Today in motorcycle history, November 27, 1942

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle, Washington.  Rock 'n' roll guitar is changed forever.

 

 

  What's Hendrix got to do with motorcycles? 

  Go into any biker/motorcycle bar anywhere and I guarantee you there is at least one Hendrix track on the jukebox/playlist.  Walk into any biker's garage and I guarantee you there is a tape/CD/radio station that has a Hendrix track. 

 

  There are 321 websites worldwide that deal with Hendrix music influenced motorcycles.

 

  To date, 19 websites that deal with Hendrix-themed motorcycle paint jobs.

 

  2 molded motorcycle fenders with a Hendrix image.  5 air-cleaner covers.

 

  9 known biker films with Hendrix on the soundtrack.  The quintessential biker film Easyrider  has a Hendrix track, "If 6 Were 9".

 

  148 biker-band's (bands that regularly play at swapmeets, biker party's, etc.) worldwide have had at least one Hendrix cover.  The infamous London band The Preacher's (the lead singer rode a 1960 panhead) covered "Hey Joe".

 

  "Purple Haze" has been used as the name of a "motorcycle hang-out" in 74 different books/magazine stories.