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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 ...
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.
In 1966, he bought his first motorcycle for $200, a 1957 Harley-Davidson Panhead. [4] [7] In the late 1960s, Christie was a member in succession of two outlaw biker gangs, the Question Marks in Ventura and Satan's Slaves of Los Angeles. [14] He also began associating with prominent motorcycle customizers including Kenny "Von Dutch" Howard. [4]
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]
The Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet is a flea market and music venue in Santa Fe Springs, California. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It predominantly caters to Mexican Americans and Chicano culture, [ 4 ] selling food and beverages, art, clothing, household goods, and more unusual products.
The Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club (SOSMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club. Founded in Niwot, Colorado in the United States in 1966, the club has a membership of over 250, with 35 chapters based in 12 U.S. states and in Germany. [ 4 ]
[36] [37] Of the approximately 47 motorcycle gangs active in California, the Mongols and Hells Angels are the two largest in membership size. [38] The club is affiliated with the Mexican Mafia [5] and Sureños [3] in Southern California, and the Nuestra Familia [2] and Norteños [6] in Northern California, as well as the Nazi Lowriders.
In the United States, an outdoor swap meet is the equivalent of a flea market. However, an indoor swap meet is the equivalent of a bazaar, a permanent, indoor shopping center open during normal retail hours, with fixed booths or storefronts for the vendors. [10] [11] [12] Different English-speaking countries use various names for flea markets.