Marlon Brando spoke to a generation in his 1951 motorcycle movie "The Wild One." It traces its lineage back to a notorious ...

The Fourth of July used to attract thousands of bikers and spectators to downtown Hollister for an annual biker rally, but Thursday streets and sidewalks were empty as just dozens, not thousands ...

Hollister usually relishes its annual Independence ... “The Wild One” which created the mystique of the alienated, outlaw biker. The town says this year’s rally will go on.

Despite this uncertainty, the name stuck. I should make it clear the Hollister incident does not stand alone in creating the outlaw biker image. Groups like the Hells Angels have been marred by ...