Black Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Black Biker History👉kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnqqs5OJaNXUfJM.html&ab_channel=DemonsRow

@SkoolkraftE313

Жыл бұрын

I Appreciate and Luv the History u give💯, alot of hardwork behind this🙏🏾....Salute 2 u From Detroit💪🏾✊🏾

@montewolf3570

Жыл бұрын

God only made one race of humanity

@montewolf3570

Жыл бұрын

What separates us divides us and makes us weaker. What brings us together and Unite us makes us stronger

@thaghostactual3491

Жыл бұрын

Get it sose....I'm home this is it

@ramonpuello2357

Жыл бұрын

Black spades and the chinghalings.

I went to Bike Week, spring and fall from 2000 to 2005. I was told that Black Bike Week was a nightmare and locals dreaded it. They didn't spend money they shoplifted, walked out of restaurant with out paying, destroyed motel rooms, worst of all, went to the bathroom on the streets. I got to meet and party with one of the wildest Bike Clubs 81. They were so nice and well mannered. I don't think it is the color of your skin but how you act and present your self that matters.

@mikebradford7780

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what happens.

@whitneyANDbunny

Жыл бұрын

yep I've been too both... the intensity in crime during black bike week far out shadows white bike events... it's insane.

@Handsome.Coleone

Жыл бұрын

Your white

@carlose6010

Жыл бұрын

​@@Handsome.Coleone So what. He isn't racist.

@justinjones4822

Жыл бұрын

@@Handsome.Coleone You're lol

Been going to both weeks for almost 6 years now and I can tell from personal experience that petty crime and violent crime is way higher during black bike week. That’s just the straight up truth. I work for a hotel and our rooms are trashed every time on the second week to the point where the owner is thinking about closing and just taking the lost that week

@brianolsen8461

Жыл бұрын

😮

@thomasnappo6309

Жыл бұрын

ITS BECAUSE THERE ALL BROKE...

@nathang9264

9 ай бұрын

Not about race it was about civility, I get it on both sides living in SC . Everybody knows one bike week is hell for locals on week opposed for the other. Is what it is . There are solid people in all groups and terrible people in all . Give respect get respect.

@JC-di4uz

Ай бұрын

Ur taking a loss by staying open during black bike week. All the money u make will be spent buying new furniture, cleaning carpets (if your lucky) u may have to replace floors all together. Gotta repaint the rooms all your kitchens is ruined, gotta buy new pots new pans all silver ware is stolen etc etc. The worst part is u never know if u r renting to decent folks just looking to enjoy themselves or are u renting to a bunch of hood rats looking to bring their ghetto bullshit to your business. Are they gonna shoot someone for whatever reason and in turn my business ends up as part of a wrongfull death lawsuit? These are questions u do t have to worry about during white bike week , it's literally just not a issue.

@GEORGIABOY23

Ай бұрын

Truth hurts 😂 and this story felt bias from the jump. It’s common sense now to know there would be more crime with black week 😂

The main complaint I heard was groups of people would walk in to a restaurant or bar and walk out not paying their bill.also treating staff badly including not tipping..

@russellwood5867

Жыл бұрын

this is also the reason places were closing down ,it got that bad.But as far as the two biker communities i never saw anything negative.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Yea that sucks

@kennethkirby2533

Жыл бұрын

That is the reason some bars & restaurants close during Black bike week. I have lived & worked in the restaurant business in MB for 17 years, it is a very real problem. True fact Make a lot of money WBW, lose a ton of money BBW really not worth opening the doors. Just true facts. Sorry. Wish it was not that way.

@Arthurian.

Жыл бұрын

Blacks are notoriously abusive to wait staff, especially white women. Them tipping is also another foolish expectation. They're so bad to wait on that servers refer to them as Canadians, as they're as nasty as the people asking for a Rye & coke.

@shockley7500

Жыл бұрын

I wish this was included in the video. Those of us that live here know why businesses started closing that week. If it was about color they would have been closed since the beginning. Businesses just got tired of being abused that week and losing money.

Terry Ice 1 month ago I went to Bike Week, spring and fall from 2000 to 2005. I was told that Black Bike Week was a nightmare and locals dreaded it. They didn't spend money they shoplifted, walked out of restaurant with out paying, destroyed motel rooms, worst of all, went to the bathroom on the streets. I got to meet and party with one of the wildest Bike Clubs 81. They were so nice and well mannered. I don't think it is the color of your skin but how you act and present your self that matters

@thomasnappo6309

Жыл бұрын

Turds only destroy property..

Friends there with a restaurant told me the difference was Harley riders were older and spent more money and tipped well. They also went to bed earlier and committed less crime. The second week brought major trouble , crime and problems.Fights in restaurants, skipping out on bills, terrible tippers, assaults on staff. As a whole They were terrible customers. Basically they brought the hood behavior to myrtle beach and it was not well received. If the truth hurts maybe you need to clean up your public behavior.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Im hearing this from a lot of people i cant blaim a businessfor that

@kman-mi7su

Жыл бұрын

Well said and NEEDED to be said. I had thought about going to black bike week and then came to my senses. I ain't got time for the BS that goes on and ruins the event for the rest of us who want to have a good time without tearing up the place.

@noahknight4039

Жыл бұрын

Take it all with a grain of salt. United is built on anti-black racism. You can find evidence all over the country of law enforcement lying, falsifying reports and everything else. To the point that a cop would pull a Latino or Asian person over but label them black in the report. Businesses lie in order to maintain anti-black racism. The entire country and government lies to maintain a status quo of anti-black racism. The most violent biker gangs in the United States are majority white, yet all the crime happens during black bike week? Suddenly all the white biker gangs, meth dealers and everything takes a week off and it’s just the good old boys, going to bed early. All the gang fights and shootings that happens during a lot of the majority white and Latino bike weeks suddenly goes unnoticed when it’s time to pass laws against black people.

