See also: List of motorcycle clubs.
This is an alphabetical list of outlaw motorcycle clubs.
| Name | Year Founded | Location Founded | Notes | Citations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69'ers MC | c. 1960s | Brooklyn, New York | [1] [2] [3] [4] | ||
| Annihilators Motorcycle Club | 1974 | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | Merged with the Loners in June 1999. Led by Canadian gangster Wayne Kellestine, later convicted of the Shedden massacre. | [5] | |
| Aava Gang | N/A | Western Province, Sri Lanka | |||
| Bacchus Motorcycle Club | 1972 | Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada | Said to be one of Canada's oldest outlaw motorcycle clubs, they also stand as one of nation's largest. in Canada with more then 1 Chapter in New Brunswick,Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Ontario Its members are known to only ride Harley-Davidson motorbikes. | [6] | |
| Bandidos | 1966 | San Leon, Texas, US | Worldwide membership, estimated 2,400 members in 210 chapters, in 22 countries. The FBI and the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada have named the Bandidos an "outlaw motorcycle gang". | [7] | |
| 1969 | Wiesbaden, Germany | In addition to Germany, the club has several chapters in Italy. | [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | ||
| Black Pistons | 2002 | Neuwied, Germany | Official Support club of the Outlaws MC. Has approximately 70 domestic chapters in 20 nations. | ||
| Black Uhlans | c. 1970s | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Blue Angels | 1963 | Glasgow, Scotland | Formed by Allan Morrison and Billy Gordon in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. Four chapters in Scotland and Leeds, England.[13] | ||
| 1968 | Frankfurt, Germany | Patched over to the Hells Angels in 1999. | [14] [15] | ||
| Breed Motorcycle Club | 1965 | Jersey City, New Jersey, US | A former one-percenter OMCG that existed within the Northeastern United States. Disbanded in 2006. | [16] | |
| Brother Speed | 1969 | Boise, Idaho, Bend, Oregon US | Operates within various states of the American Northwest. Membership reportedly consists of at least 200. | [17] | |
| Bullshit Motorcycle Club | 1979 | Tårnby, Amager, Denmark | Dissolved in 1988 after many of its members were killed by rival Hells Angels in the Copenhagen Biker War. | ||
| 2016 | The Hauge, Netherlands | Banned and dissolved by the Amsterdam District Court in 2021. | [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] | ||
| Cannonball | 1991 | Helsinki, Finland | The group started out as a Hells Angels support club, before eventually branching off into its own unaffiliated independent entity. | [23] | |
| Chicanos Motorcycle Club | 2003 | Pritzwalk, Germany | With chapters in at least 8 countries, they are one of the most well-known support clubs for the Bandidos MC. | ||
| Chosen Few | 1959 | Los Angeles, US | A mixed race outlaw motorcycle club that mostly, if not solely, resides in California. | [24] | |
| Club Deroes | 1971 | Perth, Australia | |||
| Coffin Cheaters | 1970 | Perth, Australia | In the 1980s, the gang was among the four dominant outlaw motorcycle clubs in Western Australia. Currently operates charters in Norway, Australia and the United States. | [25] | |
| Comanchero | 1968 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Has four chapters in Australia, in addition to having a European presence within Russia, Bosnia and Spain. They are also active in Thailand and the United States. As of 2009, its membership consists of approximately 80 to 100 members. | ||
| Cossacks Motorcycle Club | 1969 | Tyler, Texas | Notable for their involvement in the 2015 Waco shootout. | [26] [27] [28] | |
| Devils Diciples | 1967 | Fontana, California, US | Although they share the same name, the group is unrelated to the Devils Disciples MC in Northwestern Europe or the Devil's Disciples MC in Quebec. There is also a club in Massachusetts known as the Devil’s Desciples MC that also lacks any connection to this group (aside from the name). | ||
| Devil's Disciples Motorcycle Club | c. 1960s | Quebec, Canada | Disbanded by 1975 following a violent turf war with the Popeye Moto Club. Some notable leaders of the Devil's Disciples included Jacques "Coco" Mercier, Gilles Forget, and Claude "Johnny Halliday" Ellefsen. | [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] | |
| Devils Henchmen | c. 1970s | Timaru, New Zealand | [37] [38] [39] | ||
| Diablos Motorcycle Club | 1999 | Pattaya, Thailand | Populous support club for the Bandidos MC, mostly active in parts of Europe and Asia. | ||
