Biker

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Sometimes the word "biker" is used to mean an outlaw biker, or bikie, who is a member of a 1%er or outlaw motorcycle gang. Numerous members are involved in criminal activity (firearms, recreational drug usage and/or sales, etc.). Outlaw bikers often ride heavy cruiser-type motorcycles. (Motorcycles in excess of 700cc displacement are considered "heavy," and "cruisers" are large, heavy bikes designed for relaxed travel that allow the rider to sit upright or lean back. A chopper is a cruiser that has been stripped down to the bare essentials: engine, frame, gas tank, wheels, handlebars, and seat.)

The biker is also a popular sexual fetish among gay men. As most male bikers are stereotypically "macho" and wear leather motorcycle clothing, the stereotype is very attractive to leather fetishists.

Bikers tend to associate with others that share their enthusiasm, and congregate at biker events such as "bike week" rallies and races.

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Motorcycle gang

A motorcycle gang (also known as a biker gang) is a motorcycle club and gang whose members (outlaw bikers and one percenters) are motorcycle riders, usually of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

Major motorcycle gangs include:

Other notable motorcycle gangs include:

  • the Gypsy Jokers Australia
  • the Nomads
  • the Rebels
  • the Straight Satans (notable for having members in the 1960s involved with the Manson Family)
  • The Finks Motorcycle club. (Famous Biker Gang on Australia's Gold Coast where they are involved in a variety of crimes including drug Trafficking and notable disapperances and murders).
  • The Rock Machine (A Quebec Biker Gang)

There have also been scooter gangs, notably the Mods in the UK in the 1960s.

  • Ozbiker.org - Australian biker news and views site Ozbiker.org

Outlaw Motorcycle Club

The concept of an Outlaw Motorcycle Club came about after an incident in Hollister, CA over the July 4th weekend. It received national attention which resulted in the president of the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) to make a statement to the effect that only one percent of bikers give anyone any trouble. As a result some bikers started calling themselves "one percenters". Over time there evolved the idea of the "big four" motorcycle clubs: Hells Angels, Pagans, Bandidos, and Outlaws. These clubs wear patches with various symbols made up of a specific set of "colors". For example the colors of the Hells Angels are red and white while the Bandidos colors are red and gold.

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