Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson

Quite possibly the most famous outlaw biker gang known to America is the Hell's Angels. Their reputation was firmly established in the sixties as an awful, terrible, lawless bunch of savages. Thompson tells us of the media coverage and the excessive sensationalism that followed that fateful day that is referred to as 'The Monterey Rape'. It only took that one event and several 'rape' charges would follow the Angels that in the end were merely girls who thought they could be 'in' with the Angels if they let them in their pants.
The book lays out all the myths and misconceptions that had been made about the Angels, and pieces them apart so we can see what was really going on.
In most cases, the Angels are like any other biker: They don't beg. If they tell you something and you don't listen, they aren't afraid to clock you if not something worse.
Thompson's look at their behavior is honest and done in the tradition of Gonzo Journalism we've come to know and love so well. There's no real bias in his writing, but when he tells us about how certain newspapers and police officers who feel the Hell's Angels are a godless horde of hoodlums, you can feel a snicker or a smirk wanting to come out.
What I really enjoyed about this book(other than it's subject matter) is what I enjoy about all of Thompson's work. The tone is relaxed and it's not at all dry like some other pieces of nonfiction. It doesn't try to read like a police report. (Riverman, I'm looking in your direction.)

It's a brilliant sociological piece that is an especially good read if the subject matter interests you to begin with. Definately worth checking out.