 the bandidos motorcycle club, also known as the bandido nation, is a "one-percenter" motorcycle club and organized crime syndicate with a worldwide membership. the club was formed in 1966 by don chambers in texas. its motto is "we are the people our parents warned us about". it is estimated to have 2,400 members in 210 chapters, located in 22 countries. the club considers itself to be an outlaw motorcycle club. the federal bureau of investigation and the criminal intelligence service canada have named the bandidos an "outlaw motorcycle gang". ==organization== the bandidos has over 90 chapters in the united states, 90 chapters in europe, and another 17 in australia, 1 in new zealand and in southeast asia. ===in north america=== in the united states, the club is concentrated in texas, but extends into louisiana, mississippi, alabama, arkansas, new mexico, colorado, montana, wyoming, south dakota, utah, idaho, nevada, washington, oklahoma, nebraska, and several other states. in canada, the rock machine motorcycle club in montrÃ©al merged with the bandidos in 2000; there was a chapter in toronto, ontario until a dramatic internal conflict led to their deaths. ===in oceania=== the bandidos are also found in australia; aside from the non-locale-specific [[nomad (motorcycle-club membership)|no
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