Since i can’t say it better, here’s an excerpt from this year’s poster.

Rockerbox, held annually, is a free motorcycle show and street party that offers an eclectic mix of Euro, Japanese and American café racers, vintage bikes, sport bikes, street fighters, choppers, super motos, scooters, sidecars and cruisers. All bikes are welcome. Attendees are encouraged to enter their bikes in the ride-in show.

More info about the party and bike show, as well as information for vendors can be found at http://www.rockerbox.us/.

For all those who came out for J-Bird‘s “The Black Bird Ride” on May 1st, 2010. We wanted to send out a thank you to all for attending, especially are Brother’s and Sister’s from Infamous Iconz MC ! Motopsychoz MC will hold a ride in honor of J-Bird every year on May 1st. hopefully we can make it bigger and bigger each year so our Brother is never forgotten! I would also like to give a shout out and a Thank You to Motopsychoz Mc – Road Captain – Phedo! Good looking Brother on that beauitful ride you set up!

Starting a Motorcycle Club (MC) is actually considered an insult to the existing clubs. So first off. I would suggest that you do some research into other MC’s and see if one fits your style. Also see our post on “Why Men Join Motorcycle Clubs”.

 There is a hierarchy amongst the clubs and it starts with the dominate 1% MC in your local area. If there is no 1% MC in your local area, keep looking because there is one somewhere in your state. But in respect to the older MC’s and the pioneers of the MC world contact them and they may or may not lead you in the right direction. If they do not help you there are the regular 99% MC’s, which are usually part of a confederation or coalition and they can give the right information needed. After the motorcycle clubs there are Riding Clubs, Sports Clubs and Associations. You may need to do your research and understand the customs of the biker community. We also have a post on “biker terminology” that will start your research.

Things you may need to consider before contacting an MC: The first and main decision an individual needs to decide on is what kind of club they want to make it. The different types of clubs are list above and that does not include starting a 1% club. After your main decision is made and you know what direction you want to take your club, the next step is to make sure they have enough riders (members) to start a club and when I say “enough riders” I mean enough members that ride on a motorcycle. It is easy to start a club and get members but it is another thing to have members that ride. By this time if you are still interested in wanting to start a club the next thing you need to do is create a name and logo. Keeping in mind that you need to make sure there is no existing clubs anywhere with the same club name or logo. Now before you go any further this is the time you find out who the dominate club is in your area and get their consent. They also may have an organization to handle the lesser clubs. If you get this far then you do not need my help anymore.

Remember to be respectful because these guys are the pioneers of our community and if things don’t work out in our favor, stick around and show interest just because they didn’t vote in your favor doesn’t mean no (unless they literally tell you NO!). This might be a test to see how serious you are about the MC. But do not force the issue if things do not go your way. There are hundreds of clubs out here that will fit your needs. You have to remember you are dealing with people who put their club first and live to be a biker. These are things that most people  do not understand. So very important!!!!! Do your research!!!!   Also find out your local MC gathering nights and get out there and meet people. Networking is key in our community.

Champ – Motopsychoz MC

Also stop and check out our posts on the “Overview Structure Of An MC”.

 “Prospecting”

“Do You Have What It Takes”

Feburary 20, 1984 to May 1, 2009

Never Forgotten!

-A man appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. “Have you ever done anything of particular merit?” St. Peter asked.

“Well, I can think of one thing,” the man offered.

“Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out inSouth Dakota, I came upon a gang of bikers, who were threatening a young woman.

I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn’t listen. So, I approached the largest and most heavily – tattooed biker, and smacked him in his face, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and threw it on the ground.” I yelled, “Now, back off! Or I’ll kick the s–t out of all of you!”

St. Peter was impressed, “When did this happen?”

Just a couple minutes ago.”

“I’ve got a kickstand,” the prospect replied. “Is that the same thing?”

-A drunk biker is riding through the city and his bike is weaving violently all over the road. An Irish cop pulls him over. The cop says to the biker, “Where have you been?” “I’ve been to the pub,” slurs the biker. “Well,” says the cop, “It looks like you’ve had quite a few.” “I did all right,” the biker says with a smile. “Did you know,” says the cop, standing straight and folding his arms, “that a few intersections back, your wife fell off the bike?” “Oh, thank heavens” sighs the biker. “For a minute there, I thought I’d gone deaf.”

