. Along with the. Patches remain the property of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club at all times. Hells Angels Book Hells Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club by Sonny Barger with Keith Zimmerman and Kent Zimmerman. There is no place safe. Monk, JC and other members went to the 2 nd annual USA Run in Iowa. The event would later be known as the River Run Riot. Members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club may also choose to wear a badge with the initials AFFA, which stands for Angels Forever, Forever Angels, which symbolises the desire for a lifelong connection with the motorcycle club. Russ Taylor as the police liaison to the Lowell Hells Angels to keep tabs and develop intelligence on the group. [8][9], The Red Devils Motorcycle Club currently has 10 chapters in Canada. There is much rumour and speculation about what these achievements could be, however no clear evidence. Jeff Pike is the former national president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. He loved to visit charters all over the country. [4] Iron Workers MC, in the United States and Canada. I have seen a photo of> the original members. WESTPORT, Mass. Hells Angels MC World. Information from: The (Lowell, Mass.) The Lowell Hells Angels of the 60s and 70s was notorious for drug dealing, violence and an obvious disdain for law enforcement, said retired Lowell Police Superintendent Ed Davis, who also served as commissioner of the Boston Police Department. The official Hells Angels colors are red lettering on a white background. Here are some details on how to join, or you may wish to view our full article on the Hells Angels membership requirements. The clubhouse has a sign out front that reads Hells Angels MC Cape Cod, (MC stands for motorcycle club). Hells Angels Book Wayward Angel: The Full Story Of The Hells Angels by George Wethern with Vincent Colnett. 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Australia. James Duty is arrested and charged withmurder, attempted murder, weapons violations, and gang enhancements with special circumstances. Just one guy who NEVER wore a shirt was a little"different", but nevertheless benign. The Hells Angels clubhouses in Lynn and Danvers were also raided Thursday. Members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club also wear the Hells Angels 1% patch (one percenter patch). The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was founded in Fontana, California, near San Bernardino, in 1948. A spread to Europe of Hells Angels charters happenedin the late 1960s when chapters opened in London, England. Portillo and Pike, on trial in San Antonio, were not at the Waco shootout and are not charged in that. Monk, JC and other members went to the 2nd annual USA Run in Iowa. 1994-1997 From 1994 until 1997 the Hells Angels were heavily involved in the Great Nordic Biker War against the Bandidos MC in Scandinavia. Welcome to our memorial page. He became a HELLS ANGEL FOREVER. Any reference to 81 sometimes seen worn by friends of the Hells Angels MC is in relation to the letters H and A (Hells Angels), the 8th and 1st letters of the alphabet. Jack Castle had previously been a member of the West Chicago chapter of Hells Henchmen MC until they were patched over by the Angels in December 1994. Don't know why. On the advice of my lawyer, I decline to answer based on my rights under the Fifth Amendment, Pia said. 1985 Five members of the Hells Angels are murdered in the town of Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada. [17], Multiple Massachusetts Hells Angels and Red Devils bikers were arrested in March 2013 during raids at their hangouts in Lynn and Byfield on charges of kidnapping, mayhem, and extortion. Prosecutors allege three suspects kidnapped and then killed David Glasser, Edward Frampton and Robert Chadwell in order to keep Glasser from testifying against Hall, a member of the Berkshire County chapter of the Hells Angels, in a separate case. . Read more of his stories here. In the early days of the club in the 1940s and 1950s the various chapters were often unaware of the existence of other chapters and often used different versions of the Deaths Head patch. Target 12 has confirmed a second location used by the motorcycle club was also raided on American Legion Highway. He is shot once in the head, the bullet being shot from a considerable distance from a high power rifle. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The massive fight involved about 50 bikers in Fall River, Mass.,. 