The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is one of the most famous and controversial motorcycle organizations in the world. Founded in California after World War II, the club has become a symbol of biker culture, freedom, rebellion. And, according to law enforcement agencies, organized criminal activity. Over the decades, the mystique surrounding the club has inspired […]
For many people, motorcycle clubs are surrounded by mystery, assumptions, and stereotypes. Before I became involved with the Vagos Motorcycle Club, I also had my own ideas about what motorcycle club life looked like. Today, after years of riding, participating in club events, and building friendships with fellow members, I can share my personal perspective […]
Motorcycle clubs have long occupied a controversial space between subculture and organized crime. Among them, the Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club (SOSMC) remains one of the more secretive and less publicly visible 1% organizations in the United States and Europe. While they are not as globally recognized as the Hells Angels or Bandidos, the Sons […]
The Outlaws Motorcycle Club is one of the oldest and most notorious outlaw biker organizations in the world. Founded in 1935 near Chicago, Illinois, the club emerged during the harsh years of the Great Depression, when America itself seemed divided between poverty, violence, and endless roads leading nowhere. According to biker folklore, the first members […]
You know the meeting point, the magic words “column start” make your heart race, but there’s no one to ask? No problem — we’ll teach you 😄 What Is a Motorcycle Column? A column is organized vehicle movement. Not a crowd, not a mess, not a gang, not a flock — organized movement. Ideally, with […]
On June 29, 2022, not only the Hells Angels motorcycle community, but the entire biker movement as a whole suffered a heavy loss. 83-year-old Hells Angels leader Sonny Barger has died of terminal liver cancer. Until the very end, he remained committed to the main ideas of the biker community. Even Barger’s posthumous Facebook address, […]
