{{Short description|Type of bar}} [[File:SBB in Murrell's Inlet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.43|The Suck Bang Blow biker bar in Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina]] A '''biker bar''' is a bar that is frequented by bikers (motorcycle riders). Some are owned or managed by people who are friendly toward bikers.<ref name="Barker">[https://books.google.com/books?id=pg28hmWc_4wC&pg=PA64 ''Biker Gangs and Organized Crime'' – Thomas Barker.<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 64.</ref> Some bars and restaurants advertise that they are "biker friendly" to attract more bikers and motorcycle (bike) enthusiasts.<ref name="Barker"/> Biker bars are patronized by people from all walks of life, including bikers, non-bikers, and motorcycle club adherents, including outlaw motorcycle clubs.<ref name="Wolf2"/>

==Biker socialization== [[File:Deep Ellum - Reno's Chop Shop Bar & Grill 01.jpg|thumb|250px|Reno's Chop Shop Bar & Grill in Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas]] Biker bars provide a place for people to congregate, socialize, network, eat, drink and celebrate.<ref name="Wolf2"/> At times, biker bars may have many motorcycles parked in front of them,<ref name="Wolf2"/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=IUKoKLaL8PAC&pg=PA493 ''Traveling with Philosophes'' – Ken Ewell<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 493.</ref> such as during a motorcycle rally. This provides an opportunity for bikers to socialize, compare their motorcycles, mechanical customizations and modifications, and to discuss aspects of motorcycles and motorcycling.

Many biker bars have rules on whether they allow patrons to wear "colors", many biker bars do not allow "colors" as these are used to define one's position and/or alliance to one club over another. The "No Colors" club rules have become more popular over the years as a way to reduce tension between rival club members and potential security issues.

===Motorcycle clubs=== Motorcycle clubs may assign a club member to remain outside of a bar to guard their motorcycles from vandalism<ref name="Wolf2"/> or theft while the rest of the group congregates inside. Members of outlaw motorcycle clubs have been known to patronize biker bars.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HBB_N3gmxg0C&pg=PA184 ''Gods of Mischief: My Undercover Vendetta to Take Down the Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang'' – George Rowe.<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 184.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=EjgYgtoij8wC&pg=PT434 ''Deadly Force: In the Streets with the U.S. Marshals'' – Carsten Stroud<!-- Bot generated title -->]. pp. 434-435.</ref> Some motorcycle clubs, including outlaw motorcycle clubs, adopt public biker bars as their club bar; as a bar that club members regularly frequent.<ref name="Wolf2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgNRMZAg8N4C&pg=PA180 |title=Wolf 1991, pp.180-209 |date= January 1991|access-date=2015-03-09|isbn=9780802073631 |last1=Wolf |first1=Daniel R. |publisher=University of Toronto Press }}</ref><ref name="Wolf1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgNRMZAg8N4C&pg=PA60 |title=Wolf 1991, pp. 60-61 |date= January 1991|access-date=2015-03-09|isbn=9780802073631 |last1=Wolf |first1=Daniel R. |publisher=University of Toronto Press }}</ref> This can provide opportunities for motorcycle clubs to meet potential prospects, or recruits, for their clubs.<ref name="Wolf2"/><ref name="Wolf1"/> Motorcycle clubs may cordon off an area of a bar as reserved for their members and those that they choose to socialize with, such as other select bikers, single women and friends.<ref name="Wolf2"/> This may also occur to provide club members with a vantage point to observe activity occurring in a bar and to spot potential threats.<ref name="Wolf2"/> Club biker bars also provide a space for members to meet and discuss club matters, and as a means to unify the group through socialization and camaraderie.<ref name="Wolf2"/> Sometimes arrangements are made between motorcycle clubs and bar managers or owners regarding the utilization of a bar in relation to the regular presence of club members.<ref name="Wolf2"/>

Motorcycle club members have also performed bouncer services at times in biker bars.<ref name="Wolf2"/> This can occur for several reasons, such as to protect their members or to prevent various conflicts from occurring or escalating. Sometimes club members work in unison with bouncer staff in bars,<ref name="Wolf2"/> and sometimes club members are paid employees as part-time bouncers.<ref name="Wolf2"/> Additionally, club members sometimes receive preferential service by bar staff, such as not having to wait in lines to get inside of a crowded bar while non-club members wait outside in a queue.<ref name="Wolf2"/>

