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This rally meets in Baker City, Oregon for four days in July. There are several rides in the area, including a ride through Hells Canyon to the dam. BMW Motorcycle Owners of America 2004 national rally Spokane, Washington: 6,500 [6] 2004 (not annual) BMW Motorcycle Owners of America: Sun and Surf Motorcycle Run Ocean Shores, Washington
The Denver City Council approved a $50,000 settlement in September 2003 with eighteen claimants – the original eleven petitioners in addition to seven other Hells Angels who were detained at a motorcycle swap meet in early 2003. [107] Denver police chief Gerry Whitman also wrote the club a letter of apology. [108]
Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader was a motorcycle magazine begun in 1978 by motorcycle enthusiasts and swap meet organizers [2] Buzz and Pixie Walneck. [1] The first issues were flyers that listed motorcycle parts for sale; demand for parts and complete motorcycles subsequently resulted in the publication growing into a large, full color magazine that contained over 120 pages during its peak.
It was also unclear if members of the Mongols, who also attended the swap meet, became involved. [120] In 2011, president of the San Jose chapter Jeffrey Pettigrew, [121] was shot four times in the back on September 23, 2011, at a casino in Sparks, Nevada. Two California members of the Vagos motorcycle club at the crime scene were also shot but ...
The Mongols Motorcycle Club is considered a motorcycle gang by law enforcement and intelligence agencies in various countries internationally. [3] [12] [13] Mongols members have a long history in the illegal drugs trade (especially methamphetamine), money laundering, robbery, extortion, firearms violations, murder, and assault, among other crimes.
On February 24, 1991, a large group of Outlaws were attacked by several members of the Sons of Silence at a motorcycle swap meet at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Shots were fired, three people were wounded, and two Sons of Silence members were arrested. Twelve guns and numerous knives were seized by police. [11]
In June 2008, the Ironhorse Roundup Bike Show, a swap meet at the Lake County Fairgrounds, was canceled by Grayslake, Illinois mayor Timothy Perry after state and Federal law enforcement authorities had warned the Grayslake police chief of threats of violence between the Hell's Lovers and a rival outlaw gang, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. [2]
A swap meet mall, Yard Birds, is a local landmark known for its large, metal and wood sculpture of a black bird. [166] [167] The mall was permanently closed in 2022 and threatened to be condemned due to code compliance and safety issues but the order was lifted at the end of the year. [168] [169] As of 2023, the attraction still remains. [170]