| Diablos | 1961 | San Bernardino, California, US | [40] | ||
| Dirty Dozen Motorcycle Club | 1964 | Arizona | Merged with the Hells Angels in 1997. | ||
| Druids MC North | 1978 | Sheffield, England | [41] [42] [43] | ||
| El Forastero | 1962 | Sioux City, Iowa, US | Formed by bikers who had been turned down for attempting to establish a chapter of the Satan Slaves Motorcycle Club. | ||
| Epitaph Riders | 1969 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Absorbed by the Head Hunters Motorcycle Club. | [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] | |
| The Finks | 1970s | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | A majority of the group's members, most of which belonged to the Perth chapter, were patched over to the Mongols Motorcycle Club in 2013. | ||
| Free Souls Motorcycle Club | 1969 | Eugene, Oregon, US | Founded in 1969, this club is based in Eugene, Oregon with additional chapters in Washington state as well as Germany. | [50] [51] | |
| Galloping Goose | 1942 | Los Angeles, US | A Hollister riot participant with a predominant presence throughout American Midwest. | ||
| Gate Keepers Motorcycle Club | 2013 | Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia | Canadian support club for the Hells Angels MC. Active in Ontario and Nova Scotia. | ||
| Gitans MC | 1967 | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | Known infamously for going to war with the Atomes MC, another drug-dealing outlaw motorcycle club based out of Sherbrooke. After successfully wiping out the Atomes MC, they went on to be absorbed ("patched-over") by the Hells Angels MC in 1984 to re-emerge as what is now the Hells Angels Sherbrooke charter. | ||
| c. 1980s | Oslo, Norway | Not to be confused with the Australian-founded club nor the non-outlaw military motorcycle club based in Ohio - which all share the same name. | [52] [53] | ||
| Gods Garbage | Early 1970s | Albany, Western Australia | [54] [55] | ||
| Goyim riders | c. 2000 | Hungary | An anti-Romani and antisemitic club, which values Hungarian ultranationalism. | [56] [57] | |
| Gremium | 1972 | Mannheim, Germany | Gremium has over 100 chapters claims to be the largest motorcycle club in Germany. | ||
| Grim Reapers | 1967 | Alberta, Canada | Unrelated to the American-based club of the same name. | [58] | |
| Grim Reapers MC | 1965 | Louisville, Kentucky | An independent three-piece patch outlaw motorcycle club. The group's members exclusively ride Harley-Davidson motorbikes. | [59] [60] [61] | |
| Gypsy Joker | 1956 | San Francisco, US | Located in Australia, Germany, Norway, South Africa and the United States of America. | ||
| 2019 | Haarlem, Netherlands | Founded by former Hells Angels Haarlem president Lysander de R. With at least 22 chapters, the club is reported to be one of the largest outlaw biker gangs in the Netherlands. | [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] | ||
| Head Hunters | 1967 | West Auckland, New Zealand | Having a national presence within the country, the HHMC sustain a reputation as being one of New Zealand's most notorious organized crime groups. | [69] [70] [71] | |
| Hells Angels MC | 1948 | San Bernardino, California, US | Worldwide membership, estimated 4,500 members in 35 countries. Supporter clubs & groups include Red & White, Big Red Machine, Red Devils MC, Gate Keepers MC, and many others. | ||
| Hell's Lovers | 1967 | Chicago, US | Active across the United States of America, they are a multiracial outlaw biker group. | ||
| Hessians Motorcycle Club | 1968 | Costa Mesa, California, US | A small, but notable, American outlaw motorcycle gang which maintains at least 5 chapters across the nation. | [72] | |
| Highway 61 MC | 1968 | Auckland, New Zealand | One of the largest gangs in New Zealand, and for a time, the nation's largest outlaw motorcycle club. Also operates in the Commonwealth of Australia. | [73] | |
| Highwaymen | 1954 | Detroit, US | Currently the largest outlaw motorcycle club in the city of Detroit. | ||
| Homietos Motorcycle Club | N/A | N/A | Active as of 2023 in Oklahoma City, Kansas City, and Texas. Rival gang of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. | ||
| Iron Horsemen | 1960s | Cincinnati, US | A major 1%er club in the United States. Despite maintaining a high-profile for themselves in the country, they do not have any international charters and are exclusively domestic. | ||
| 2004 | Anderlecht, Belgium | [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] | |||
| Kinfolk Motorcycle Club | 2016 | Texas, U.S. | A one-percenter motorcycle club consisting of former Bandidos Motorcycle Club members. The two clubs are known for their long-standing rivalry. | [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] | |
