Original Vago: The Birth of the Vagos MC

By Frank (Lucky) Mena and Cary Brobeck

Catch the autobiography of the man who started one the biggest motorcycle clubs in the world - the Vagos MC. There are three sides to every story: my side, your side, and the truth. This story comes directly from the mouth of Frank Mena, better known as "Lucky" in the MC world. It is kind of hard to argue Lucky's side of how the Vagos MC got its start since he is the sole surviving original member. In 1966, 13 friends started a motorcycle club in San Bernardino or "Berdoo," as they called it. Many names were kicked around, like the "Coffin Dodgers" and the "Satan Saints," before the 13 agreed on Vagos MC. "Vago" is a Chicano slang term for "vagrant." The name seemed perfect for the 13 members, so on May 18th, the Vagos MC was born. After the name of the club was established, the patch was the next thing on the mind of the 13 members. Lucky was browsing through a copy of Life magazine and came across a picture of a devil surrounded by smoke that read "return from hell." The image was perfect, Lucky thought, so he and Animal presented it to the group. The devil and the green on green were voted in unanimously. Moose drew up the logo, the felt patches were made, and there was no turning back. Get all of the facts, lore, and history of the Vagos MC, as told from the vantage point of Frank "Lucky" Mena.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760347468
• ISBN13: 9780760347461
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Length: 288 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 9.3"