2015 22 February, 2015. Winston Salem - Norh Carolina 1979. I wonder what happened to make them outlaw types. John Xavier Portillo, former national vice president of the Bandidos, arrives at the San Antonio federal courthouse for the first day of his racketeering trial on Feb. 27. !=A0 I only think of outlaw bikers in southern California, not the No=>rtheast.=A0, >The HA's are some real bad folks.>>Kathleen>, Dear Kathleen,I have heard Hell's Angels (originating in Venice, CA) have spread worldwide. 2013 The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club retail store was opened in December 2013 in Toronto, Canada. View our list of the most famous Hells Angels members. Target 12 also has learned the early morning raid is part of a larger law enforcement operation at multiple motorcycle clubhouses throughout Massachusetts. Lowell. A fight breaks out between dozens of members of the Hells Angels and Mongols MC at Harrahs Casino in Laughin, Nevada as part of the Laughlin River Run. Barger, who cant travel for medical reasons, was called as a defense witness by lawyers for the Bandidos former national president Jeffrey Fay Pike, who is being tried in San Antonio with his former vice president, Xavier John Portillo. Under the inscription are the names: Martin Greek Martakos, 1943-1970; Edwin T. R B Riley Jr., 1940-1974; Whiskey George Hartman, 1946-1974; Lionel Lye Poliquin LBG, 1946-1981; David Swave Johnson, 1952-1978; and Harry The Hat Stinson, 1962-1989. Other MCs, such as the Grim Reapers, the Iron Coffins, and the Mongols are . The activity is tied to an ongoing federal investigation, according to a representative with the Boston division of the FBI. Nomads - Australia 1980. Everyone went to the hospital, Davis said. In connection with the Benesh killing, the Romos have pleaded guilty to murder in aid of racketeering and discharging a firearm during a racketeering murder, while ex-Bandidos Jesse James Kronic Benavidez and Norberto Hammer Serna Jr., both of San Antonio, have pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm during murder in aid of racketeering. The book about one the most famous Hells Angels of all time, Sonny Barger, who founded the Hells Angels Oakland chapter and has been the public face of the club for decades. Trevio, one of the crew members, was granted immunity. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. No kidding, I heard there a HAs in Sweden!The Hell's Angels' founders were not outlaw type dudes. The Outlaws MC uses the Black Pistons MC as a recruitment club, prospecting for new members when they need to fill their ranks. Gilroy was on his bike on Interstate 93 in Londonderry, headed. A Hells Angels prospect will be able to participate in many more events, however you will not be able to place any votes on club matters. On cross-examination, prosecutor Eric Fuchs asked Barger if he would be OK if the Bandidos set up a chapter in California. The FBI has carried out raids at Hells Angels clubhouses in Massachusetts. According to Burford, a tattoo artist in College Station at the time, the Hells Angels gave permission but added they would deny doing so if anything bad took place with the nascent Texas chapter. Joshua Herbert begins firing at the group of Hells Angels with a revolver, with multiple bullets hitting Hells Angels prospect James Duty, who later died in hospital. Barger said he was unaware. Some of them have grown older and more interested in running legitimate businesses than raising hell on their Harleys, he said. (WPRI) Investigators raided two Hells Angels motorcycle clubhouses in Westport on Thursday, Target 12 has learned. LOWELL, Mass. The bikers place a flower wreath at a massive black headstone. Hells Angels Book No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels by Jay Dobyns and Nils Johnson-Shelton. Hunter S. Thompson's book Hell's Angels brought the gangs' ruthless behavior to light, and the popular TV show Sons of Anarchy rekindled America's interest in the subculture. He was allegedly kidnapped from the Central Coast area, transported to multiple addresses in Western Sydney while bound by coat hangers and was assaulted several times, both with fists and a hammer. When I was a kid in the 80's, one of my parents was in Alcoholics Anonymous and sometimes I'd go to the functions where there were members of Hells Angels. I knew one of the founding members.> from Nan. He worked closely with Lowell police on raids of biker hangouts, seizing drugs and stockpiles of firearms. Police charged 34-year-old Adam Lee Hall (left), 31-year-old Caius Veiovis (middle) and 44-year-old David Chalue (right) in the murders. 