@jujones007

Жыл бұрын

I've been going to the Atlantic Beach Bike rally since 1995...that tipping discrepancy is patiently false and it stereotypically plays into the Black people are poor and don't know how to act...the crime rates are statically actually higher during harley week..ive actually looked at the numbers for the information not going off what a friend told me..

@charlesprice7608

Жыл бұрын

@@jujones007 yea and the inner city is safe while the suburbs are killing fields.

I have noticed that all races seem to self segregate. Sure we hang out, chop it up, but we tend to consume neighborhoods according to race. Willingly. Personally I think that all cultures should be protected and cherished. Different isn't always a bad thing. Be proud of what you are without demeaning another and we got the golden ticket.

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

i agree

@chadhunter3700

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir I agree bro

@ChrisJones-qw7bn

Ай бұрын

Look into WHY neighborhoods were intentionally designed like that..and then wonder why we continue to carry on that practice...and then realize it is STILL GOING ON!!

I’ve live 3 hours from MYR and have been going to spring and fall rally for years and I can tell you it’s not about skin color but how the 2 different groups act as a whole, if you don’t believe this then go down for both white and black bike week and really take a open look at what goes on durning both and talk to the people who actually WORK there and ask them what it’s like for them during both rallies

@robertnewsome5648

Жыл бұрын

Dude. I stopped going to bbw. Harley week is waaaaay better, and less drama with the cops

@whitneyANDbunny

Жыл бұрын

Ya I went only 1 time too bbw , the crime and disregard for merchants in the area is insane. I didn't feel safe around 10 at night so me and my friend left. It reminds me how Ultra 8n Miami got ruined because of similar things

@petercrisp8314

Жыл бұрын

@@robertnewsome5648 i agree with you

@brandonellevan1858

Ай бұрын

Bbw should be called ghetto bike week.

I lived in Myrtle Beach for roughly 12 years, and throughout that time, there was never any race based sentiment as to why there was a separation. It really boiled down to sport bike vs more traditional, Harley-esque bikes. It just so happened that the majority makeup of Harley week was white and the majority of sport bike week was black. Edit: I'm speaking strictly from the general resident POV.

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

i literally read to you them being sued and the whole 9 lol

@strangletherobot3832

Жыл бұрын

@@SoseTheGhost Again, I was speaking from the point of view of the general resident. I was not a business owner nor did I work for the local government, so I can't speak for that.

@ramieperkins8113

Жыл бұрын

Well you know then that “sport bike” week was a whole lot more lawless . Damn that was fun .

@ramieperkins8113

Жыл бұрын

#GHOSTIN . Im going to speak on this . Not sure what counts for the amount of riders deaths on the particular weekends mentioned . Trust me and any other person that has no bias in the issue . “Black Bike week is mayhem . You will have parties of 25 and larger go into a place sit down to eat and skip right out the door . It happens alot with the blacks and I’ve never ever heard of this happening during Harley week . I’ve been going to MB for 30 years and here the past 15 years that place has become a total shit hole . I won’t let my wife go there with her friends . It’s bad . Gangs , violence.. really sad what’s happened to that place

@ABLFM

Жыл бұрын

@@ramieperkins8113 if they look it up, Myrtle Beach has one bike week. These two bike weeks are two different promoters, that have been doing it forever. The race part is part of the gimmick. That damn "sport bike week was raw as it got!!!

I have to say I’ve been to both. I have to say when at black bike week the traffic was directed and side roads was cut off. A lot of bike was stolen on the south side of Myrtle beach. After speaking to some people that have been there many times tell me to stay in the north side and get a house instead of a hotel. A lot of restaurants was closed at black bike week.

@gymkingz3323

Жыл бұрын

If I go I’ll stay in Surfside beach and get a AirBnB

As a black woman, it pains me to admit this but there is some truth to the tipping issue. I stopped going to lunch with some co workers because of their tipping practices. They would run those servers to death and not leave one brown penny. I got tired of being embarrassed. I tip and tip well even when the service is mediocre/bad because of the stereotypical narrative about us.

@douglaspaterson5269

9 ай бұрын

You can only do what you can afford.🙈🙉🙊

@Sole-Survivor

8 ай бұрын

BLACK PEOPLE WORRY TOO DAMN MUCH ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK

@ASinclairNYC

Ай бұрын

In france people dont tip and severs dont expect it

@raymondwilliams6878

23 күн бұрын

@@ASinclairNYC In France, servers aren't paid sub minimum wage either.

@AngryAl66

16 күн бұрын

​@ASinclairNYC outside of the USA most countries have no understanding of Tipping service workers.

Growing up in SC, I visited MB in 2000-2003. Back then it was never “black and white,” it was Harley week and bike week. It morphed into “black and white” at some point. As a white guy who owned a sport bike, I always went during “black” bike week. It was crunk for sure. Lots of crime, bikes being stolen, drugs, nudity, etc. the Harley week was a bunch of older guys.

Buddy of mine use to own a liquor store down by the beach. He'd do inventory every month and usually was short 15 bottles or so per month. In May he would do it twice, after harley week and after Bike week. 108 Bottles stolen during Bike week. He hired a security Guard and people would come in and walk out with bottles. They are from out of town, theres virtually no point in even calling Police. So he would lose around $2,000 every Black Bike Week and be subject to a lawsuit if he closed or cut hours. Also, you mention the difference in Fatal Accidents but Black Bike Week regularly results in atleast 5 Murders, dozens of Armed Robberies and Shootings. I worked at a Restaurant down by the beach and we rarely ever had anyone walk out a check except for... you guessed it. Yea, it was regular for people to come from out of town and act like they owned the place because, your from out of town. 350,000 Out of Towners in one weekend, you probably arent going to get caught. So instead of Knee Jerking to racism, maybe we should examine behavior and instead blaming people for noticing trends.

