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Originally known as the Confederates, this outlaw OMCG has 70-something chapters worldwide and is the largest in Australia. Rebels. 1968. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. One of the four dominant outlaw motorcycle clubs in Alberta prior to 1997. [142] Red Devils Motorcycle Club. c. 2001. Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden.
The Bandidos Motorcycle Club, like other prominent outlaw motorcycle clubs, utilizes smaller motorcycle clubs – known as support clubs, "puppet clubs" or "satellite clubs" – as auxiliary units. These support clubs, mostly regional, are subservient to the will of the Bandidos and, in general, are typically used for protection, promotion or ...
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 Highwaymen Motorcycle Club is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club. The club was formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1954. [1][2] The club has undergone a number of large-scale police and FBI investigations, most notably in 1973, 1987 and 2007. [2] In the early 1970s several members were convicted of bombings and raids of the homes and the ...
The Ghost Riders were initially formed as a Bandidos support club before drifting beyond the Bandidos' control and forming an alliance with the Banshees MC. [62] On January 26, 1979, Vance pleaded guilty to the shotgun wounding of Bandidos member "Big" Jim Bagent and was sentenced to ten years' probation.
The Outlaws Motorcycle Club, incorporated as the American Outlaws Association or its acronym, A.O.A., is an international outlaw motorcycle club. Founded in McCook, Illinois in 1935, the Outlaws MC is the oldest outlaw biker club in the world. [ 3 ] With 441 chapters located in 43 countries, [ 5 ] and a membership of over 3,000, [ 6 ] the club ...
Ghost Rider has been identified by various media as being, or as possibly being, Swedish ex-racer and mechanic Patrik Fürstenhoff. [4] [5] [1] [6] [7] Fürstenhoff is listed at Guinness World Records as holding the record for the first documented 220 mph (354 km/h) wheelie on a 500 hp (370 kW) turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa, [4] [5] and an earlier wheelie record.
The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is classified as a motorcycle gang by law enforcement and intelligence agencies in numerous countries. While the club has denied being a criminal organization, Bandidos members have been convicted of partaking in criminal enterprises including theft, extortion, prostitution, drug trafficking and murder in various host nations.