01:35 Motorcycle Recall. [12][13], Larry 'Ronnie' Capps Jr. - the Cape Fear Chapter President of the Red Devils Motorcycle Club in North Carolina was arrested on drug and weapons charges in 2010 following a raid of the chapter clubhouse where authorities seized 50 firearms, more than $3,000, and an ounce of cocaine worth about $1,200. Monk became a HELLS ANGEL on December 5, 1969 and was a charter member of Rochester. . View the book on Amazon (link will open in a new tab). Joshua Herbert, believed to be with a status of Out Bad with the Mongols MC, exits his car at a gas station in Riverside, California where 3 Hells Angels MC members and two prospects were filling up. More on CrimesiderSeptember 12, 2011 - Hells Angel member, two others charged with murder of three people, First published on October 7, 2011 / 12:44 PM. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Here members were seeing how their bikes ran against other brothers. All Rights Reserved. ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS, NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN, The words Hells Angels and the Death Head Logo are property of Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, Inc. and are protected by Trademarks (TM), Service marks , and Collective Membership Marks owned by HAMC. [2] The club is not to be confused with the now-defunct Original Red Devils Motorcycle Club that was founded in Canada in the late 1940s. Police in southern Sweden arrested 12 Hell's Angels members ina series of raids on Tuesday and questioned them on suspicion of conspiracy tomurder. Taylor noted that over the years, Lowell Hells Angels have transformed from raising Hell to becoming an organized-crime entity with leaders and structure.. Despite ongoing tensions between law enforcement and Hells Angels, McDonough said both sides have always been respectful toward each other at funerals. I remember tons of motorcycles, leather, beards and women and a general fun atmosphere. The third stage is becoming a Hells Angels prospect. [5][6] A chapter emerged the following year in the United States in Massachusetts. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message, Devil's Disciples-Hell's Angels Feud Has Long, Deadly Roots, >>Subject: Re: Hell's Angels' Cycle Club Feuds-Shooting in New Hampshire, >Subject: Re: Hell's Angels' Cycle Club >Feuds-Shooting in New Hampshire. Hells Angels National Sgt-At-Arms Scott Orrock, is arrested along with Hells Angels members Stephen Walker, Daniel Walker and Benjamin Heath over an attack on Matthew King. Jeff Pike, former president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, is shown in this 1979 photo. 16 comments. View the list of Hells Angels Charters. It is was this book that launched Hunter S Thompsons career. It is believed that Anthony Banesh was attempting to start a Texas chapter of the Hells Angels MC and had been seen on multiple occasions riding in the state in Hells Angels colors. Mad Mike became a HELLS ANGEL FOREVER that day. Nor did anyone respond to the reporters business card taped to the mailbox. His testimony contradicted that of Michael Burford, who testified earlier that he and Benesh were trying to establish a Hells Angels chapter in Texas in 2006 and that Burford traveled to Phoenix to meet with Barger and other Hells Angels honchos for their blessing. Yea Hells Angels.. The HA's are some real bad folks. This set of official roles is quite similar across many 1 percent motorcycle clubs. The FBI confirmed that agents were carrying out "court-authorized activity" at multiple Hells Angels clubhouses in Massachusetts Thursday. They say and do the right things, but its still a criminal organization, he said. LOVE, STRENGTH, HONOR, AND RESPECT FOREVER. YouTube Video: An interview with Sonny Barger from 1994. A former high-ranking Bandido who pleaded guilty in Beneshs killing testified that Pike also sent down orders to kill Burford, but he was not found. Jay Warneke is convicted of the murder. HAMC World Map. Some of the official roles that exist in the Hells Angels. Seven HELLS ANGELS rode out that day, six ANGELS came home. The Red Devils MC were initially founded in Karlstad, Sweden in 2001. [10][11], Matthew Quattrociocchi, a member of the Red Devils MC was charged with assault and possession of a weapon in June 2020 after he had beat a member of the rival Outlaws Motorcycle Club with a baseball bat in broad daylight near a St. Catharines convenience store in the Niagara region. Hells Angels boasted about it, saying they represented the 1 percent who were law-breakers. Hells Angels MC East County - 2002. They are no relation to the Scotland founded one percenter motorcycle club, Blue Angels MC. Hunter S Thompson wrote about the Hells Angels in his 1967 