I'm from and live in SC. I've been to both bike weeks multiple times. What's crazy is bad things happen during both weeks but the only ones that make the news are those of black bike week.

It's up to all of us to show up to both and mix it up like brothers and sisters. Eventually, they'll be one huge 2 week rally! Let's Goooo!🤘

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

🤟🤟

@jakestewart5772

Жыл бұрын

Why do you want to force in where you are not wanted?

@bobbybooker2123

Жыл бұрын

@@jakestewart5772 They want to be wanted.

@mattp.7318

Жыл бұрын

@@jakestewart5772 who said "force in"? How about "come together"?

@virgoboogie015

Жыл бұрын

no.

Yo. So, I’ve lived in Myrtle beach my entire life and this is 100% real. The first week is called “bike week.” And second week is “black bike week.” I’ve literally never heard it referred to by anything else. But there’s so much more that goes into the division aspect. For instance, “black bike week” is stigmatized by everyone here. Even the police have gotten involved and set up what they called “the bike loop” and heavily blockaded all major roads to the point where you were forced to follow the path they wanted you to take to get anywhere and it would just go in a circle like an hour and a half to two hours later. I couldn’t even get a cop to tell me what to do to get home from work one night and I got stuck in it for hours until I finally on like the 5th try got a cop to help me. But they only do things like the loop on black bike week. They would never do shit like that on the first week. It’s like they do everything they can to stop the second week from happening or being enjoyable for the sake of “public safety”

i went to myrtle beach on black bike week a few years ago. many of the roads were blocked off, a lot of restaurants were closed for the week and they had loads of cops and emergency services were lined up and down the street

@winstonwolff

Жыл бұрын

Statistics dont lie I guess

I just can’t wrap my head around the idea that people can not like someone based on skin color. It blows my mind

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Yea its bugged out

@harleyman971200

Жыл бұрын

Motorcycles are Motorcycles. These 2 weeks should come together for the love of bikes.

@kevyster

Жыл бұрын

I think there's more to it than that. As for as racism. there's just as much racism in blue states up north as there is in southern red states. There's just no happy face they hide behind in southern states that you have in the Yankee north. and both sides certain business owners, police and Naacp are trying to use this to divide bikers when neither of these biker rallies are segregated as in forced in who can and can't attend, they're separate aimed to the majority of the bikers who attend theses rallies.

@bambam0099

Жыл бұрын

Racism or statistical justification? My wife and I attend Sturgis every year and never fear walking the streets late at night or riding anywhere. And when the Hells Angels show up, the police force beefs up and shadows them everywhere, never a problem. I found this on another thread, and I quote: This is exactly what happens during Black Biker Week in Myrtle Beach. In response many restaurants decided to close their doors, but they were sued by the NAACP for closing during Black Biker Week. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bike_Week#Charges_of_racial_bias There is also a huge rise in crime during Black Biker Week. Horry County officials reported 129 cases with fines or bond amounts totaling $19,151 during the nine days of the Harley Davidson rally from May 14 to May 22, according to reports. … During the three-day Atlantic Beach Bikefest [more commonly known as Black Bike Week] on Memorial Day weekend, Horry County officials recorded 180 cases and $29,350 in daily fines or bond amounts. … This year in Myrtle Beach during the busy Harley rally weekend of May 20-22, officials recorded six felonies, 385 misdemeanors and 391 traffic-related incidents, according to records. From May 27-30 during the Atlantic Beach Bikefest, Myrtle Beach police recorded 15 felonies, 937 misdemeanors and 952 traffic-related incidents. So for each day of the regular bike event, their were 14 incidents in Horry County per day. During Black Bike Week, there were 60 incidents per day. That is an increase of over 400% during the all black event. www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2011/06/15/2220207/police-saw-no-rise-in-calls.html

@palepride7530

Жыл бұрын

@@kevyster geography isn’t relevant 😂

Great content! Thanks for the info, I've didn't know the history of the Myrtle Beach events

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you

I appreciate the informative content! Keep it up!

As a Parks and Recreation Major in College that spent 25 years of my life working at ski resorts and white water rafting companies, im grateful to be out of those industries. I’ve run into many good people, but dealt with just as many entitled/ungrateful people of all races. Some were angry over how much money they were spending and nit picked everything in order to get something free. I’ve been verbally abused by whites, blacks, and asians all with a smile on my face. I’ll happily wake up now in my late 40’s to work on a construction site. The joy of skiing for free and getting pro deals on gear isn’t worth the abuse from tourists of all colors. A tip, if you think you’re vacation is too expensive, or are taking money from your living expenses to go on a trip, STAY HOME! A staycation honestly is more enjoyable to me anyways. God bless all those who ride on two wheels no matter what color they are!

@josephstorm6093

11 ай бұрын

All anybody has to do is look at the real crime rate %'s to see who is committing the most, it's very simple. There's no actual virtuous race or culture in the world but who wants to be around the worst and anybody experiencing these constant problems knows who they are.

@ChrisJones-qw7bn

Ай бұрын

Agreed. From a Lifties POV at places like Snowbird and Park City...there are some truly shitty people in this world...

Fascinating story. As a 70 year old white biker from the Pacific N.W, I see a lot more respect between bikers here of all races. I ride a 78 triumph Bonneville or a 79 BMW 1000s. Maybe it's my vintage motorcycles or my personal vintage that I get respect from all. Anyway, It makes me angry and sad to see the divide you describe. This was a valuable history lesson that most white people haven't heard. I believe that it is our club leadership, civic leadership, dealership leaders, elders that have to take a roll in ending the racism by hosting joint events, barbques, shows, conversations to bring us together. The responsibility fall on the white bikers and community leaders to start the process but it is the responsibility of all. The racist powers that be make themselves stronger by keeping us bikers separate and preventing communication. It is this way in all parts of life. There is so much anger, assumptions, fear of the " other" that this will take a lot of time. Whites going to Black week and visa versa, sharing beer, food, ideas is what will bring us together. Maybe they could overlap a few days. I remember seeing that at Sturgis in the mid 70s when I had the only British bike there. It seemed to work there for a week. A lot has changed in my life time but not enough. I was expecting more.

