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H A wannabees

#1 Post by lazarus » Mon May 18, 2015 8:11 am

We dont have the same criminal biker gangs in the UK as in the US.. Merely wannabees . Saw a bunch yesterday on Penarth prom - laughable really. Maybe 20 all told, every one was on a Harley ( ironic when the HA started on Triumph) , every one with illegal exhaust and plate, every one dressed completely in black with no high vis, and every one scowling fiercely at the walkers on the footpaths. Riding side by side in formation. Probably some ladies hairdressers amongst them but clearly they fancied themselves as real hard "dudes".

Didnt see if they were a "patch" club

Didnt know whether to laugh at them or feel sorry for them. But at least and unlike their US role models, there arent 9 dead in a brawl with another gang.
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#2 Post by BikerGran » Mon May 18, 2015 10:44 am

I spose they're happy being whatever it is they're being - live and let live I say!
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#3 Post by D-Rider » Mon May 18, 2015 10:54 am

lazarus wrote:...... every one dressed completely in black with no high vis,
That bit at least is "standard" for most of us - who wants to be a "Dayglo Derek" ?!

.... not that most of us are HA Wanabees
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#4 Post by Willopotomas » Mon May 18, 2015 5:34 pm

lazarus wrote:We dont have the same criminal biker gangs in the UK as in the US.. Merely wannabees .
Oh believe me, they're more than 'wannabes'. Once you've been on the wrong side of a large organisation like that, you'll understand. There is an element of "Son's of Anarchy" about some of the newer ones and they don't really hold much standing in the great scheme of things.. Mere foot-soldiers with an attitude problem. However, cross some of the 'real' ones, and you'll know about it.

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#5 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Mon May 18, 2015 5:45 pm

The real ones don't- in my experience - pose


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#6 Post by fatboy » Mon May 18, 2015 6:55 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:The real ones don't- in my experience - pose
Exactly..
Things have been (reasonably) harmonious since Windsor and England merged into England HA. Still the odd murder or few
The HA and any other outlaw club do not tolerate wannabe's, posers, part time bad asses.
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#7 Post by Willopotomas » Mon May 18, 2015 7:21 pm

To be fair, they're not too bad.. Unless you're on the wrong side. I don't go out of my way to be pally pally, but neither to I try to piss them off either. We had a lot of trouble with the Outlaws a few years ago.. A time in life that I'd rather not have to repeat in a hurry.
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#8 Post by flatlander » Mon May 18, 2015 7:22 pm

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#9 Post by randomsquid » Thu May 21, 2015 5:56 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:The real ones don't- in my experience - pose
I met some French members of one of the well known groups and while I'm sure they could be just as uncouth they certainly had a touch of the male model about them.
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#10 Post by lazarus » Tue May 26, 2015 8:25 pm

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lazarus wrote:...... every one dressed completely in black with no high vis,
That bit at least is "standard" for most of us - who wants to be a "Dayglo Derek" ?!

.... not that most of us are HA Wanabees
Funny you should say that. I am seeing a lot more riders in dayglo orange these days - has it suddenly become the fashion.
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#11 Post by BikerGran » Wed May 27, 2015 10:02 am

Don't think so but they are probably the geeks who've read the reports that say that dayglo orange is the most visible colour.

But only if the driver actually looks, of cours.
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#12 Post by über pikey » Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:56 am

I was at a rallie the other day and saw Lazarus in tight pants and a hard hat on!
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#13 Post by D-Rider » Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:27 am

über pikey wrote:I was at a rallie the other day and saw Lazarus in tight pants and a hard hat on!
Sometimes you are so grateful for the use of a hat .............
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#14 Post by squadron Nero » Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:12 pm

Anybody else watch sons of anarchy?
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#15 Post by flatlander » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:17 pm

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fzybbnn3k0im ... 5.jpg?dl=0

Watch what?
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