Gummiente wrote: It wasn't the Christian Bikers, it was a Christian riders group, ie: composed of born again Christian motorcycle riders (I won't name the group here). THEY didn't take offence, it was the 1% club that took offence.
Aaahh, I see. That makes more sense.
Gummiente wrote: The back patch and rockers are "sacred" to the outlaw clubs because that is how they identify themselves to their enemies and the general public. They do not want the local Southern Cruisers chapter (just using their name as an example) to be mistaken for outlaws. Territory is a big issue with these boys and they normally do not want to see any other patch but their own in their area.
Interesting. I can see how they want to identify themselves and thier rivals, but still find somewhat irksome that they would enforce 'Only we can wear back patches' rules on the public. I mean if I had a big pink rabbit sniffing a tulip on my backpatch, that should pretty much rule me out as an outlaw, right?
Not that it matters much to me, I wouldn't be wearing one with anything on it, but if a bunch of Accountants wanted to form a bike club and ride together, and wore a patch with a ledger book or calculator on it, I don't see why the HA should care. But then again, the HA is not known for having great ideas or being very public minded.
Gummiente wrote: If you want a more in-depth look, there are a couple of interesting books about the outlaw lifestyle and the HA in particular. Yves Lavigne (a Canadian authour) has written a couple; "Hell's Angels - Taking Care Of Business" and "Hell's Angels - Three Can Keep A Secret If Two Are Dead". Brutal stuff.
I had as much to do with them as I wanted in the 80's, when I bought my bulk shipments from them. It was interesting, and I had some fun times with them, but it's not a club I would want to be indebted to, or a part of when they figured they had been wronged. There seemed to be more than a few loose screws floating around the clubhouses I was in.......
Um... okayyyyy.
Mike 