Salute to you for this video. Keep bangin!

Anyone who is familiar with the older culture, the one we pretend is In the past, particularly in this area, could predict the stacked bodies that would occur if the two ever really came together. Knowing this, the riders themselves would rather be separate. Just because we ride doesn't mean we have or want the same culture or to even to attend the same parties.

@ChrisJones-qw7bn

Ай бұрын

TRUTH!!!

Lived in SC for 20 years. Attended both bike weeks. Always felt welcome by all, unless I was riding my dual sport, then the HD bike week crowd gave me a hard time. All just in fun and jokes though. I did ask a store owner why they closed during sport bike week, he told me that the increased crowds brought higher theft and it wasn’t worth the loss as a owner. The reality is that the two bike weeks have always seemed sport vs cruiser focused. But if I learned anything living in the south it’s that racism is still alive on both sides equally. Growing up in NY I seen it occasionally but never at the level it was in the south. Race is a stigma that needs to be broken. Unfortunately politics and the mainstream media are just making it worse.

@kennethjones543

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!!

@NeuKrofta

Жыл бұрын

The North is so much more racist, literally segregated by neighborhoods lol

@chadhunter3700

Жыл бұрын

That’s true but every one has a ground to stand together it’s better but you can’t change everything

@ChrisJones-qw7bn

Ай бұрын

Yeah...its still pretty bad down South...but not just there. I'm in the PNW and see so little diversity its almost shocking. Not my fault I landed in a backwards ass small town. But I'm staying and trying to change it best I can....

Wow well done. Amazing this is still going on today. I am glad to see people stepping up to challenge crazy laws and attitudes.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Much love

I don't try to go to a any events that blacks claim. Don't go to "black bike week", "black rallies", "Miss Black America", or any others. Don't try to join "black MCs" or mingle with them, I have enough respect to acknowledge they want to be amongst themselves and let it be.

Thanks for sharing this story. 👍I had No' idea. Now I know. Have amazing weekend. ☺️🙃

I always thought it was so weird there was two bike weeks … I grew up in Fayetteville and I was always told that as well! Idk if it’s still that way or not but it confused me why there was two so thank u!

I don’t care what color you are or what your background is.. you ride on twos and you’re part of the family. Much love and respect to all who love to ride

@unsafe_at_any_speed

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. It would be a great world if people respected each other

good video, I've attended MBBW for 30 some years, early 90's most places wouldnt rent to Motorcyclists period, had to search places out. I remember the first year SBB came to exist, it was a dented can store the owner built a plywood bar inside and bought 40,000 cases of beer from walmart and you would ride in, suck a beer down, bang it on the bar and blow out the back door. There was also a shift in territories , it used to be 16's turf, it then switched over to 81, was a weird year when that happened, you didnt know who to check in with while attending the Rally. I appreciate you and your channel L&R

@russellwood5867

Жыл бұрын

i remember when that "switch" happened. Interesting times.

Much love and respect keep grinding brother

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

much love brother

I worked as a pharmacy tech at barefoot landing late into the nights. The police patrol has everything to do with racing and directing traffic as safely as possible not race. There is a huge difference in the clusters of bikers and the type of bikes black bike week has many more sport bikes and three wheelers. The areas they enjoy hanging out it’s all completely different and obstructs traffic differently. The choice of crimes are also different there is more petty theft during black bike week and more petty crimes. Bike week has more violent crimes but spaced out further. Black bike week is usually a 3 day event. Bike weeks spans out longer. They absolutely need to be managed differently

Its dope how you broke it down. This is MC history and the story needs to be told.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Much love brother some peoplecomplaining but i wasnt their facts over feelings

I see you with the new background music it’s so mysterious it’s spooky I like it but that original music will always be the best 💯💯

#Ghostin. Great channel you always tell it like it is, wouldn't have it any other way. Keep it real and keep up the great work.

Good afternoon Brro, I attended BBW from 1989 to 2009 I saw it for myself when I went to BBW and Harley week in 2003. They would bring in extra cops from all over South Carolina. Thanks for putting it out

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

People complsining i dont care facts over feelings

@mikekirkman4081

Жыл бұрын

The reason was just as he stated "More theft & more crime!"

I appreciate you sharing this information. I have never been to Black Bike Week but I had planned to go this year. After hearing this, I'm not sure If I want to subject myself to any harassment by police. I am from Miami and cops don't bother bikers to that degree.

@usbackcountry

Жыл бұрын

Although I have attended bike events that catered to a certain motorcycle brand, It would never occur to me to attend a bike event that only caters to a specific skin color. I think that would be going backwards in time. I have biker friends of different skin tones who rides different brands and types of bikes and we often ride together.

@bobhanes9058

10 ай бұрын

Stay home we dont want you

Another episode of shining light on the dark past! Awesome and educational story brother!!

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@DemonsRow, I attended both weeks, (I am white) I saw no black folks messed with, at black bike week I was haggled, mocked, jumped and run off from bike week. So I personally saw racism against me because of my skin color. The other statistic that wasn’t mentioned was the crimes committed at each rally. In the modern age in my personal experience I would say that the tables have turned. ( said respectfully)

I didn't know it was like that. Now that I do I think it's a perfect opportunity to unite all bikers an riders for the first ever million bike meetup! Put aside difference's an show the world motorcycle riders can do what no one else has been able to do, unite all people peacefully. Don't know if it'll ever happen but I think we could pull it off. Great video brother. PEACE!!!!!

