Bosozoku Girls, “rather dead than plain,” an all-female motorcycle gang from the Land of the Rising Sun. They create a milkshake blending American chopper culture with the English café racer, topping it off with the Japanese Yakuza.
Let’s explain a little about where the Bosozoku Girls come from; their roots go back to the Sukeban, a female version of the Yakuza, just as dangerous and violent. Fed up with the sexist oppression of the era, they established their own identity. They wore schoolgirl uniforms with skirts down to their ankles, allowing them to conceal various tempered steel bladed weapons, such as katanas, switchblades, knives, etc. They fought for their rights with great violence.
The Bosozoku gang is the second pillar of influence for the Bosozoku girls; an urban tribe born in the late 70s, dressed like World War II kamikaze pilots, they roamed the streets on their modified bikes, fighting rival gangs, the police, or anyone who crossed their path, flouting traffic rules and other laws with total disregard. Sowing chaos wherever they went. They were practically exterminated as the government tightened laws to stop them.
The Bosozoku girls, fed up with riding on the back of their boyfriends' bikes, decided to create their own movement and their own style. They began to customize their bikes, not only mechanically but also aesthetically. Belonging to this type of gang was a great act of rebellion against the Japanese sexist culture of the time, in which women were subservient to men. Born to fulfill their needs and always relegated to the background.
They celebrate their femininity to the maximum, both with the colors of their bikes and their uniforms, baroque tattoos, long multicolored nails, hair dyed in impossible colors, etc.
For all their rebellion and attitude, at Machete Company, we are very proud that these types of gangs add color to our boring society, marked by routine, the mainstream, and a sedentary lifestyle… THIS IS ATTITUDE!!!!
