East Bay Dragons MC

East Bay Dragons MC
Founded 1959 [1]
Location Oakland, California
Founder Tobie Gene Levingston
Leader Tobie Gene Levingston
Leader title President
Type outlaw motorcycle club
Region California
Marque Harley-Davidson
Website www.eastbaydragons.com

The East Bay Dragons MC started in the 1950s as a car club until under the leadership of Tobie Gene Levingston, a then associate of Sonny Barger.[2] It switched in 1959 [3] to become an outlaw motorcycle club riding choppers unlike other African-American motorcycle clubs of the day which rode full-dressers.[4]

References

  1. The One Percenter Encyclopedia: The World of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs from Abyss Ghosts to Zombies Elite. Bill Hayes. MotorBooks International, 15 Dec 2011
  2. Brotherhoods. Art Veno, 2011
  3. The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club. Bill Hayes, Jim Quattlebaum, Dave Nichols. MotorBooks International, 15 Feb 2009
  4. The Harley-Davidson Reader. Michael Dregni, Hunter S. (CON) Thompson, Sonny Barger, Evel Knievel, Jean Davidson, Arlen Ness MotorBooks International, 7 Feb 2010

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