@mikekirkman4081

Жыл бұрын

If both bike rallies were combined, regardless of color or bike type, it would not be a great time for anyone with over 800,000 bikers there at once, besides other people on vacation & residents! All the way from S.Myrtle to Little River would be so congested you would spend your entire vacation trying to get from one place to another alive and a real bummer when you got there! Recipe for disaster, especially when it really is about bike type and not skin color! I have seen many black people at harley bike week as well as white people on sport bikes Memorial Week bike rally.

@ruffryder1ceelo

Ай бұрын

thats the sad part..so many people ACTED like they didnt know what was going on, people tend to pick and choose what they want to see and know....the same people that discriminate against blk bikers during bike rallys are the same people that discriminate against blk people all year round...until good white people start calling them out publicly nothing is gonna change

I hate the division in motorcycle riders. This country has always been divided into groups. It really sucks that we are divided but the reality is we all are. I’ve had friends from all kinds of backgrounds and I judge a person by the way they carry themselves. No one can say there isn’t a division between people.

@Quantrills.Raiders

Жыл бұрын

its biology, diversity has to be forced by the government or it would never happen. This has been the case since recorded history

@FallenAngel979

Жыл бұрын

If we’re divided they win. They win more than they lose.

@FallenAngel979

Жыл бұрын

I know I ride a cruiser but that doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate other bikes. It just means that this bike that I have is the one I would prefer to ride. It doesn’t mean I look any different at another person’s bike that doesn’t have my kind of bike.

I lived in Virginia Beach for 25 years from 1990 to 2015 and would go different rallies all along the East Coast! I stopped going to Myrtle Beach when Black Bike week started getting more popular, by the time Bike week was over and Black Bike Week was starting and everyone was showing up it started to become chaos! You could not go eat anywhere, there was always a large group of Black riders who were loud and looking for trouble! I'm a Combat Veteran and was a Department of Defense Employee then and Carried Concealed but didn't want to deal the consequences of engagement, especially with someone of opposite color! It was better to just leave, and I finally just stopped going!

Thank you for the history lesson my brother…. You drop allot of gems on ya channel… Very much appreciated…. Peace!!! #GHOSTIN #KENTUCKY

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Much love

Love your content big bro!

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

thank you bro

Is this stuff you looked up online or did you do any interviews with people that are from SC and have experienced both weeks? They are very very different because of the very different cultures represented at both.

@johnfisher228

Жыл бұрын

I have lived at Myrtle Beach for 40 years. This is in part a good video, but there is a tremendous amount omitted. I have worked in the middle of both weeks and can tell you there is a differenc e in attitudes and behavior. I'll post more later

Nice Video Sose! It was 💯

Great video. I live just south of Myrtle and jumped in the chaos of Harley bike week twice way back. The second time was after all of the controversy was started. I found it interesting that I saw so many blacks there. And not in their own little groups but all mixed in. If the crowd was big, you would see black people raising hell right beside the white people. Having been here since '95, I've heard enough stories about tipping, walk-outs and defecating behind restaurants, that I bet you could not find many in the service industry during that time that looked forward to the second bike week. Conversely, the waitresses I knew way back CRUSHED IT during the first bike week. There is no way that was all about racism, despite the lawsuit success. What restaurant manager is going to shut down during a massive cash influx weekend. He would be fired by the owners. That said, I'm CERTAIN, there were a few restaurants owned, not operated, but owned by old school racists but those were the exception. I don't give a rip about the color of the skin of the people that are filling up my bank account. To me, they are all green and gold. Do you?

@charlyRoot

Жыл бұрын

I guess because I'm talking publicly, I'm not being very truthful about what I really heard. It's so strange NAACP actually won lawsuits about restaurants shutting down. I never heard much about violence but what I did hear was just not civilized... at all... and was nasty. I was just doing my part to not talk about all of that as to not get flagged for being a human with eyes, ears and a brain. You know those aren't allowed these days.

Why can't we just the the road together, I thought we have 1 thing in common, the bike. Ride safe

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

yes i agree

Good stuff!!!

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

thank you

As a Myrtle Beach local I can say that it’s not a racial issue. It’s simply a fact that during black bike week Myrtle Beach becomes extremely dangerous to the point where there are many homicides and I’m assuming it’s because rival gangs go head to head and people get caught in the middle and die from the senseless violence, because two separate groups have some kind of rivalry and it’s insane as a local all of us fear black bike week simply because crime is rampant. It’s nothing to do about ethnicity has to do with the murders that happened specifically during black bike week imagine living here and being too afraid to leave your house because of the chance of getting shot over something stupid

Man, you've done an excellent job explaining the history. I salute you job well done.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

got some heat for it but who cares the truth is what needs to be told

It's a shame there's a black bike week & a white bike week! Why it can't just be a biker week! We all love 2 ride on 2 wheels but the color of our skin has us separate! Love the content sose 👻 merced co gho⚡tin! ✊🏿✊🏻🏍️

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Much love

@yomuno2511

Жыл бұрын

I say keep them both for history's sake, but be inclusive for both. Heck, merge them...Myrtle Beach Bike Month! Everybody wins!

@SQUID_Road_Glide

Жыл бұрын

It is a shame. But then the historical reality of what society accepts as normal today…is shameful. The entire Biker scene owes its existence to white war veterans who refused to conform to polite society. Those same individuals refused black and brown peoples in their ranks, as if they caught in different wars. Just like what is now known as the NFL and NBA, alternative venues had to be created by blacks to accommodate their needs, wants and desires…hence the birth of HBCU’s. (SS/SW/MTS) US Navy, Ret.

