UTMC

so my friends in germany made me this:

http://picasaweb.google.de/MyronMyronix ... 3288963282

i don't know if the fact it has my state on it will cause problems, but i am certainly open to opinions from more learned people.

Probably not, the rockers on colors are generally separate patches, but who can guess what goes on in the troglodyte mind.

That was nice of them!

I think you'll be fine with that, it doesn't resemble any club patches that I know of. Also, with you being a woman on a metric thumper I don't think anyone will perceive you as a threat (and that's when you thump em!). A big thing to check on is if there are any nasty rows going on between motorcycle clubs and non-motorcycle clubs locally. Although the MCs usually have enough brains to figure out who is and isn't a 1%, the average person has no idea.

Similar to the MCs, the police will likely get that you aren't a 1%er, so it's unlikely you'll have trouble there. As much as I think all of the patch bullshit is indeed bullshit, it's better to research a bit locally and make sure. If for some reason some bozo from an MC does ask you about it, tell them it's the only one. I'm betting you'll be fine though.

Very nice looking patch BTW!

guitargeek wrote:That was nice of them!

yeah. they are an awesome group! and family oriented too, totally not like the bike rallies here. some folks make the annual big meeting a family event and bring older kids, and the organisation team always includes kid oriented games in the biker games, and they make trophies for the kids too.

this group is not an MC. they call the meet Eintopf, which is "one pot". some of the members are 1%ers but they don't bring their problems to the meets. i counted at least a dozen different MCs represented. no bandidos or hells angels though that i could see.

but this meet is all about the savage and the forum.

i really hoped the patch didn't look like anything already out there...

worse come to worst i could always brave the bandidos annual local meet and join the Confederation Of Clubs for "security" reasons.

Beemer Dan wrote:I think you'll be fine with that, it doesn't resemble any club patches that I know of. Also, with you being a woman on a metric thumper I don't think anyone will perceive you as a threat (and that's when you thump em!). A big thing to check on is if there are any nasty rows going on between motorcycle clubs and non-motorcycle clubs locally. Although the MCs usually have enough brains to figure out who is and isn't a 1%, the average person has no idea.

Similar to the MCs, the police will likely get that you aren't a 1%er, so it's unlikely you'll have trouble there. As much as I think all of the patch bullshit is indeed bullshit, it's better to research a bit locally and make sure. If for some reason some bozo from an MC does ask you about it, tell them it's the only one. I'm betting you'll be fine though.

Very nice looking patch BTW!

It's almost like you entirely forgot the events that led you to starting this un-club, Dan!

WeAintFoundShit wrote:It's almost like you entirely forgot the events that led you to starting this un-club, Dan!

Oh no, I haven't forgotten all that garbage, and what I really want to say is fuck those stupid webelo biker gangs, they can't dictate shit, it's a free motherfucking country and if anyone gives you crap just stab them in the face!

But that's not really productive advice for anyone who isn't either a) a fanatic, c) a professional mercenary, or b) young enough to heal in a timely manner in case things go badly (I'd say half the people we know are over 30 now).

As for my patch, yeah, I'll stab someone in the face if they give me any crap, but so far nobody has said even one negative thing, and overall the 1%ers and runner club members I've run across are very polite. The only reason why I've ever been cautious about large UTMC back patches is that some of our people aren't used to fighting much, and others could stand to lose a lot if they ended up in a bad way with a bunch of gang members of any kind.

It says a lot about the current state of our "free" civilization that there is so much crap around wearing art on one's back, but it's a good reminder that we aren't quite there yet. Some people are willing to die for a patch on their back and all it represents, others have much greater reasons not to die for anything so trivial. I'm betting that there are very few out there that are willing to give up their life to harass someone about fashion, and if you run into the ones that are, it's good to be prepared.

As far as getting the "all clear" from the local 1%ers, I don't think you need to bother. The patch doesn't look like any clubs in your area and it's likely they won't bother saying anything unless a dozen people start wearing them around town.

You might want to get approval from this guy . . . on a steel horse he rides.

Yeah, but look where that landed him: Wanted . . Dead or Alive

sorry, I'll go now and be useless elsewhere