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In early 1965, LIFE photographer Bill Ray and writer Joe Bride spent several weeks with a gang that still epitomizes our complicated relationship with rebels: the Hells Angels. Presented here, along with a collection of remarkable photos taken for LIFE but never published, Ray and Bride recall their days and nights spent with Buzzard, Hambone, Big D and other Angels (as well as their equally tough &#8220;old ladies&#8221;) in a time when the roar of Harleys and the sight of long-haired bikers were still fresh and completely bewildering for ordinary law-abiding citizens.
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On a Friday afternoon, when the clock seems to move slower than ever and you can&#8217;t wait to get out of the office to start the weekend, the idea of ​​leaving all your weekly worries behind by jetting off on a The cool set of wheels, with the wind blowing through your hair and friends by your side, becomes extremely attractive.
These are their favorite photos from a series discovered in the LIFE archives, which perfectly capture that Friday feeling&#8230;
You can find the full write-up here on LIFE.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57459" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells17.jpeg" alt="hells17" width="851" height="1280" data-zoom="zoom-class2" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57461" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells21.jpeg" alt="hells21" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class3" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57462" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells27.jpeg" alt="hells27" width="851" height="1280" data-zoom="zoom-class4" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57460" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells8.jpeg" alt="hells8" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class5" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57463" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells10.jpeg" alt="hells10" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class6" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57464" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells.jpeg" alt="hells" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class7" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-57467" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells22.jpeg" alt="hells22" width="851" height="1280" data-zoom="zoom-class8" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57465" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells3.jpeg" alt="hells3" width="851" height="1280" data-zoom="zoom-class9" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57466" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells6.jpeg" alt="hells6" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class10" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57468" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells9.jpeg" alt="hells9" width="851" height="1280" data-zoom="zoom-class11" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57469" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells25.jpeg" alt="hells25" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class12" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57470" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells2.jpeg" alt="hells2" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class13" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57475" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells16.jpeg" alt="hells16" width="851" height="1280" data-zoom="zoom-class14" />
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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57473" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells11.jpeg" alt="hells11" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class16" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57471" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells5.jpeg" alt="hells5" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class17" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57472" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells5a.jpeg" alt="hells5a" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class18" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57474" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells28.jpeg" alt="hells28" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class19" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-57477" src="https://www.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hells26.jpeg" alt="hells26" width="1280" height="851" data-zoom="zoom-class20" />
All photos by Bill Ray for LIFE
(Oh, and for any Sons of Anarchy fans, I think we have a few contenders for the original &#8216;Jax Tellers&#8217; in that second row ↑).
source: messynessychic.com
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