publication Hells Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Im not sure I would really like that, but I dont think I could do anything about it, said Barger, who added he hasnt been an officer with the Hells Angels since 1972. The bomb shattered windows in a 450-foot radius, blew out the frontof a post office building and hurled the car's gear box into the wall of anapartment building. As well as the voting in, it is likely that there are additional steps required for the prospect to perform, however details of these are kept secret along with many of the one percenter motorcycle club rules. Hells Angels MC Darkside - 2013. They each take a chapter at a time telling their side of the story as Pat Matter is in the Minneapolis Hells Angels and the police try to, and successfully do, take him down. [5] "Hell's Angels" was previously used as a nickname by World War II bomber crews and as the title of a Hollywood film (1930) about World War I aviators. 42 talking about this. One biker landed on the hood of then-Lowell Mayor Ray Rourkes car, Davis said. View this book on Amazon (link opens in a new tab). They lived the life they loved and they loved the life they lived. Taylor said club officials promote the Hells Angels of the new millennium as kinder, gentler bikers. One of the Satudarah Motorcycle Club members and two Hells Angels MC members were injured in the fight with stab wounds. > Dear Kathleen, Guess what?> ______________________________> Daily News 9/12/96> By Motorcycle Online Staff> Warring Euro Bikers Rock Danish Town>> A car bomb exploded outside a Hell's Angels clubhouse in a seaside Danish town> today, causing extensive damage but no injuries, police reported. Sun, https://www.lowellsun.com. Bandidos MC members Jesse James Benavides, Johnny Romo, Robert Romo and Norberto Serna are arrested and charged in relation to the 2006 killing of Anthony Banesh after he was attempting to set up a Texas chapter of the Hells Angels MC. View this book on Amazon (link opens in a new tab). Members of the gang ended up being charged with liquor licensing breaches and firearms offenses. Hells Angels member Jack John Four-By Castle is shot while sitting in his Lincoln vehicle on the 2400 block of West George Street in Chicagos Northwest. The property on American Legion Highway has a sign out front that reads "Hells Angels MC Cape Cod," (MC stands for motorcycle club). The murdered men were shot in the back of the head and their bodies dumped. Just after 7pm Anthony Banesh is shot and killed in a sniper-style attack while walking with his girlfriend and two sons as they were leaving Saccones Pizza in Northwest Austin. That has to be the most violence those folks have seenin an age. If a barroom brawl turned into a bloody battle with rival bikers or the police, Angels who fought would be rewarded with a patch for their leather vests or jackets. I only think of outlaw bikers in southern California, not the Northeast. They are indeed an international criminal phenomenon, but not the only US biker gang that has gone global. HELLS ANGELS MOTORCYCLE CLUB WORLD . A real brother. October 7, 2011 / 12:44 PM No Superior Court arraignment has been scheduled. He also testified that no one ever came to him in 2005 or 2006, when he was living in the Phoenix area, to ask for permission to start a Hells Angels chapter in Texas. Injuries sustained included the de-gloving of one of his fingers. (winged skull logos) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. (CBS/AP) PITTSFIELD, Mass. [7], The Melbourne chapter Red Devils clubhouse was raided by police in 2015 after a number of bullets were fired at their Clayton South clubhouse. It was like a freight train, Brow said. He also testified that the Hells Angels emblem on the back of Beneshs motorcycle vest was a fake, after he compared a photo of that emblem to a photo of a Hells Angels vest from a chapter in Nevada. Hells Angels MC Gold Coast - 2012. 1994-2002 From 1994 until 2002 the Hells Angels were involved in the Quebec Biker War, with opposition including Rock Machine MC and Bandidos MC. Amsterdam - Holland 1978. Newspaper stories show Larry Pia, who took the stand in San Antonio on Thursday, was among 177 people arrested after the deadly biker shootout. Ventura - California 1978. On 21 June multiple law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at seven locations where they found several weapons and various Mongols insignia. Almost any Hells Angels patch for sale on the Internet will be a fake, so dont even bother. If you need to ask how to become a Hells Angel then you wont be joining! Law enforcement was at war with the biker gang, Long