What caused the explosive confrontation, in public, between the Cossacks and the Bandidos? Motorcycle clubs in America have a long history of civil conflict. In this outlaw culture, violence is normal and frequent; however, these stories rarely make the news due to witness intimidation and the clubs’ inferred code of silence. Outlaw motorcycle clubs live by their own set of laws, and the patches that they wear are held sacred; any act of disrespect toward a clubs patches is considered to be the highest insult to the club. How did one patch, with five letters on it, end with nine people dead, 18 wounded, and nearly 200 arrests? There were three main causes of the deadliest biker brawl in Texas history between the Cossacks and Bandidos; the fight…
experiences while in the armed forces. To cope with these experiences when in America, many look for a hobby to be around people they can relate to. One of these hobbies are joining motorcycle clubs (MC). More members of the military than you may think have joined a motorcycle club. The idea of a long lasting brotherhood becomes appealing after being in war. According to the members, they are not a part of a “gang” but a club of brothers. Joining a military-only motorcycle club is appealing…
The World consists of many different groups of people, who have their own behaviors, traditions, and lifestyles. One of the many groups that still exist today is the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Founded on March 17, 1948, in Fontana, California, this motorcycle club is known for their acts of violence, distribution of drugs, and their love for riding motorcycles. Although they are present throughout the globe, mainly in the United States, the Hells Angels have become a subculture in our culture…
one in their right mind would bother you. This is what it is like to ride as a member of the Hells Angels. The Hells Angels are a motorcycle club known to be associated with drug trafficking. Before they became a motorcycle club, the group started as a crew manning a B-29 Superfortress named “Hell’s Angels”. The crew flew missions over Europe during World War Two until they were retired after . After the war was over they formed their own motorcycle club. According to Peter Tamony, author of…
Society if full of criminals, gangsters, and mob members. There are many laws set in place to protect citizens, but not everybody chooses to follow them. In the TV show, Sons of Anarchy, Jackson Teller, Vice President, is a part of a biker club that gets involved with the drug mafia and many other biker clubs. Every day they risk their lives and the lives of their families by being a part of this club. He does everything in his power to protect his wife, son, and mother. During the show his son…
Biker Boyz is very powerful and it carries a strong message throughout the entire movie. It’s about the underground world of motorcycle clubs and not so legal street racing. A young man who is 18 years old named Kid (Derek Luke). Started his own motorcycle club named “Biker Boyz” after witnessing the death of his dad “Slick Will” at one of these races. He wants to be the one in charge the one everyone idealized or as the movie portrays it, “The King of Cali.” The label is currently being held by…
Motorcycle Technician / Mechanic Job description: Motorcycle mechanics repair and maintain the bikes that people bring into their shops. Some motorcycle mechanics may also work on all- terrain vehicles, motor scooters, and snowmobiles. Motorcycle mechanics usually follow a checklist to find out which parts are operating normally and which aren't, when maintaining a bike. If a motorcycle breaks down completely, a mechanic uses various techniques to assess the problem. Since motorcycle brands…
market. In the European market however, larger motorcycles are not used as frequently as are smaller and more efficient bikes, leading to a lower market positioning. When analyzing the potential new entrants to the motorcycle industry, one must look at it both from a domestic and global perspective. Within the United States, the Harley-Davidson brand is relatively safe from competition due to a strong brand loyalty that has been built up throughout the last century. There is fear that the…
public has regarding the biker culture will be an eye-opening challenge that could reveal a greater acceptance of the biker community. For the next step, I began with searching in the Gangwish Library database utilizing the EBSCOhost. Using the Academic Search Premier database, I started my search for peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals. I looked for articles that would have qualitative research (Williams, 2008) related to my topic. I had to systematically try using the words…
Harley-Davidson, Inc. was founded in 1903 by William Harley and the Davidson Brothers, William, Arthur, and Walter. The first model motorcycle was built in the Davidson’s garage, and was a three-horsepower engine. In 1969, Harley-Davidson saw its first glimpse of competition from Honda, when Honda introduced a four-cylinder motorcycle, which was more advanced than anything Harley-Davidson made. Harley was acquisitioned by AMF around 1969, and that brought more problems for the company. The…