@SQUID_Road_Glide

Жыл бұрын

@@yomuno2511 Sure “we” could combine them, but the whole reason for the separation was the rejection of the black and brown culture. Which is to say, before there can be a combining, there must be an acceptance by the dominant group. (SS/SW/MTS) US Navy, Ret.

@yomuno2511

Жыл бұрын

@@SQUID_Road_Glide agreed.... that's what I meant about inclusive.

THANK YOU !!!! Thank you for getting the unspoken truth out there about Myrtle Beach & both bike weeks. It's stupid & everyone says it's stupid to have separate bike weeks, but they still go anyway. Me, I used to go to a lot of rallies & it's a turn off to see the vendors peddling political/racist stuff. (It's usually all in the same booth/store). They don't get a dime of my money, so why should anyone go to a rally/town who has very blatantly said (to both sets) "We don't want you here, but we will be more than happy to take your money by overcharging you and restrictive traffic laws, so if you do something 1 millimeter off, you get a hefty fine or you go to jail ????? No Thanks !! Never been to Myrtle for either bike week & will Never go to Myrtle for anything, ever !!!!

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Much love jeff

Respect from WV! Support your local 16's 💪

What’s up bro? I hope to see you there this year. Maybe we all can get a drink at hooters. Salute

Top level documentary and history lesson, Sose... You have done an outstanding job in providing information on both sides while still maintaining an unbiased viewpoint. You could start a school for impartial media reporters! All the best to you my friend, Queasyrider

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks queasy still alot of emotions people are so soft

Myrtle Beach has become a total shit hole . Used to be a really nice place , violent crime has skyrocketed. It was always a place where drug dealers from NC would go “cool off” when the heat got on them . But when they got there they laid low . What’s there now just isn’t safe these days . You hear gun shots Al all hours of the night . There’s another reason MB dropped the hammer on black bike week . Those brothers and sisters are freaking wild bro . That shit is something else to see . If you have the balls and like to get rowdy raise he’ll fight and fornicate ?? Black bike week is where it’s at . Gosh damn I had some wild ass times there in my early 20s . The Harley guys were modest citizens by comparison.

Just solid content with depth. 👍🏾✊🏾💪🏾

#Ghostin 🔥 i am going to myrtle beach bike week this year also I was wondering what day is the black bike week

I went back in 07' and haven't had such a great time at any rally since. We stayed at the Ruff Riders compound(not on purpose) and never saw or heard of any issues other than cops hassling young folks constantly. Now I'm not saying nothing bad happened while we were there, because we all know some ppl go to these events just to cause problems. We were a group of 3(2 white, 1 black) and not once did I feel uncomfortable being anywhere at anytime. It was a good time!!

This was my 27th Harley week and after 7 years of vacationing in the area for Bike week I moved to the area 20 years ago so I have seen it all, up close and personal. All I know is 20 years ago the Harley Dealers rented the Myrtle Beach Convention center as a base and major fun was had from North Myrtle to Murrells Inlet and major money was brought into the City Of Myrtle Beach, All the Hotels were booked, parking lots full and restaurants were full with lines out the door! Yes you had some traffic deaths but few problems but Myrtle Beach was an exciting place to visit and do all things bike related! Just a few weeks ago during Harley week, Myrtle Beach looks like a ghost town! North Myrtle and Murrels Inlet full of bikers but Myrtle beach was all but empty! The changes Myrtle Beach City made under the direction of Mayor John Rhodes was devastating to the City long term and to many biker friendly businesses, bars and restaurants and people. It was a sad state of affairs for people such as myself that loved bike week and moved to the area because of bike week. Most if not all of the Myrtle Beach biker bars and restaurants that at one time had full parking lots with so many people spending money not just bike week but year round are now closed and boarded up. When is the last time you drove through Myrtle Beach,? It's a sad state and the City can only blame it self. The traffic loop the City put in place a few years back was ridiculous and totally uncalled for and the City deserved whatever backlash it received but understand the City of Myrtle Beach killed bike week for both the Harley week and the Atlantic bike week. I did ride my Harley from North Myrtle through Myrtle Beach to Murrells Inlet this moth during Harley week but even being local I did not stop in Myrtle as I will never feel welcome in Myrtle with my bike. I did see both white and black people on bikes in North Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet during this last Harley week all having a great time. Perhaps it's time to just have one big 3-4 week bike rally that everybody rides and I say take the name Myrtle Beach out of it. I say its all about riding, spending money and having fun...

In 2004 I went to Myrtle beach on my honeymoon and did not know about black bike week. I didn’t ride at the time. No issue at all, many pulled up along side of us and congratulated us, since we had just married on the back window. It’s sad that it still separate.

I am a white Harley owner and have been at both rallies. I know that there are two different cultures with different bikes and mindsets. First of all I would say that the town or towns could not accommodate both at the same time due to the large number of people. I think that Harley bike week is and should be for American made bikes,regardless of the color of the rider and the other is for every other manufacturer of motorcycles. But I have witnessed firsthand that during “black bike week “ people were more out of pocket and gave a F%-+ what police or other authorities said. I wish the police were more transparent in their reporting and statistics between the two sides. But the police were Dicks on both weeks as far as I can tell. In my opinion I don’t understand why it is still called black bike week but I have never heard a person of color that they have not claimed it as there own week. Just saying

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

Def see what your saying

It’s our ratchet behavior that makes it difficult for us, not tipping, ditching bills in bars, fighting, drugs, guns same shit we do almost everywhere when we gather in large numbers. It’s Miami now dealing with it.

@chumps7974

Жыл бұрын

All that stuff you said is ratchet behavior. But I agree..........a few people ruin it for the masses. If we're being honest you can understand why they take some of the actions they take.

Thank you for your investigative documentary! Great job!

