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My encounter with the Pagans MC

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#1 ·
Back in the early 1980's I rode with a 1%er club with only a handful of chapters. One year we were attending the Myrtle Beach drag races and for some reason no one at the gate bothered to make issue of wearing our colors although the sign said "no colors". At that moment we hadn't all gathered yet and our group were early and the first of us to arrive. So we all headed under the shade of a grove of trees to shake off the days ride and chat amongst ourself.

Some how and in the distraction of that we all came to notice we were surrounded by about 80+ Pagan MC members standing with there colors thrown over there shoulders. They were more then a little ****ed off because they were denied entrance unless they took off their colors but here we were with our colors on. And they didn't know if we were freind or foe. They wanted to know what was up with that and who were we and what were we all about. Being the spokesperson for our entourage I spoke with their president and explained where we came from, that we try to mind our own business (in other words I was aware of the big push the larger organizations like Pagans, Hells Angels, Outlaws and Banditos had on to absorb smaller clubs like ours and had defly avoided that thus far). And unlike them we tried to take our wives and children with us where ever we went on a run like this. Most of the Pagans there thought that was way cool and wished that they did that too. So the ice was broken, we shared some of our food and drink with them, took a group photo or 2 and realized we had possibly dodged a bullet. Before we parted ways we exchanged club bubsiness cards and which I still have today.

In the brief time we spent talking amongst each other I became rather fond of those guys. I heard everything gangland series had to say about them but once they felt comfortable and not threatened by us it was all good. Everyone was respectful towards the woman folk and enjoyed bantering with the younguns. The whole experience was a fond memory.
 
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#4 ·
really, where i come from there's 3 types of riders: squids on gixxers, sport touring guys like myself, and the horribly disorganized cruisers. i know what you're saying, but what little 1 percenter's we have can't even organize a bike night, much less anything else.

i suppose what i meant is it's nowhere near as common as it is in larger cities.
 
#7 ·
where i come from there are no clubs. just fat guys on harleys. and fresh out of bootcamp squids who buy a bike because its cheaper and sexy. my x girlfreinds brother whos a marine got to stay home longer because he wrecked his ducati trying to look sexy for jailbait.
 
#8 ·
OMG clubs are everywhere from big cities to small outposts. They hide very well, but as the earlier post said, fly some colors, social or not, and they will find you. I'm a member of a nationwide club, not 1%, and we run into them here in Dallas, Texas.

To the original post, were you a true 1% OMG club and still brought women and children on rides like that?
 
#12 ·
Whats a true 1%? Even the big 4-5 1% clubs don't embrace the true implied meaning of 1%. Some hold jobs,pay taxes, rent mortgage etc like everybody else. If they weren't so hell bent on fighting and killing amongst themselves or major drug abuse, maybe they too could take there families on motorcycle related acrtivities without worry of reproach
I know some 1%ers.
All of them are great guys. And my Ex (who I am still best friends with) grew up with them.

And ya. Every club has a large segment of it that is more laid back then you might think.

If only 1% of riders are affiliated with a violent orginization, then only .1% are real players towards that clubs negative image. (though they do have the final say).
 
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