said. The chapter rewarded members with special patches. City Councilor David Ellis saids the Hells Angels never left Lynn, a city of about 80,000 just north of Boston that is plagued by drugs, gang violence and arson. BYFIELD Four alleged members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club were arrested yesterday by the state police gang unit, charged with kidnapping and. HELLS ANGELS, HAMC, and the Death Head (winged skull logo) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. Please ensure Javascript is. Multiple marked and unmarked vehicles were spotted outside an American Legion Highway property on Thursday, with some investigators wearing black jackets with state police marked on their backs. > Devil's Disciples-Hell's Angels Feud Has Long, Deadly Roots> By Cissy Taylor> Union Leader Staff, Manchester New Hampshire> Yesterday's shooting in Franklin is not the first time that people> affiliated with the Devil's Disciples have been victims of violence -- and if> the Hell's Angels have their way, it won't be the last. I have seen a photo ofthe original members. Oops, this content can't be loadedbecause you're having connectivity problems, Stay always informed and up to date with our breaking news alerts, - Associated Press - Sunday, June 14, 2015. Jay Dobyns was a member of the ATF, this book covers his infiltration of the club, to the point where he becomes a patched member. >times>> cover vast regions, encompassing several states. Officials speculated they were in Florida to buy drugs. View this book on Amazon (link opens in a new tab). 3 are killed in the fight and dozens injured. 07:52 Charges against Hells Angels Support Club, 09:32 HELLS ANGELS CLUBHOUSES RAIDED BY INVESTIGATORS, Insane Throttle Support Club Become a memberNow, Insane Throttle/Motorcycle Madhouse Radio YouTube and AudioDisclaimer, Meet the Insane Throttle Contributing Columnist James Hollywood Macecari, Motorcycle Clubs Riding Clubs and Associations Near Me Index &Listings, Our Policies here at Insane Throttle Publications. Although it saddened our hearts putting this page together, it also fueled our souls with memories - never to be forgotten. The club opened chapters in San Francisco and Oakland in 1954 and 1957, respectively, and . Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | gcontreras@express-news.net | @gmaninfedland, A founder of the Hells Angels testifies for ex-Bandidos leader. Generally speaking, there is a loose alliance between the other major motorcycle clubs against the Angels. 03:19 Hells Angels Legend Ride in Canada Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab). I knew one of the founding members. For this book he spent a year living and riding with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club where he was able to experience the club and stories first hand. Berkshire County DA's Office. Johnny Romo and Robert Romo also receive a charge of murder in aid of racketeering charges. Davis also remembers a drug raid in the 1970s at a Hells Angels hangout in Lowell where methamphetamine was being made. - A member of the Hells Angels and three other men have been indicted in connection to the deaths of three western Massachusetts men. While they are known as one of the big one percenter motorcycle clubs, it is important to note that the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, as an organization, distance themselves from any criminal activity and advise that they are purely an organization who brings together motorcycle enthusiasts and hosts events. Just one guy who NEVER wore a shirt was a little> "different", but nevertheless benign. USA Between the 22nd and 23rd of February, 2014, members from Satudarah MC were in a fight with Hells Angels MC. The Lowell chapter, which began in 1966, was the first East Coast chapter of the Hells Angels. 2009 2December, 2009. As he is one of the most famous Hells Angels he is often confused as being the founder of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. A fourth man, David Casey, was indicted on accessory to murder, kidnapping and witness intimidation charges for allegedly helping bury the victims' bodies in Becket. (Rourkes son, Richard Rourke, is now the proprietor of Ricardos Trattoria restaurant, located at the former Nickys Bar site.). [14][15] Capps was charged with six counts of trafficking cocaine, five counts of manufacturing cocaine, and one count of possession of a weapon of mass destruction for a sawed-off double-barrel shotgun. HELLS ANGELS, HAMC, and the Death Heads (winged skull logos) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. Dennis was president of the "Road Vultures