| Kings Crew Motorcycle Club | c. 1977 | Alberta, Canada | Believed to been patched-over by the Hells Angels sometime in the 1990s. | [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] | |
| Life and Death MC | 1978 | Greater Western Sydney, Australia | [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] | ||
| Lone Legion Brotherhood | Unknown | Blenheim, New Zealand | [96] | ||
| Lone Wolf MC | 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | [97] [98] [99] [100] | ||
| Loners Motorcycle Club | 1984 | Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada | Co-founded by Frank Lenti. Now an International club with over 30 chapters Worldwide. | ||
| 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. | [101] | |
| Market Street Commandos | 1940s | San Francisco, US | Notable for their participation in the Hollister riot of 1947. They would later merge with the Hells Angels to form the latter's San Francisco charter. | ||
| 2011 | Cologne, Germany | Perdominantly Kurdish-German self-proclaimed "1%er club". In addition to Germany, the group has chapters in other European countries. | [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] | ||
| Mobshitters | 1970 | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia | A small, but significant, Australian outlaw bikie gang. | ||
| Mongols | 1969 | Montebello, California, US | Although the club is primarily situated in SoCal, it maintains a nationwide presence and has additional chapters in at least 13 overseas countries. | [108] | |
| 1934 | Compton, California, US | Known for their participation in the "Hollister riot". | |||
| Nomads | 1968 | Newcastle, Australia | Has a substantial amount of both chapters and members across the Commonwealth of Australia. | ||
| No Surrender | 2013 | Zundert, Netherlands | One of the most notable outlaw motorcycle clubs to have come out of the Netherlands. With over 1000 members across the globe, they have chapters in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Morocco, Lebanon, United Kingdom, Thailand, Bosnia, Suriname, Georgia, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the United States. | ||
| Notorious | 2007 | Sydney, Australia | Disbanded in 2012, after law enforcement arrested prominent members, and other members quitting the gang life. | [109] | |
| Notorious MC | 2013 | Wuppertal, Germany | An independent 1%er OMCG which originated in Germany, and has since expanded into England, Spain and Canada. | ||
| Odin's Warriors MC | 1971 | Brisbane, Australia | [110] [111] [112] | ||
| Original Red Devils Motorcycle Club | 1948 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Canada's oldest outlaw motorcycle club. patched over to Bacchus MC in 2014 | [113] [114] [115] | |
| Osmanen Germania | c. 2014–2015 | Hessen, Germany | Banned by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in 2018. | [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] | |
| Outlaws | 1935 | McCook, Illinois, US | With an estimated 176 chapters across the globe, they prevail as one of the world's most powerful OMCGs. | [122] [123] | |
| Pagan's | 1959 | Prince George's County, Maryland, US | Regarded by law enforcement to be among the largest and most criminally involved outlaw motorcycle gangs in the United States. | [124] [125] | |
| Peckerwoods | 1987 | Santee, California, US | An all-white outlaw motorcycle club in the United States; members of other races are forbidden from joining. This small organization has been the subject of notoriety due to its connections with the American white supremacist movement. | [126] [127] [128] [129] | |
| Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington | 1945 | Bloomington, California, US | Members of the group played an integral role in the highly-publicized Hollister Invasion. | ||
| Popeye Moto Club | 1950s-1960s | Montreal, Quebec | Absorbed by the Hells Angels in 1977 to become the first Hells Angels Motorcycle Club chapter in Canada. | [130] [131] [132] | |
| Rebels | 1969 | Brisbane, Australia | Originally known as the Confederates, this outlaw OMCG has 70-something chapters worldwide and is the largest in Australia. | ||
| Rebels | 1968 | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | One of the four dominant outlaw motorcycle clubs in Alberta prior to 1997. | [133] | |
| Red Devils Motorcycle Club | Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden | The largest and most prominent support club for the Hells Angels MC. Active in nearly 20 countries. | |||