Well done as always

Absolutely a bummer that we have any separation, especially within the biker community. I would think we would stick together🦾💯 #GHOSTIN | #WeOutside | #WeBusy

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

#ghostin

@Swampyssidehustlehobbyshop

Жыл бұрын

there is divide among clubs let racial I think it is cultural divide more than it is racial, IE the sport bike culture is Different from the traditional Biker culture.

@greezy283

Жыл бұрын

​@@Swampyssidehustlehobbyshop as a white dude thats been on both the "urban" and "traditional" sides. i havent ran into many clubs that were actually racist, sure there has been quite a few racist members in these clubs, but as a whole at least around here everyone shows respect and will frequent the same bars. actually my friend is the first black member ever in one of the diamond clubs around here so to me that shows times are changing

@Swampyssidehustlehobbyshop

Жыл бұрын

@@greezy283 same here in my area, OL is white only club however Sin City Disciples are interracial diamond club. we have local 99 MCs and RCs that are all inclusive.

@winstonwolff

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Im moving to the projects tomorrow to promote inclusion. Are you going to join me?

Me as a truck driver has always experience discrimination in South Carolina and North Carolina, my friends and I were planning to ride to Myrtle Beach but after one of my friends told us about the things and discrimination that he experienced once at that bike he said that it wasn’t worth it.

@bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591

Жыл бұрын

Discrimination? 🤣

@mike-gv2ol

Жыл бұрын

Racism is way worse up north and mid west. The Carolina’s are far more diverse with many towns being predominately black. Especially sc.

That was a great video. Learned a ton.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Is there a difference in the violent crime rates between the two rallies? I know 8 people were shot in 2014 black bike week. That might explain some of the differences.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

I dont know i just read an article people get emotional

@artvandelay9201

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.

You always tell the full story. Thank You. 😊

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

thanks ralph

The styles between the 2 weeks are completely different. Of course there are exceptions but the vast majority of bikes at bbw are slingshots and rockets. Not nearly as many Harley’s.

@datkinso30

Жыл бұрын

Agree to disagree - Where I'm at in FLA it feels like an age thing not race - sport bikes are for under 40 & cruiser/touring are 40+ Don't know about you, but at 52 I'm much more comfortable in my HD rolling couch vs bent up like a pretzel going 155mph

@C_Griffy

Жыл бұрын

@foundationssofmusickkk5488 I agree. Same way down here in NC

Hi, I just subscribed lots of good information, really enjoy how you say in all your videos it's all about respect...give respect/get respect. I just retired from the Navy and want to start motorcycle riding, what would be a good starter motorcycle for a rank amateur? Thanks!

@gerneticut

Жыл бұрын

Busa lol jk jk dont do that it will end bad

Great Commentary My Brother As Always! 😎👌💯💯💯❤‍🔥

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks jay

Very informative. Not surprised about the difference in treatment by local government. At some point we will wake up and form our own police and government and fund them through spending with our own and property tax dollars. We also have to look within and change some of our negative behaviors and stop feeding into the well established stereotypes making them valid.

I was in Myrtle Beach for the Spring rally in 2002 to work the Rally as a vendor. I had never heard of black bike week or as some locals put it Buck Week. I was a little confused at first and thought the locals were just messing with me and I quickly learned it was a real event that had lots of history some good and some bad. The locals talked about how most of the local businesses closed and boarded up like a storm was coming for the black bike week. As a vendor I was thrown off thinking why would the local businesses give up an opportunity to make money. Unfortunately that was my first experience in segregation and racism. Being from NH I had only learned about that sort of stuff in school and thought it was a thing of the past boy was I in for a shock. Its sad to hear its still this way today. They should join the 2 rallies and promote it as the first 2 week rally in the country.

I really appreciate this video 📸 it was very interesting and informative 😮

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Props for kickin’ straight facts. 👊🏿

You did a awesome job on this brother

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

thank you brother

I am a life long enthusiast of all things on two wheels I have been fortunate to have attached both bike week events as a one percent club member/chapter officer non elected position and as a civilian rider the other bike week I chose to ride my CBR 1000 during the he " black bike week " I was openly accepted and respected by the other event attendees as I showed them the same did I see a difference in how Business treated riders of color I am sorry to say yes they did butt proud to say the group of riders I found myself mostly around if they didn't get to enjoy the hospitality of that business I refused to accept invitation in support of the people who openly accepted my presence in the group remember respect is a two way thing I give it you'll get it if you get give it back !!! I had the time of my life that week made great memories met great people the week I spent attending with my club it was to political to have any kind of real fun 🤔 makes you think don't it just a thought I needed to share

Sup Brah, I think this is my first comment in my two years following. Initially, I came to get context before I purchased my 2020 Fat Boy. Coming from Bed-Stuy I knew there were protocols I needed to learn. This deep dive into Myrtle Beach is so necessary. I spend a great deal of time explaining these issues to my buddies here in Daytona because many are not even aware of Bethune-Cookman and its storied relationship to Bike Week as the safe haven for Black and Brown ryders. Some get it and some don’t, but it is hard to avoid when we roll up into a bar with the Confederate Battle flag hanging from the ceiling or the long hard stares directed only at me. Sometimes they cut the visit short, because I return the the looks instead of yielding. OBTW, it can not be said more loudly about Red Lobster/Denny’s, they have tried to clean up their act but their history should not be forgotten. Kudos brother, keep it 💯, two fingers down. Besides the real food is down “thu” Bethune Grill. (SS/SW/MTS) US Navy, Ret.

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the knowledge

@jeffkauffman9563

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service ,first off, but you being retired military you know history is important and getting rid of it because a group has a problem with it is wrong. Your in the south ,families fought under that one flag. Not to get political but I would fly that flag not to put anyone down but to show my discontent with the current government. Dixie is as much a part of the south, as a cowboy is a part of the west. If the VA. Battle flag offends you you need a history lesson.

