List of outlaw motorcycle clubs

This is an alphabetical list of notable outlaw motorcycle clubs, including those current, defunct, or historic. An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture that has its roots in the immediate post-World War II era of American society. It is generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture and loyalty to the biker group. In the United States, such motorcycle clubs are considered "outlaw” if they are not registered and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and do not adhere to the AMA's rules.

See also: List of motorcycle clubs

Outlaw motorcycle clubs
Name Year founded Location founded Notes Citations
69'ers 1968 Brooklyn, New York [1][2][3]
Annihilators Motorcycle Club 1974 St. Thomas, Ontario Merged with the Loners in June 1999. Led by Wayne Kellestine, later convicted of the Shedden massacre [4]
Bacchus 1972 Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada Members ride only Harley-Davidson [5]
Bad Disciples MC 2015 Laurentides, Quebec Group of motorcycles located on the Northern Crown of Montreal, in the Laurentians. This club is sponsored directly by the chapter TR of the Hell's Angels
[6]
Bandidos 1966 San Leon, Texas, US Worldwide membership, estimated 2,400 members in 210 chapters, in 22 countries. The FBI and the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada have named the Bandidos an "outlaw motorcycle gang".[7]
Black Pistons 2002 Neuwied, Germany Official Support club of The Outlaws M/C
Blue Angels 1963 Glasgow, Scotland Formed by Allan Morrison and Billy Gordon in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. Four chapters in Scotland and Leeds.[8]
The Breed 1968 Jersey City, New Jersey, US [9]
Brother Speed 1969 Boise, Idaho, Bend, Oregon US
Chosen Few 1959 Los Angeles, US [10][11]
Club Deroes 1971 Perth, Australia
Coffin Cheaters 1970 Perth, Australia [12]
Comanchero 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Confederate Cavalry Corps MC 2009 Alabama, US [13][14][15]
Devil Dolls 1999 San Francisco Formed by Karen Jessica Evans and Theresa Foglio [16]
Devils Diciples 1967 Fontana, California, US
Diablos 1961 San Bernardino, California, US [17]
Druids North 1978 Sheffield, United Kingdom [18][19]
El Forastero 1962 Sioux City, Iowa, US
The Finks 1970s Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Free Souls 1968 Eugene, Oregon, US
Galloping Goose 1942 Los Angeles, US [20][21]
Gents 1965 Las Vegas, US The first MC in Las Vegas and original Red and Gold patch. [22]
Gladiators 1960 Australia [23][24]
Gremium 1972 Mannheim, Germany Gremium has over 100 chapters claims to be the largest motorcycle club in Germany. [25]
Grim Reapers 1967 Alberta, Canada [26]
Gypsy Joker 1956 San Francisco, US [27]
Hangmen Motorcycle Club 1960 Richmond, California, US Chapters in Western US, one in Germany [28]:45 [29][30][31]
Head Hunters 1967 West Auckland, New Zealand [32][33][34]
Hells Angels MC 1948 San Bernardino, California, US Worldwide membership, estimated 4,500 members in 35 countries. Supporter clubs & groups: Red & White, Big Red Machine, Red Devils MC, Gate Keepers MC,
Hell's Lovers 1967 Chicago, US
Hessians MC 1968 Costa Mesa, California, US [35]
Highway 61 MC 1968 Auckland, New Zealand
Highwaymen 1954 Detroit, US [36]
Invaders 1965 Gary, Indiana, US [37]
Iron Horsemen 1960s Cincinnati, US
Jus Brothers 1990 San Joaquin County, California, US [38][39]
Life and Death MC 1978 Western Sydney Founded by Robert Kitchener [23][24]
Lone Legion Blenheim, New Zealand [40]
Loners 1984 York Region, Canada Joined the Bandidos on 22 May 2001. [41]
Lost Breed 1976 Nelson, New Zealand [42]
Market Street Commandos 1940s San Francisco, US
Mobshitters 1970 Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia [43][44]
Mongols 1969 Montebello, California, US
Moonshiners 1934 Compton, California, US
Nomads 1980 Sydney, Australia
Notorious 2007 Sydney, Australia [45]
No Surrender 2013 Zundert, Netherlands
Odin's Warriors 1975 Brisbane, Australia [23][24]
Outcast 1969 Detroit, MI All Black MC
Outcasts 1960s Sydney, Australia [23]
Outlaws 1935 McCook, Illinois, US
Pagan's 1959 Prince George's County, Maryland, US [46]
Peckerwoods 1987 Santee, California, US [47][48]
Phantom MC 1969 Chicago, US [49][50]
Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington 1945 Bloomington, California, US
Popeyes 1950s-1960s Montreal, Quebec [51][52][53]
Rebels 1969 Brisbane, Australia
Rebels 1968 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada [54]
Red Devils Motorcycle Club c. 2001 [55][56][57]
Road Knights 1979 Timaru, New Zealand [58][59][60]
Road Rats 1960s London
Road Runners 1978 Poland In Germany, Switzerland and the US, there are more motorcycle clubs called Road Runners MC, but these are unrelated to the Polish club. [1]:177
Rock Machine 1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada [61]
Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club 2010 Illinois, US Primarily active in the Midwestern U.S. but also has a chapter in New Zealand [62][63]
Satan's Sidekicks c. 1970s Detroit, US [64][65]
Satan's Soldiers 1980 The Bronx, New York, New Jersey, US, Australia [66][67][68][69]
Satudarah 1990 Moordrecht, Netherlands
Sin City Deciples 1966 Gary, Indiana, US [70]
Solo Angeles 1959 Tijuana, Mexico
Sons of Aesir 2005 Arizona, US [14][71][13]
Sons of Satan 1954 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US [72]
Sons of Silence 1966 Niwot, Colorado, US
Soul Brothers MC 1967 East Palo Alto, California [73]
Southern Brotherhood MC 1995 Alabama, US In addition to Alabama, they also claim members in Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Indiana and Texas. [14][74][75]
Talon MC 1988 New Hampshire Chapters throughout NH [76]
Top Hatters 1947 Hollister, California, US [1]:200 [28]:28
Vagos 1966 San Bernardino, California, US
Vietnam Vets MC/Legacy Vets MC c. Late 1970s California, US They do not claim outlaw/one percenter status however have been included in Outlaw Motorcycle Gang listing by state and federal agencies including California, Camp Pendleton, Massachusetts, Texas and the National Gang Intelligence Center [77]
Warlocks 1967 Philadelphia, US
Warlocks 1967 Orlando, Florida, US Has chapters in various parts of the United States, Canada, UK and Germany.
Wheels of Soul 1967 Philadelphia, US [78]
Zulus 1969 Akron, Ohio, US [79][80][81]

See also

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