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Originally Posted by Kurt V
Jeezus don't be such a drama queen. The story behind the "1%" is quite well known. At events, the AMA gave awards for the best-dressed club so this was the start of motorcycle club’s patches.
During an event in 1947 in Hollister, CA when a member of the Booze Fighters Motorcycle Club made the headlines with an exaggerated news story that was later made into a movie called "The Wild Ones".
The AMA wrote an article in their magazine, shortly after this stating, “99% of all of their members are law-abiding citizens and only 1% are “outlaw””.
Back in my military days at Ft. Bragg I became a member of the Chosen Few MC. Yes we had rockers and yes there was a certain amount of "rowdiness", but mostly we just wanted to hang together and be left alone.
As an aside, a number of black sport bike riders have formed their own MC clubs.
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And you're an authority because you saw a movie? That's great. I saw the same flick. That may be what it meant in 1947
