had trouble with the oil, it used to leak out a lot, but Bill spent hours , days and developed a part and due to the Western Knuckleheads creation, today - majority of bikes are based off that design, Western Motorcycle Company wanted to leave their name remembered for ever for something good that they did, and not just "another dealership". Before their final build, Western Motorcycles got into military with Liberty City Cycles, so the army told them we'd buy few thousand bikes each. When the troops were deployed , during the World War II - one of the battalions were saved thanks to one soldier delivery, a message to the HQ that made them succeed in their operation. The soldier showed up to Western Motorcycle Company's head quarters and told them what happened, explained how bike was oil leaking after taking a hard impact and hitting few huge stones on the way, but the bike got him through. And in a gratitude , the soldier gave his battalions flag with all their signatures on it and in that moment, the founders of Western Cycles felt something, that their bikes weren't just there, its also saved life's - and ever day forward, Western Motorcycles would promote these joy rides for military personnel, give them discounts and even teach them how to ride.

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