By Leon Watson With their leather jackets, studded belts, tattoos and menacing looks, motorcycle gangs were seen as a dangerous influence and banned under Colonel Gaddafi. But two and a half years after the former dictator was toppled in a bloody revolution, Biker gangs are back on the streets of Libya. And, after a recent upsurge in road accidents, they're hoping to help keep order on the Libya's roads. Born to be wild: Motorcycles, like many other sports or activities, were considered a threat to Libyan culture during the Gaddafi era Lookin' for adventure: Easy Rider Fakhri Al-Hassi, aka 'GO Fahhri', told Al Jazeera he was harassed by police during the Gaddafi era for wearing leather clothes and badges.
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Two and a half years after the dictator was toppled, bikers are back
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Biker culture was seen by authorities as promoting imperialist ideas
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But now bikers are hoping to help keep order on the Libya's roads
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