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A common story is that they are known as “1%” gangs because the American Motorcyclist Association once declared that 99% of motorcyclists are law-abiding citizens, meaning just 1% were outlaws.
Motorcycle club members meet at a run in Australia in 2009. An outlaw motorcycle club, known colloquially as a biker club or bikie club (in Australia), is a motorcycle subculture 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.
The Vagos Motorcycle Club, also known as the Green Nation, is a one percenter motorcycle club formed in 1964 in San Bernardino, California. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The club's insignia is Loki , the Norse god of mischief, riding a motorcycle.
The Outlaws are classified by various law enforcement agencies in the United States as one of the "big four" motorcycle gangs, along with the Bandidos, the Hells Angels, and the Pagans. [ 78 ] [ 79 ] [ 80 ] The Department of Justice contends that the club is involved in organized crime , including drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering ...
A small, but notable, American outlaw motorcycle gang which maintains at least 5 chapters across the nation. [77] Highway 61 MC: 1968 Auckland, New Zealand: One of the largest gangs in New Zealand, and for a time, the nation's largest outlaw motorcycle club. Also operates in the Commonwealth of Australia. [78] Highwaymen: 1954 Detroit, US
The Sons of Silence are classified as an outlaw motorcycle gang by the United States Department of Justice and have traditionally been considered part of the "big five" biker gangs, along with the Bandidos, the Hells Angels, the Outlaws and the Pagans. [4] [11] The club has since been surpassed in membership size by the Mongols, however. [6]
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.
Popeyes Motorcycle Club – Notorious Québécois biker gang that eventually became absorbed by the Hells Angels in 1977 becoming its first chapter in Canada. Rebels Motorcycle Club (Canada) – Western Canada -based biker gang active from 1968 until 2004 with a majority of their chapters patching over to the Hell's Angels in 1998.