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DDR_Fan · 10-20-2009, 03:23 AM

Well, what the title says - are there any American outlaw biker clubs (or gangs if you will) that do NOT ride Harleys or at least any that allow the use of non-Haley bikes?

What about clubs that allow the use of Indian motorcycles?
Those bikes are made in the USA too, right?

What about American outlaw biker gangs that ride European or Japanese bikes?
Are there any?

pplassm · 10-20-2009, 03:59 AM

My gang rides Indian built refurbished RD350s.

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longride · 10-20-2009, 04:22 AM

Most clubs let you ride anything you want. If you looked at early photos of the Outlaws MC, they rode Triumphs, BSAs, Harleys and even BMWs.

seruzawa · 10-20-2009, 05:58 AM

"Outlaw" clubs simply means clubs that weren't sanctioned by the AMA. There was still a lot of anti-Japanese sentiment in the US in the 60s and these clubs wouldn't ride anything that wasn't built by white companies, hence they rode all American and British bikes. Even parking a Japanese bike near one of their bikes or riding by a group of them on a Japanese bike might have gotten you a beat down.

Why do you want to know? Planning on starting a gang of ne'er-do-wells on Honda furies?

pushrod · 10-20-2009, 07:09 AM

I heard somewhere a few years ago that a lot of HA's were riding BMW's.

Maybe they got a 'Corporate Discount.'

DDR_Fan · 10-20-2009, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seruzawa

Why do you want to know? Planning on starting a gang of ne'er-do-wells on Honda furies?

Haha, no.
I am a fan of old wartime German Bikes - BMW, NSU, Zündapp, DKW.

I was just curious because I watched documentaries on all the major criminal biker gangs and they ALL required their members to ride a Harley Davidson. There were even rules for the displacement - most of the times it is 1000 cc or more.

Hell's Angels, Outlaws, Bandidos, Mongols, Pagans - according to the documentaries, all those clubs used Harleys exclusively. Not even Indian bikes were allowed.

Thanks to this topic, I learned that some of those criminal gangs do indeed allow the use of non-Harley bikes.

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longride · 10-20-2009, 07:59 AM

" was just curious because I watched documentaries on all the major criminal biker gangs......."

I think we may have identified your problem right there.

DDR_Fan · 10-20-2009, 08:07 AM

^ Yeah, History Channel sucks.

sarnali2 · 10-20-2009, 10:12 AM

Best to think of true 1% 'r clubs like rattlesnakes...they give you plenty of warning to stay away, if you insist on being near them you'll get bit sooner or later.

Ride whatever you like, Harleys stink anyway.

longride · 10-20-2009, 10:19 AM

"Ride whatever you like, Harleys stink anyway."

So do the people that ride them!

10-20-2009, 03:23 AM	#1
DDR_Fan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24	Outlaw Biker Clubs That Do Not Use Harleys ? Well, what the title says - are there any American outlaw biker clubs (or gangs if you will) that do NOT ride Harleys or at least any that allow the use of non-Haley bikes? What about clubs that allow the use of Indian motorcycles? Those bikes are made in the USA too, right? What about American outlaw biker gangs that ride European or Japanese bikes? Are there any? Last edited by DDR_Fan : 10-20-2009 at 03:27 AM.

10-20-2009, 03:59 AM	#2
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	My gang rides Indian built refurbished RD350s. RAJDOOT YAMAHA RD350 Review, RAJDOOT YAMAHA RD350 Price, RAJDOOT YAMAHA RD350 Mileage - MouthShut.com __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

10-20-2009, 04:22 AM	#3
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Most clubs let you ride anything you want. If you looked at early photos of the Outlaws MC, they rode Triumphs, BSAs, Harleys and even BMWs. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

10-20-2009, 05:58 AM	#4
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	"Outlaw" clubs simply means clubs that weren't sanctioned by the AMA. There was still a lot of anti-Japanese sentiment in the US in the 60s and these clubs wouldn't ride anything that wasn't built by white companies, hence they rode all American and British bikes. Even parking a Japanese bike near one of their bikes or riding by a group of them on a Japanese bike might have gotten you a beat down. Why do you want to know? Planning on starting a gang of ne'er-do-wells on Honda furies? __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

10-20-2009, 07:09 AM	#5
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	I heard somewhere a few years ago that a lot of HA's were riding BMW's. Maybe they got a 'Corporate Discount.' __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

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10-20-2009, 07:59 AM	#7
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	" was just curious because I watched documentaries on all the major criminal biker gangs......." I think we may have identified your problem right there. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

10-20-2009, 08:07 AM	#8
DDR_Fan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24	^ Yeah, History Channel sucks.

10-20-2009, 10:12 AM	#9
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Best to think of true 1% 'r clubs like rattlesnakes...they give you plenty of warning to stay away, if you insist on being near them you'll get bit sooner or later. Ride whatever you like, Harleys stink anyway. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

10-20-2009, 10:19 AM	#10
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"Ride whatever you like, Harleys stink anyway." So do the people that ride them! __________________ I'm a knucklehead