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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 ...
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]
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.
Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada Co-founded by Frank Lenti. Now an International club with over 30 chapters Worldwide. [107] Lost Breed: 1976 Nelson, New Zealand: A now-defunct outlaw biker club which had a very eminent existence in the New Zealand city of Nelson. They were "shut down" by the Hells Angels in 2015. [108] Market Street Commandos: 1940s
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 Devil's Disciples Motorcycle Club was a Canadian outlaw motorcycle club based in Greater Montreal.Originating in late 1965, the club achieved a short-lived prominence in Montreal and was, for a time, the most powerful motorcycle gang in the city [12] [13] [14] before disbanding in January 1976 as a result of a biker war with the Popeyes, a rival outlaw biker club that would eventually ...
On June 2, 1999, the Annihilators Motorcycle Club, joined the larger Loners Motorcycle Club based in Woodbridge. [15] It was led by Gennaro "Jimmy" Raso. [15] In face of the challenge from the Hells Angels, Kellestine decided he needed allies and, with the Outlaws being unwilling to accept him, had decided to merge with the Loners instead. [16]