Talk:Motorcycle gang

message: Not sure how to word this, but it needs a lot of clarification. For example, they refer to themselves as "motorcycle clubs" not "gangs" (which is what the "MC" on some of their jackets stands for). And there are even motorcycle clubs specifically for Christians, and one for police officers (called the Blue Knights). RL Barrett 23:32 May 8, 2003 (UTC)
Agreed. Although many motorcycle clubs went through a period in thier history where illegal activities were activily encouraged, those days appear to be far behind us. It is curious that the FBI continues to put out bulletins every year describing the current state of affairs with "drug trafficing" and they always blame a fair amount on the "big four". However, all one has to do is look at the arrest record for the region that they claim is riddled with "motorcycle gang drug trafficing" to see that the report is blatantly false.--War 07:57, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

message: This contains the same error found in the section titled "Outlaw Biker".  The note of "especially Harley-Davidsons" is just plain not true.  Sure, alot of 1%ers like Harleys... but then, so do a lot of other people; myself, my fellow HOG members, and even a boatload of NON-BIKERS!  Outlaw bikers, however, seem to gravitate towards ANYTHING with two wheels; although stripped-down cruisers (includign imports) do seem to be the style of choice, they hardly limit themselves to Harley-Davidsons. 
I agree that it would be a mistake to merge the words Biker and Motorcycle gangs. It's comparing apples to tennis balls. Both are round, but the similarities pretty much end there.
Members of the Hells Angels are, according to the by-laws of the club, required to own, maintain and ride Harley Davidsons. This is the same for other outlaw motorcycle clubs as well.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by JEdward (talk • contribs) 26 July 2006.
:And your source for this is....?Rsm99833 04:22, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know JEdward's source, but I'm sure he is correct. Rick Anderson, Bad Boys, Seattle Weekly, July 12, 2006 is a citation on the Bandidos. I believe you will find this stated explicitly about the Hells Angels in Hunter Thompson's book on Hells Angels. I imagine Sonny Barger also says as much in one of his autobiographical books, but I haven't read them. - Jmabel | Talk 21:04, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Not sure that there is a clear attempt to denigrate Harley riders.. But, I have removed the reference since it is a common conception.. a common conception but not fact. I would advise to not add it back unless some references can be found on the topic. Mceder 19:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  anti-Harley bias? 

message: I have attempted to clean up Biker gang, Outlaw biker and also this article by adjusting the meaning of the word "gang" and "outlaw" to refer to motorcycle organization with major criminal activities and engagment, and the term 'club' to be more neutral, everyday motorcycle club. I am intending on reworking this article with this as a core as well, please join in or let me know ifyou disagree. Mceder 20:19, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Gang vs. Club

message: The See Also section on this article confuses me greatly.. Am I missing something? What does all terrain vehicles have to do with a motorcycle gang? Mceder 20:19, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: See Also section

message: I heard that many of these motorcycle gangs or clubs (such as the Hell's Angels) are racist in member selection. Is this true? Zachorious 23:42, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Racism 

message: "The Rebels are now Australias largest 1% Motorcycle Club. http://www.rebelsmc.net/"
Someone else can follow up if this belongs in the article someplace; it certainly did not belong in the notes section. - Jmabel | Talk 07:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cut from "notes" section 

message: There are an awful lot of obscure, uncited "notable" gangs listed here. I'm by no means expert, but I'm certainly clueful since I've known more than a couple of people in "outlaw" clubs, and I've never in my life heard of some of these (e.g. the Galloping Goose, the Hells Lovers). Can we please see some citations? It really would be in order to have at least one good citation for each of these groups. - Jmabel | Talk 07:23, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable? 

message: Outlaw Biker World is a website that has news articles (and More) for the Motorcycle/Outlaw community. I feel a link to it from this page is appropriate. The link is http://www.obworld.com: 
Chopperguy 21:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Usually we don't link to general news sources on a topic. I wouldn't actively object to this link, but I wouldn't particularly advocate for it, either. - Jmabel | Talk 02:36, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to Outlaw Biker World 

message: This article has needed major work for quite some time, and the subject matter for this article is much better covered in the Motorcycle club article, so I changed it to a redirect. Mmoyer 00:48, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect to [[Motorcycle club]]