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The Nordic Biker War was a gang war that began in January 1994 and continued until September 1997 in parts of Scandinavia and Finland, involving the Hells Angels and Bandidos outlaw motorcycle clubs. The conflict is also known as the Great Nordic Biker War or Second Biker War ( Danish : anden rockerkrig ) to distinguish it from the earlier ...
Yves Trudeau (4 February 1946 – July 2008), also known as "Apache" and "The Mad Bomber", was a Canadian outlaw biker, gangster and contract killer.A former member of the Hells Angels North chapter in Laval, Quebec, Trudeau was the club's leading assassin and a major participant in multiple biker conflicts throughout Canadian history, including the Popeyes–Devils Disciples War, the Satan's ...
Biker gangs had taken advantage of a government policy of subsidizing clubhouses of any hobbyist or special interest group with a membership of five or more. Motorcycle gang headquarters, many of which were situated in residential areas, received subsidies from this program and, following the Copenhagen Airport incident, these clubhouses became ...
Motorcycle club members meet at a run in Australia in 2009. An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture.It is generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the biker group.
The Quebec Biker War (French: Guerre des motards au Québec) was a turf war in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, lasting from 1994 to 2002, between the Quebec branch of the Hells Angels and the Rock Machine. The war left 162 people dead, including civilians. [11] There were also 84 bombings and 130 cases of arson. [14]
The Popeye Moto Club, also referred to as the Popeye(s) MC, and often shortened to simply The Popeyes [7] was a French-Canadian outlaw motorcycle club [8] and criminal organization based in Quebec. [8] At their peak, they were as the second-largest biker gang in all of Canada, behind the rivaling Satan's Choice. [9]
The Rockers Motor Club, often abbreviated as the Rockers MC, was a Canadian outlaw biker gang and support club for the larger Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. [21]Lasting from 1992 until 2001, the group played a significant role in the ill-famed Quebec Biker War. [22]
From 1977 to 1984, the Hells Angels and the Outlaws Motorcycle Club fought what came to be known in Canada as the First Biker War.The Angels emerged victorious. As the Outlaws retreated into their Ontario stronghold, the Angels began consolidating their activities and expanding, moving into port cities Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, British Columbia.