Welcoming the 90's

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Words: Knuckles as told by Blackrider Eddie Cruz of BR 90’s


Art: 2nd variation of the Black Rider MC patch



As the world entered the 1980’s, the youth suddenly lost its interest with classic cruisers and shifted to fast and sportier bikes. This was reflected by mainstream media by having the likes of Tom Cruise on his Kawasaki Ninja GPZ900r in Top Gun or a more futuristic take with Tron and the light cycles. With this, so did the composition of the club, the club now had younger members that had too scratch that adrenaline rush itch.


Thus when the 90’s entered so did the birth of the club’s 3rd generation or the 2nd iteration bearing the name Black Rider. Now composed of different variations of motorcycles; from high and low displacements; from sports, cruisers, and even motocross / enduro type bikes; two and three wheelers. The diversity just grew and the rides started to value speed more.


But as most of the original members started to lose interest with some having needed to migrate to different countries, the members began to be composed more of the younger generation. So the club started to evolve with them as well. As with anything, change is constant and if you are to stay alive, one must change to adapt with what is needed by the time. Hence, that is exactly what has transpired with the club. The club needed to adapt with what was appropriate for it’s current roster and so not only did it change, it had to divide as the diversity of it’s roster lead to strong differences amongst its members.


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