I've never been in an official motorcycle club.
I've never been in an official motorcycle club. The group I ride with here is loosely affiliated and while we're referred to as a "club" it's more a social club with a riding problem than a motorcycle club. No need to pledge, no need to go through a probie stage and no dues. In fact, that's our motto: no dues, no fees, just riding. No president, no treasurer, no nothing, just people with a similar interest.
A few years ago I was in Florida with my bike and a local club tried to recruit me. I told them I wasn't interested and the entire club stopped speaking to me altogether. I don't need that sort of tribalism in my life.
https://www.hotcars.com/20-things-most-people-dont-know-about-motorcycle-clubs/
A few years ago I was in Florida with my bike and a local club tried to recruit me. I told them I wasn't interested and the entire club stopped speaking to me altogether. I don't need that sort of tribalism in my life.
https://www.hotcars.com/20-things-most-people-dont-know-about-motorcycle-clubs/
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Obviously, the writer did not get information directly from a club member.
My Dad was an outrider with HA in the late 60's - mid 70's. He was then the president of The Sundowners in Utah until the late 80's. He died in 1990 (unrelated to the club.)
My stepmom, who I speak with regularly, and her best friend were completely immersed in the life. We had bikers in our house from the time I was an infant. Hell, Sonny Barger came to our house regularly.
I have a great deal of respect for the club members I knew as a kid. They were my heros. It was just the life I was born into.
Brotherhood is everything to these guys. Loyalty is key. They are not all thugs but they aren't people to screw with.
I swear, writers like this are idiots. And as far as Hunter S. Thompson goes, HA hated that prick after the shit he pulled. I got that straight from club members.
So don't buy into this crap. I'm no expert but I know the way it was around my family.
The article did seem to be a bit 'click-baity' to me. There seems to be some slivers of truth, but it's interspersed with hyperbole at the same time. For the unknowing, hard to segregate the two.
EDIT: Oh, the point about riding alone. Security? If you're in the MC world, there's a part of that sliver of truth, but let's be real.
Can't be a 'boogie-man' around every corner, right??