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The Hells Angels subsequently expanded into Norway, opening a chapter in Trondheim on 1 August 1992 following a "patch over" of the Rowdies biker gang. [29] [30] [31] The Rowdies spent close to ten years as a Hells Angels support club and were eventually "patched over" two weeks after carrying out a July 1992 knife and chain attack on a rival club, which led to the hospitalization of several ...
The Bandidos Motorcycle Club, also known as the Bandido Nation, [1] is an outlaw motorcycle club with a worldwide membership. [6] [7] [8] Formed in San Leon, Texas, in 1966, the Bandidos MC is estimated to have between 2,000 and 2,500 members [5] and 303 chapters located in 22 countries, [4] making it the second-largest motorcycle club in the world behind the Hells Angels.
Bandidos–Hells Angels conflict in Germany (2004–ongoing) [38] Bandidos: Hells Angels: Ongoing. Conflict arose in 2004 as the Bandidos encroached on the Hells Angels' territory across northern Germany [38] The war also spread to the east of the country in 2006 when both clubs expanded into the Cottbus area. [39] Multiple peace agreements signed
In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", and "81". [ 10 ] With a membership of over 6,000, and 592 charters in 66 countries, the HAMC is the largest "outlaw" motorcycle club in the world.
The fact that the Hells Angels had conspired to kill Porter when he was a member of the Rock Machine did not stop him from defecting. [156] Porter brought over so many members of the Rock Machine/Bandidos to the Hells Angels as to cause the Toronto chapter to promptly collapse. [158]
The Morbids' refusal to capitulate to the larger Hells Angels was part of a chain of events that led to the beginning of the Nordic Biker War. Michael Garcia Olsen became president of the Bandidos' Helsingborg chapter, which was based out of a dairy farm-turned-clubhouse in nearby Kattarp, following the murder of Michael Ljunggren in July 1995. [2]
The Bandidos are also believed to have called for backup as they were met by two cars. [3] The bikers arrived at Copenhagen Airport following a tense but uneventful flight. After the Bandidos entered two waiting cars outside the departures lounge and prepared to leave the parking area, three cars full of Hells Angels surrounded them.
The Undertakers were patched over by the Bandidos in December 1993, and the Morbids followed suit in January 1995 after first serving as a probationary chapter for a year. Ljunggren became the Bandidos Sweden national president. Upon its foundation, the Bandidos chapter in Helsingborg was attacked by the Hells Angels, beginning the Nordic Biker ...