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For a time, the group was designated by federal law enforcement as one of the "big five" motorcycle gangs in the US. Though mostly known to be a US-based club, the Sons of Silence also manages chapters in Germany. Sundowners Motorcycle Club: 1968 San Fernando Valley, California, [182] Tribesmen Motorcycle Club: 1980 Murupara, New Zealand
The Devils Ride was a TV show centered on a fictional motorcycle riders' club based in San Diego, California that split into two groups because of tensions between its members. It aired on the Discovery Channel and premiered on May 8, 2012. Season 2 premiered on February 18, 2013.
Members of the San Diego Hells Angels chapter were suspected in the theft of 2,000 pounds of dynamite from a construction site in San Diego County in September 1977. [5] On January 6, 1978, three members of the Hells Angels' Los Angeles chapter were arrested in possession of a case of the stolen dynamite as well as a machine gun and other weapons.
The Chosen Few Motorcycle Club are the first mixed race outlaw motorcycle club. Their first white member joined in 1960. Founded in Los Angeles with chapters now all over the United States The Chosen Few MC started around 1959 in Los Angeles California. The founding members were: Lionel, Lil Frank, Roger, Hawk, Slim, Shirly Bates, and Champ.
The Mongols' membership increased as the club began recruiting inmates, particularly from the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo. [5] Within ten years of its foundation, the club had established chapters in Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, San Diego and Bakersfield. [19] [21]
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.
The victim had announced he was leaving the club, but suffered a beating at the Custom Motorcycle auto shop in Grants Pass, Oregon, and was then taken to his home where they attempted to rob him they failed. [34] Three Vagos members were arrested on June 9 and 10, 2009, and charged with sexually assaulting a woman in San Jose, California. [35]
Marty Smith (November 26, 1956 – April 27, 2020) was an American professional motocross racer. [1] He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1974 to 1981, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team with whom he won 18 AMA race victories and three National Motocross championships. [1]