| Road Knights | 1979 | Timaru, New Zealand | As of 2009, Road Knights membership in New Zealand was low and former leadership had either dispersed, died or gone to jail. | [134] [135] [136] | |
| Road Rats | 1960s | London, England, U.K. | Said to be one of England's oldest outlaw motorcycle clubs. | ||
| Road Runners | 1978 | Silesia, Poland | In addition to Poland, they are located in Germany, Switzerland and the US. There exist more motorcycle clubs called Road Runners MC, but these are unrelated to this particular group. | ||
| Road Tramps | 1987 | Limerick, Ireland | [137] [138] [139] [140] | ||
| Rock Machine | 1986 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | One of the two primary belligerents in the Quebec Biker War (the other being the Hells Angels). The club was founded by Salvatore Cazzetta. | ||
| Rockers Motor Club | 1992 | Montreal, Quebec | |||
| Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club | 2010 | Wood River, Illinois, US | Primarily active in the Midwestern U.S. but also has chapters in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Maintains strong ties with the United Klans of America and The Creativity Movement. Likewise, they are listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as being an active neo-Nazi hate group in the United States. | [141] [142] | |
| Satan's Choice MC | 1965 | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | During the 1970s, the group had been regarded as being Canada's largest outlaw motorcycle club. Founded by Bernie Guindon. | [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] | |
| Satans Slaves | c. 1967 | Shipley, West Yorkshire, U.K. | Mostly situated in England, with a single chapter in Scotland, as well as a growing presence in Germany. This particular one-percenter club is unrelated to the now-defunct American club of the same name. They are also not to be confused with the Wellington-based Satan's Slaves Motorcycle Club, who include an apostrophe in the spelling of their name. | [148] [149] [150] [151] [152] [153] | |
| Satudarah | 1990 | Moordrecht, Netherlands | Affirms that it welcomes members of all races into the club. Outlawed within the Netherlands in 2018 by the Dutch justice system. | ||
| 2008 | Wismar, Germany | Banned by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in 2013. | [154] [155] [156] [157] | ||
| Sin City Deciples | 1966 | Gary, Indiana, US | One of the most established, extensive and oldest African-American outlaw motorcycle clubs of the US. | [158] | |
| Sinn Fein MC | c. 1970s | Upper Hutt, New Zealand | Patched over to the Head Hunters MC in 2011. | [159] [160] [161] [162] [163] | |
| Solo Angeles | 1959 | Tijuana, Mexico | Known for their annual charity run, where they deliver toys to poor children around Tijuana. | ||
| Sons of Aesir | 2005 | Arizona, US | An independent outlaw motorcycle club based out of Arizona. They have been described as a neo-Nazi white supremacist biker gang by the Anti Defamation League. | [164] [165] [166] | |
| Sons of Satan | 1949 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US | A brother club for the Pagan's MC. | [167] | |
| Sons of Silence | 1966 | Niwot, Colorado, US | For a time, the group was designated by federal law enforcement as one of the "big five" motorcycle gangs in the US. Though mostly known to be a US-based club, the Sons of Silence also manages chapters in Germany. | ||
| Tribesmen Motorcycle Club | 1980 | Murupara, New Zealand | A prominent Māori bikie gang in New Zealand. | [168] [169] [170] [171] | |
| Trust Motorcycle Club | 1984 | Ergoldsbach, Germany | The club has 33 chapters in Germany, as well as seven chapters in Romania, one chapter in Belgium, and one chapter in Thailand. | [172] [173] [174] | |
| Vagos | 1965 | San Bernardino, California, U.S. | Regarded as one of the largest and most powerful one-percenter biker gangs in the United States. | ||
| Vendettas Motorcycle Club | 2009 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Support club for the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club. | ||
| Warlocks | 1965 | Philadelphia, US | Said to be the first one-percenter club to be founded in the state of Pennsylvania. Allied with the Philly mob and Wheels of Soul MC. | ||
| Warlocks | 1967 | Orlando, Florida, US | Has chapters in various parts of the United States in addition to Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. | ||
| Wheels of Soul | 1967 | Philadelphia, US | A predominantly black (but multiracial) one-percenter club. | [175] [176] | |
| Zulus | 1969 | Akron, Ohio, US | Known for being one of the first Afro-American 1%er clubs in the United States. | [177] [178] |