This is a true story… a story of the boys returning home from WWII, as thousands of Americans came home to begin new lives, start new families, in new homes, with new jobs and try to pick up the pieces of where they left off before the war.
But the America they remembered was no longer there, it had been forever changed by the greatest mobilization the world had ever seen. And these families, that had put everything on hold during the war, returned to a new America booming with opportunity. Opening the door to a security and a brotherhood no one had ever before experienced.
When this energy was combined with post war prosperity, America was reborn. These proud men and women exercised their new found freedom and began buying goods and services that during the war were unavailable. Igniting one of the biggest economic booms in US History, creating new jobs, in new industries, and a new way of life…
Growth was everywhere. This resilience was matched by a sense of brotherhood and camaraderie unlike any other, and together they created the perfect breeding ground for the Social Clubs that would soon explode across the face of America. The “baby boom” had begun…
This was the time we connected with the true meaning of the “American Dream” and longed for the freedom that came with it. The freedom to travel. To move about and explore this great land. To come and go as we pleased. But with plans for a National Interstate System still years away, the motorcycle was the perfect vehicle to give us this freedom.
Emerging strong from the war, Harley Davidson, Indian and Triumph Motorcycles met this need head-on. Creating a full line of motorcycles, styles for everyone, the whole family, from side cars to full bread racing machines America fell in love. And together they created the legend known as the American Motorcycle Club.
From Hollister California to Daytona Beach Florida, these clubs received pander and praise. And this is the story from those who were there, first hand; from Motormaids to the Indian Wrecking Crew, from AMA Hall of Fame Inductees to racing’s National Champions. These are real stories from real Motorcycle Heroes. Heroes such as Bill Tuman, Bobby Hill, and Bill Baird will tell us why their lives were changed forever by just two wheels, an open road, and the finish line.
Filmed in Northern Illinois, the team at design2pictures has set out to capture these stories before they are gone forever. Time is an invaluable thing and with each passing moment those who created this American Legend are traveling along with it. Just this year several of the cast will reach their ninetieth year, and others following just steps behind. So the urgency to not wait another moment is imperative, in fear the story may be lost forever.