The other night I was watching a TV program about a motorcycle club from San Diego. I won't mention their name, but they are a three-patch club that's been around for about five years. Most of the guys are ex-military or cons who joined to regain some sense of stability after returning to the civilian world.
During the show I made a concerted effort to look at the patches club members were wearing on their vests. They had the colors on the back and that's about all -- except for the officers who had been rank patches on the front. I admit I was expecting to see a few more generic stock patches on some of the guys. But perhaps this club has strict rules against it.
Anyway, I wanted to know more about the group and its colors so I did some Internet research only to find quite a few bikers bad mouthing them as not being a "real" motorcycle club. From what I could tell these individuals were upset that the club had agreed to be part of a television program. Having never been part of a club myself I can't say for sure, but I would think the positive portrayal of the club would be welcomed by others.
If the image presented means this group is not a "real "motorcycle club I'm curious as to know why. From what I can tell these guys ride together, play and work together, and are loyal to the brotherhood just like any others. In fact, their loyalty to one another is one of the things that struck me as the final credits rolled. I must admit I'm already looking forward to next week's episode. In the meantime I'll keep on digging and see what I can find out about their patches.