==Notable biker bars== [[File:BSA riders at 2007 Ace Cafe reunion.jpg|thumb|235px|BSA riders at an Ace Cafe reunion in 2007]] * Ace Cafe, on the North Circular Road in London, England * Cook's Corner is a bar and restaurant located in Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA83 | title=Dances with hogs | publisher=Orange Coast |pages=83–91| date=February 1991 | access-date=27 December 2013 | author=Fair, Erik}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-biker-bars-in-orange-county/ | title=Best Biker Bars in Orange County | publisher=CBS News, Los Angeles | date=August 2, 2012 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cookscorners.com/about.html |title=About Cooks Corner |publisher=Cooks Corner |access-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228145516/http://www.cookscorners.com/about.html |archive-date=28 December 2013 }}</ref> * Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is a chain in New York and New Jersey<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/600-illnesses-linked-to-new-york-biker-bar/ | title=600 Illnesses Linked To New York Biker Bar | work=CBS News | date=December 2, 2006 | access-date=27 December 2013 | author=Klatell, James}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=N_r5zMW8A_oC&pg=PA368 ''Frommer's New York State'' – Marc Lallanilla, Neil Edward Schlecht, Brian Silverman<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 368.</ref> * Full Throttle Saloon near in Vale, South Dakota has been described as the world's largest biker bar<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/arts-archive/full-throttle-saloon/story-fncnqfdm-1226536727507 | title=Full Throttle Saloon | newspaper=The Australian | date=December 14, 2012 | access-date=1 February 2014 | author=Cutbertson, Ian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/television_reviews/2009/11/sleazy_rider_%E2%80%98full_throttle_saloon%E2%80%99_serves | title=Sleazy rider: 'Full Throttle Saloon' serves bikers, beer, babes | newspaper=Boston Herald | date=November 10, 2009 | access-date=1 February 2014 | author=Perigard, Mark A.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stategazette.com/story/1585826.html | title=Local entrepreneur gets reality series about running world's largest biker bar | publisher=Dyersburg State Gazette|date=November 10, 2009| access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> * Hogs and Heifers in New York City from 1992 to 2015<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/22/nyregion/biker-bar-owner-s-legacy-is-revelry.html | title=Biker Bar Owner's Legacy Is Revelry | newspaper=The New York Times | date=June 22, 1997 | access-date=27 December 2013 | author=Stamler, Bernard}}</ref> * Hurley Mountain Inn in Hurley, New York was a biker bar until a New York State Police barracks was built across the street * Johnny's Bar in Hollister, California was a historical biker bar<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/hollister-gilroy/hollister-police-hells-angels-biker-wanted-after-bar-brawl-during-rally/-/5738758/20921292/-/kya4bkz/-/index.html | title=Hollister police: Hells Angels bikers wanted after brawl at Johnny's Bar | publisher=KSBW News | date=July 10, 2013 | access-date=28 December 2013}} Quote: "Johnny's Bar is included in history books about American motorcycles because it was around when the Hollister riot of 1947 happened and inspired the movie "The Wild One," starring Marlon Brando."</ref> * The Rock Store in Cornell, California [[File:Cook's Corner wideshot.jpg|thumb|center|900px|{{center|Motorcycles at Cook's Corner, a biker bar}}]]

==See also== * Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ** Buffalo Chip Campground * Types of drinking establishments {{Portal bar|Companies|Society|Drink|Food}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography== * {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgNRMZAg8N4C | title=The Rebels: A Brotherhood of Outlaw Bikers | publisher=University of Toronto Press | author=Wolf, Daniel R. | year=1991 | isbn=0802073638}}

==Further reading== ===Books=== * ''Bike Lust: Harleys, Women, And American Society'' - Barbara Joans<!-- Bot generated title -->. pp.&nbsp;110–111. * ''The Mammoth Book of Bikers''<!-- Bot generated title -->. p.&nbsp;411. * {{cite book|title=Hartmann's Chicagoland Guide to Biker Bars|publisher=Hartman Biker Bars|author1=Hartmann, Chuck|author2=Hartmann, Kenn|year=2002}} * {{cite book|title=Hartmann's Guide to Milwaukee Biker Bars|publisher=Spirit Bear Pub|author1=Hartmann, Chuck|author2=Hartmann, Kenn|year=2003|isbn=1889401269}}

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