@SQUID_Road_Glide

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffkauffman9563 thank you kindly, Sir. I defended our country for my family and yours. But I have no allusions about our origins or the symbolism woven into our daily lives that reinforce those origins with the Confederacy, or the current government they lost to. Needless to say, if the Confederacy won, I would be a slave. Both governments profited from and enacted laws that were codified by the Supreme Court to insure the advancement of whiteness and the oppression of blackness/non-whiteness. Furthermore, the US Constitution I swore my life, still describes my ancestors as less than human. A uniquely white American worldview memorialized in our national anthem which has been preformed by other descendants of slaves at Super Bowls. I hope we at least agree on those historical facts. As for the underlying premise of your response, I find it an audacious phenomenon how some white Americans believe they possess some mysterious authority to define my feelings for me. Is it not enough, that as a descendant of slaves I am forced to carry images of slave owners in my pocket every day, and use them to feed my household and cloth my children? Would we ask Jewish people to carry an images of Adolf on their currency? Again, I put my life on the line for this country and the freedoms we enjoy, does that not afford me the right to feel how ever I choose to feel about my country? Or does that privilege solely belong to white males in our society? OBTW, I routinely get my historical data from the library or museums. Very Respectfully, (SS/SW/MTS) US Navy, Ret.

Ghost u are in CT ? I happened to catch your plate in your intro.

nice tell but sad history ,Everyone that rides are my brothers and sisters,ive always seen it this way.Thanks for putting this out here because i really didnt know about this

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

much love myron

My friend is both black and white and he can tell you how racial either side can be, he was ostracized by both yet he holds no grudges, today he is accepted equally by both but in the 70 and early 80s he was always fighting one or the other due to the love of his parents. I will not be part of an event that does not treat everyone equally we all bleed red and we all of the same species human.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Im puerto rican trust me i know

The love of riding will/always prevail over the hatred. Just be sure to enjoy the ride none the less. Great content as always.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Neptune fest in VA Beach was off the hook!lol

When I was active duty Army, I attended Black Bike Week in 2009 (I’m white), and I had a blast. I never witnessed any fighting or BS’ing at all that I remember. We had a genuinely good time. I would absolutely go again if I didn’t live in Texas now.

@kimberlya8347

Жыл бұрын

Always a good time u never felt more safe and protected than when I am around my brothers of ALL colors. No fighting or stealing or anything like that they have strict rules and if u act up u get dealt with internally.

Not right at all!

@SoseTheGhost

Жыл бұрын

i agree

Been to Harley Week, with a bike that had no baffles and me and my passenger didn't wear a helmet, ( both over 21). As long as you got sense, don't drink while driving then you'll have no problem.

nicely put.

I think it's pretty safe to say , that one bike week with certain people , treated those businesses a lot better , than the other group of people in the other bike week. I wouldn't keep my business open that bike week either , just so I could get insulted and ripped off , and my staff abused. You make your own bed , so they can deal with it.

@jakejay8231

Жыл бұрын

@foundationssofmusickkk5488 you're racist

@mustafamawla219

Жыл бұрын

Yea because we all know that white people are perfect Angels and do absolutely nothing wrong remember when 9 bikers were killed during a shootout…how many were black

Hey Sose, I live close to North Myrtle Beach on the NC side. I have always wondered why the separation of the two bike weeks. Have been told several different reasons why it's separated. I am sure it would be a huge influx of people if you had both bike weeks in one week. Might be a big shortage of hotel rooms, but who knows. But I agree that it should be all together in one week. No more separation. We all enjoy riding on two wheels, whether or not it's sport bikes or Harley's. Who gives a crap what your skin color looks like. If you're just looking at skin color, then all you're doing is judging a book by its color. Much love and respect to you Sose. Thank you for the awesome videos that you put out.

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

I agree with that

@mike-gv2ol

Жыл бұрын

I’m a local. I’m not a fan of the separation and I hate saying black bike week myself because I partake in both but the city literally couldn’t house both at the same time. Everything is sold out for both weeks usually. Honestly black bike week has gotten bigger than Harley week in the recent years. The way Myrtle got hostile against all the bikers a few years back with the stupid helmet laws and everything turned a lot of the Harley guys off to the event. Black bike week has always been based out of Atlantic beach just north of Myrtle

We did both bike week this year. I must say we had a good time both weekends. You get the energy you give off. See ya next year.

Great coverage experienced this firsthand I will never go back to support Myrtle Bike week said but the truth !!!!

EVERYONE!!!!!!! Smash that Like for Sose dropping heaters consistently and ALWAYS keeping it transparent with us THANK YOU FOR THIS UPLOAD SOSE 🔥 AND YES, WE #GHOSTIN

@DemonsRow

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you

@LogicHatesMe

Жыл бұрын

@@DemonsRow great channel! I've learned a ton!

@DemonsRow I have been to both bikes weeks, and I have only shown respect to anyone who wanted to chop it up with me, talk about my bikes or theirs, or I might have accidentally shouldered someone while walking. I believe it would be a killer move to see both bike weeks merge together, because the amount of creativity that flows from one bike builder to another always stems from seeing what another builder has done. No matter if it is a backyard builder or a successful builder with a big name. I have always drawn inspiration from all the different cultures in motorcycling, and it has only fueled my unconditional love and respect for motorcycling that much more! However, if it never happens, I will continue to enjoy both weeks of attending the two bike weeks.

I was stationed out at Bragg and I remember this was a thing. I always found it strange how they called it black bike week.

Being a native we know the truth. There are reasons why traffic has to be directed. More then race, it is an age thing. Also the Atlantic bike week has more cars then bikes showing up for the three day festival

This is insane that this is still happening today!