Everything is cooler in Japan, especially biker gangs.

In post-war Japan, ex-military men held onto their bikes, and a subculture of motorheads began to grow in the country. By the 1970s and 1980s, it had grown into a full-blown phenomenon, with crazy custom rides, group rivalries, chaotic mass rides through city streets, and outfits just as loud as the engines.

Check out the vintage nightriders of Japan and their decked-out rides.