title: Rustrocket: Tales of the fiercely independent motorcycle club.
author: A. T. Cross
description: A.T. Cross recently gave up writing as a lucrative career path, and currently spends most of his time down at the Daley Double Saloon, editing and drunk dialing his ex professors.
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  **Credos from the Road**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sonny Barger
  
  
  
  
  
  Freedom is not just another word.
  
  
  
  
  
  -Sonny Barger
  
  
  
  
  
  # CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Epigraph iv
  
  
  
  
  
  Introduction i
  
  
  
  
  
  1 Treat Me Good, I’ll Treat You Better. Treat Me Bad, I’ll Treat You Worse. 15
  
  
  
  
  
  2 Put Together Your Own Family 20
  
  
  
  
  
  3 Stick Together, Even If It Means Taking One for the Team 24
  
  
  
  
  
  4 Recognize Your Enemies! 28
  
  
  
  
  
  5 Leaders Exhibit Strength, While Bullies Prey on Weakness 32
  
  
  
  
  
  6 Screw Fightin’ Fair 36
  
  
  
  
  
  7 An Organization Can’t Be
  
  
  
  
  
  All Chiefs and No Indians 40
  
  
  
  
  
  8 Trust Is Not a Weakness 44
  
  
  
  
  
  9 Stay Alert in the Pack. What Happens to You Happens to the Rider Behind You.
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  10 Tradition Just Gets Your Engine Started.
  
  
  
  
  
  You Drive the Bike. 52
  
  
  
  
  
  11 Leaders Accept Dissent, the Tyrant Goes It Alone 57
  
  
  
  
  
  12 If You Want to Travel Fast,
  
  
  
  
  
  Travel Light 60
  
  
  
  
  
  13 Temper the Steel to Forge a Strong Blade 63
  
  
  
  
  
  14 Early Is On Time, On Time Is Late 67
  
  