Womble's eagerly awaited article on motorcycle clubs has been added to the front page.






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Hoorah!!!

Send that man a Tee Shirt

It's been a while in the making- nice one Womble.

Womble... As a rider who as been around (in the nicest possible sense!, possibly 'known' is a better word here?) all sorts of clubs for many years, and is just about old enough to remember the 'disputes' of the 70's I commend you on a nicely conscise summary.

From my experience ALL clubs are different and have differing levels of dedication/loyalty/attitude, but the comment of 'don't disrepect them' is a safe start point for anyone!

Nice write up Womble, it has confirmed the way i saw things and clarified some others for me. I am club secretary and founder member of the Petrolheads M.C.C, the way you have desribed the M.C.C club is uncanny.

Three years ago i was a member of The Blackhawks M.C.C, after a year or so i was in discussion with two other members (who were already mates of mine) about trying some thing our selfs. We approached the Blackhawks with our plan and they wished us well.

We have now been running for almost three years, we only have 7 members with two apprentices. As much as we respect the structure of the MC and Brotherhood clubs we chose not to subscribe to that kind of structure, and try to avoid the politics as best we can.

We are as you rightly described, a bunch of mates riding and rallying together, we do have subs, we have a secretary, an events manager and a tresurer. We do try to keep some structure however, non payment of subs after 3 months will invoke membership review, colours to be worn at parties and rallies (waist coats/cut offs optional) and a general respect for other club members.

We do what we can to help each other out, between us we have tools, trailer, spray equipment etc etc.

Respect.

Ace.

thank you folks

if it helps someone a little then it has done it's job.

ravinmadrider :"the way you have desribed the M.C.C club is uncanny."

That could well be that over the years i have been
Prez of one MCC
V.Prez of another MCC
A MAG rep for 4 years
London rep for NABD 2 n half yrs
& i have run a chapter for CW for almost 10 years

I am a 3rd generation biker
Both my dad & grandad where MC members

& i do get to see all sides of things as I spend most weekends DJing at rallies for clubs of all sorts & sizes.

At the End of the day treat everyone as you yourself would like to be treated & you will never go wrong

AS Ima will tell you I have a favourite word & apply both the idea & the word to all & everything

RESPECT



Womble
CW FF CW

Phew, makes me feel like just a babe in the woods on the biker scene.. While we are conversing, i have been asked to ask you if you might know a mate of my missus, Danni from the sisterhood in bristol, aparently she often mentions a Womble... Could be you

Ace.

Interesting article womble

could well do i have a sh!t memory for peoples names faces im ok with.

this is why i have my name on my jacket so i know who i am lol


Ima
is that interesting as in very imformative nicely put together

or as in

yeah well now that ( yawn ) was so intereszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The former womb That's why i put a bowdown next to it
Sheesh some folk'll take umbrage if you fart in a lift

that ok then lol

Good stuff mate.

I didn't realise there were so many different types of mc clubs

I asume by mc you mean motorcycle clubs

there is another that i have not mentioned but as there is only one that i know off.

& they are a DRC

that is a dispatch riders club
they are run by a bunch of dispatch riders ( surprise surprise ) they are called the filthy feckers drc and a nice bunch they are too.

Nice item, so were do 'Owners Clubs' fall in the hierarchy then, bottom i suspect?

Sorry Druid I dont stick my bhead in this section that often.

Owners clubs mmmmmmmm

i dont think they really fit anywhere they are a league off thier own

most tend to be very closed shop sort of thing & dont really even mix with other clubs

there are a few that really get out there & party one that comes to mind straight away is AMOC

they get everywhere

Went a rally in france they was there

germany they was there too Belgium yep they was there as well

mind you it is the same chapter of AMOC every time

Erm......[strains to think of summat to test the Womblemeister]......ah yeah. Where do 'Choppers' sit on the Universal Club ladder, e.g. Orange County Choppers, Iron Cannibal Choppers etc. Are they like mechanics clubs or what?

As a relative newbie biker, that was very informative - thanks Womble

Redbull are they American clubs ?
I have never heard of them myself but Orange county is in the states of that i am sure.

So if they are american clubs who gives a sh!t lol.




Always glad to help where I can Rave

I think you will find they are not clubs at all but manufacturers of custom bikes in America, though if you search for ICC all you will find is T-shirts.

The club i'm in isn't any of those on your list Womble, we are just The Sisterhood, the local hierarchy decided we couldn't be a MCC not that it makes any difference to us.

Im sure i said in there somewhere that i will try to cover the main different sorts of clubs.

I am pretty sure there are a few clubs out there in bikerdom that don't fit in to any of those i mentioned

Am i the only one thats not read this , when do you think the post will be readable again

Says it all in one sentance

nice one womble

Awww the link doesn't work anymore

Couldn't use the link either

The articles pinned on the homepage though

Thanks Womble, good read...