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The Bandidos Motorcycle Club, also known as the Bandido Nation, [1] is an outlaw motorcycle club with a worldwide membership. [6] [7] [8] Formed in San Leon, Texas, in 1966, the Bandidos MC is estimated to have between 2,000 and 2,500 members [5] and 303 chapters located in 22 countries, [4] making it the second-largest motorcycle club in the world behind the Hells Angels.
Colors identify the rank of members within clubs from new members, to "prospects" to full members known as "patch-holders", and usually consist of a top and bottom circumferential badge called a rocker, due to the curved shape, [7] with the top rocker stating the club name, the bottom rocker stating the location or territory, and a central logo of the club's insignia, with a fourth, smaller ...
In the guilty plea and sentencing proceedings, Carlson admitted that on April 5, 2020, Carlson, a convicted felon, and other members of the Sons of Silence and another affiliated group confronted a motorcyclist, who was an off-duty police officer, claiming the officer needed permission from the Sons of Silence to wear one of the patches on the ...
The original version of the Rock Machine (1986–1999) in Canada changed their colors from black and platinum to red and gold in May 1999; their colors remained red and gold until they became "Full-Patch" Bandidos on 1 December 2001. In a "patch-over" ceremony at the Rock Machine's Kingston chapter clubhouse. [4]
This can include providing them with protection, financing or carrying out violent acts at the discretion of the larger club. Logos and insignias of support clubs displayed as patches on biker vests may bear a similar color scheme reminiscent of the logo belonging to the principal club as a way of signifying their allegiance. [1] [2] [3]
[citation needed] Their insignia is a Confederate flag with a cap-wearing skull and 1% patch in the centre. The Australian government and law enforcement consider the Rebels to be a criminal organisation, but the club claims to be a group of motorcycle enthusiasts rather than gangsters.
Motorcycle club members meet at a run in Australia in 2009. An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture.It is generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the biker group.
Other patches worn include those which indicate a member's rank within the club, the location of the chapter to which he belongs, club slogans, and "1%" emblems. [19] Mongols patches utilize a black-and-white color scheme. [30] The Mongols' back patches, or "rockers", are awarded to the club's members in three steps; firstly the bottom "rocker ...