If you've browsed around The Cheap Place website you may have noticed they carry what are known as "lone wolf" patches. Some of them are large back patches intended for a vest or leather jacket, while others are smaller patches that can be mounted elsewhere. The question is, are lone wolf patches a bad idea?
First of all let's define what a lone wolf is in the biker community. The lone wolf is a biker who prefers to be independent of an organized motorcycle club. The reason given for this preference usually lies in the fact that this type of biker does not like to be constrained by club rules. He wants to ride on his own schedule, along his own routes, and according to his own likes and dislikes. There is usually nothing about the lone wolf's decision to go it alone that reflects negatively on motorcycle clubs.
Knowing this, there shouldn't be any reason why a biker should not wear a lone wolf patch as a means of identifying himself as such. He is what he is, and he's not harming anyone else. And though I've heard of some biker clubs being hostile to bikers with lone wolf patches, I've never experienced it myself. At every biker event I've ever been to lone wolves are respected as fellow bikers and welcomed into conversations and social gatherings.
On the other hand, if a lone wolf decides to get in the face of a patched biker from an organized club, he may find himself up against the entire club before it's all over. It's best for all bikers to just show respect to their brothers regardless of patches and colors. After all, the road is big enough for all of us -- isn't it?
