Half a century ago, the Saucon Valley was home to a group of motorcycle riders who lived life on the edge—and paid a heavy price. Ghost Riders of Saucon is my effort to make sure they’re remembered. It’s an unfinished work, as of now. I’ve been blown away by the interest this little bit of local history has generated. I’ve heard from so many people. Look for its completion in summer 2026.
Ghost Riders of Saucon (Part 3): Quiet, Then Not—Barry Lee Lesher
There’s certainly a strong current of this basic narrative among all those who present the mid-1970s Hellertown of Legend. And I feel it myself, pretty deeply at times. Wayne somehow feels more accessible to me and magnetic. Barry Lee is harder to get—a child of chaos, and harder to like.