Motorcycle Club" from Buffalo that became the first chapter of HELLS ANGELS in New York State. New England is now Massachusetts - 3 Chapters - Cape Ann Middlesex North Shore No, no, no. Welcome to the one percent. On 29 December, 2000 the Hells Angels patched over theCanadian based Satans Choice MC,Lobos MC, Loners MC and the Para-Dice Riders MC. (winged skull logos) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. This move was one of the reasons for the escalating violence between the Nomads and Hells Angels over the coming months, including his vehicle being torched the following day. MAIN World map to be underlay. Brow said was shocked when he was allowed inside the funeral parlor, where bikers poured beer into the casket as part of a ritual to pay homage to the fallen member. 2014 22-23February, 2014. No copying of the Death Heads or any of the content on this website is permitted; Unauthorized reproduction is punishable by law. George Wethern was the Vice President of the Oakland Chapter, the right hand man of Sonny Barger who then testified against other members before entering witness protection. "Ever since the (Hell'sAngels) sign went up, we have been afraid that this would happen," a residenttold reporters. Receive the next edition of "The One Percenter Throwdown" to your inbox. He did stints in prison for crimes that included conspiracy to use explosives to kill or damage buildings in a plot in the late 1980s targeting the rival Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Dave Brow, a now-retired photographer for The Sun, recalls covering a funeral at the McDonough Funeral Home for a Lowell Hells Angel member in the 1970s. But he also testified that the Hells Angels local chapters, are autonomous. This is similar for most 1 percent motorcycle clubs. Members of the club in these particular roles will also usually have an additional patch listing their role, which is worn above a patch listing the physical location of their chapter. It was thesecond car bomb in eight days, and the latest blow in a Nordic war between theHell's Angels motorcycle gang and the rival Bandidos which has killed sixpeople in two years.The bomb, in the town of Roskilde, was planted in the engine compartment of a stolen Opel Kadett parked at the back of the clubhouse in a densely populated residential district. He was president of the Buffalo chapter until his death in a motorcycle accident at age 28. 2017 2 March, 2017. Having said that, there are many individual Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members who have been convicted of crimes worldwide including murder and drugs charges. Tyne & Wear - England 1979. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is one of the largest one percenter motorcycle clubs in the world, with a presence in many countries including the United States of America, Canada, Australia and throughout Europe. There are other patches, or badges, also worn by members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, which are believed to signify achievements. At this location were over 100 rival club members. We'll see you when we get there. Most of the worst gang members from that era are either dead or in prison, he said. In other testimony, Larry Pia a then-Bandidos member who reportedly was with the six-man hit crew that killed Benesh, was called as a defense witness by Pike but jurors did not see him in court. There was a group of hearing-impaired bikers in San Diego, and also another bigcity I lived in. Ralph Sonny Barger, who is arguably one of the best known outlaw bikers in the world, also said he did not know of any problems between the Bandidos and the Hells Angels, and denied that the two clubs are enemies. No, sir, Barger, now 79, testified via Facetime video transmitted to San Antonios federal courthouse from the federal courthouse in San Francisco. 3. [16], In June 2012, nineteen members and Hells Angels associates, some of which were members of the Red Devils Motorcycle Club, were arrested in a law enforcement sting operation for drug and prostitution charges. Bikers are interesting, to me -somehow it doesn't seem to be quite the same as a gang. No copying of the Death Heads or . We know these guys are ridin' somewhere south of Heaven. If a member leaves then they will need to return their patches, one way or another, which is one of the key one percenter motorcycle club rules. Massachusetts United States of America North America Place. (winged skull logos) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide one-percenter motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. 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