This biker lady has a heart attack and is taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked, “Is my time up?” God said, “No, you have another 43 years, 2 months, and 8 days to live.”

Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a facelift, liposuction, and tummy tuck. Since she had so much more time to live, new roads to ride, she figured she might as well look even nicer.

After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While riding her motorcycle home, she was run into by a delivery truck and killed. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, “I thought you said I had another 40+ years? How come you didn’t pull me out of the path of that freakin’ truck?”

God replied, “I didn’t recognize you.”

                                                

Frank Rios, 1947-2009: Motorcycle buff in 1967 co-founded Hell’s Lovers, one of Chicago’s first integrated biker clubs – Jan 11, 2010 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – By Lolly Bowean.

Formed in 1967, Hell’s Lovers helped break race barriers.  A Harley-Davidson buff that was turned down when he tried to join a motorcycle club in the late 1960s, Frank “Claim-Jumper” Rios started the Hell’s Lovers, one of the first integrated biker organizations in Chicago.  “He got to know people across the United States, and he knew the different clubs,” said his son, Demetrius Guyton. “He enjoyed the wide-open road. The fun part of the road trips was hanging with his bros, even with the breakdowns.”

Mr. Rios, 62, died of cardiac arrest attributed to complications from diabetes Monday, Dec. 28, at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, his son said. Mr. Rios had moved from Chicago’s West Side to Milwaukee in 1997.  A Mexican-American from the West Side, Mr. Rios was an outsider among existing motorcycle clubs when he started the Hell’s Lovers in 1967.  “He put the name on his back, and it took off,” his son said. “He hooked up with a childhood friend, and they formed a nation.”

Overseeing his own club allowed him to meet others who danced to their own rhythm, his longtime friend, Andrew “Poolie” Poole said.   “When people liked the way we lived, they jumped onboard with us,” said Poole, also a founding member of the Hell’s Lovers. “We believed in each other.”   The Hell’s Lovers have about 50 members in Chicago and claim more than 1,500 members across the country in states like Tennessee, Colorado, Texas, Georgia and Maryland, Guyton said.   “When you’d see us coming, you’d wonder, ‘How’d they all get together?’ “Said Ralph Collier, who joined in 1972. ”We’d freak people out because we had all kinds of people: black, white, Mexican.

“Many motorcycle clubs have an outlaw reputation, and members of the Hell’s Lovers had occasional scrapes with the law over the years. But Mr. Rios managed to stay out of serious trouble.  “It got to be wild and crazy at times,” Collier said.  “Half our stories can’t be put in print. There were times when tears had to be shed. But you lived to see what would happen the next 5 minutes.”

Mr. Rios, a boxing and martial arts instructor, rode his Harley regularly until four years ago, when he started suffering complications from diabetes.  Mr. Rios is also survived by a sister, Loretta Bernard, and four grandchildren.

www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obit-rios-11-jan11,0,5262311.stor

Condolences to all of Claim Jumpers Family and Freinds!

                                                               - Motopsychoz MC 

FREE BIKER IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE! – Jan 6, 2010 – Wisconsin – A FELLOW BIKER and former MARINE from Wisconsin with a serious medical condition needs your help to simply be set free earlier based upon personal hardship.  “We really need bikers and supporters to sign our petition so my husband can come home where he belongs”, Maury’s wife, Valerie pleaded.

Maury Tradewell a righteous biker and motorcycle mechanic (has put many bikers back on the road from his shop at home) had a serious medical reaction at home several months ago.  His wife called for emergency assistance and the police arrived with aggressive behavior against Maury rather than as an emergency response (because he has a history of being tough).  The authorities arrested Maury saying he was non-cooperative and his probation (of which he completed 4 1/2years without incident with 6 months left) was revoked not long after – thereby imprisoning him for 15 months until completion of his bid in Nov 2010.  

In that time Maury has suffered a brain aneurysm and his health has failed.   While authorities are hard on Maury because he is a biker, supporters like Saddle Tramp Magazine, AlphaBiker.com, BikerLowDown.com Radio and B.A.D.(Bikers Against Discrimination) seek help from the motorcycle world “to sign a petition to modify a sentence for our brother of the open road, Maurice D. Tradewell of Pardeeville, WI.   We are asking for a sentence reduction to time served.”

The petition will be presented at an upcoming hearing to show citizen support for Maury’s early release.    Please sign the petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/freemaury/

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