“I’m back with a vengeance. It’s long overdue for people who’ve been in this scene for decades to speak up about what’s happening within the lifestyle. This was one of the reasons I wrote Power & Betrayal, the second book in the series The Betrayal Chronicles: True Story Motorcycle Club Underworld, dedicated to revealing the truth about the motorcycle club scene.”
“There are so many moving parts within the motorcycle club scene that I believe much has been lost or simply made up. I’m going to start writing articles to combat the misinformation spread by the media or even influencers. To do that, the truth must be told, regardless of whether people get upset about it or not.”
MOTORCYCLE CLUBS ARE NOT MOTORCYCLE GANGS
“It’s time for some honesty if things are going to improve for motorcycle clubs. One truth is that motorcycle clubs are not as popular as they once were. I’ve said many times that people are no longer joining them. Now, you see motorcycle clubs recruiting online—even big 1% clubs—because they can’t attract members. This was unthinkable five years ago, but here we are.”
“There can be many reasons why motorcycle clubs are losing their membership. The biggest one everyone knows about is ‘politics.’ For something that’s supposed to be about brotherhood, clubs sure complain more than a stereotype of a nagging woman. Motorcycle clubs have become everything they were meant to oppose. Simple bylaws have now ballooned into small books. Who the hell wants to be part of something that makes you feel like if you mess up, you’re being sent to your room?”
Keep your rules to other motorcycle clubs if you want, but don’t try to push them on people who have nothing to do with clubs. James Hollywood Macecari
“Moving forward with politics in the scene, people are waking up, homers. People no longer care about the one-percenters’ protocols. I’ve heard it over and over again in the comment sections of our social media: ‘You might have to follow that bullshit, but we’re not.’ It’s just like the passing-the-1%er videos—look at the comments. Those reflect real-life feelings on the subject.”
“Let’s be honest. You don’t own the fucking road, and others who ride motorcycles don’t have to follow your rules. I believe there’s a new type of movement in the biker scene—a move toward real independence. It’s independence to live life according to how people individually want to live it. Motorcycle clubs have now become the government; no one likes or respects them anymore. Quite frankly, it’s of motorcycle clubs’ own making.”
It’s always enjoyable for me to get into arguments with those who just love to push bullshit. Recently, I had one of those arguments with someone who didn’t like our coverage of the Daytona Bike Week shooting and brawl between the Warlocks MC and Mongols MC
“‘Why don’t you do your research and fact-check a news story before you read it?’ That’s the comment that sticks with me as I write this. My answer is this: ‘Because, you dumbass, there’s nothing to fact-check. Those two clubs were going at it in public, firing guns where innocent people were around. That’s some gang-ass shit!’”
“I can see people wanting to stand up for clubs—I’ve done it a million times over the years. But to stand up for them over some dumbshit like that, you’re no better than a crazed leftist who believes everything they’re told. If you don’t want to be called a gang, then stop doing gang shit.
BE A MOTORCYCLE CLUB AND NOT A GANG
Being part of a motorcycle club was fun at one time. For one thing, it didn’t have rules as long as a book, like I mentioned earlier. Secondly, it used to be about riding your motorcycle with your brothers.
I’ve always found it funny when club members sit at a bar making fun of someone riding past them. ‘Oh, he’s a fucking RUB.’ That’s actually a bunch of hypocrisy because they’re riding and you’re not. If you join a motorcycle club to ride, you’re going to be disappointed. Most motorcycle club members sit their asses at a bar or clubhouse instead of riding their motorcycles. Hell, that’s one of the reasons I left my last club.
If you want to be a motorcycle club, then stop acting like a fucking street gang. When you’re out fighting or shooting in public, you’re doing gang shit, plain and simple. No one—except the MC cheerleaders—is going to defend that dumb shit. I know Insane Throttle isn’t going to, not one bit.
If you have members selling drugs or whatever else, then don’t bitch about the label when they get busted. If they’re out there pushing meth and your club doesn’t stop it, you’re a damn gang. On one hand, you claim you’re there for your communities, and on the other hand, you’re pushing shit—shit that will eventually harm families. Don’t cry when you’re labeled a motorcycle gang and your members get RICO charges thrown at them.
You’re either going to start taking responsibility for the membership or deal with all that comes with that crap. If these people were your true brothers, they wouldn’t be bringing all that heat onto your club now, would they?
Those who claim they don’t care what the public thinks—fine, then keep your bullshit out of the public eye. Keep your rules to other motorcycle clubs if you want, but don’t try to push them on people who have nothing to do with clubs.
Motorcycle clubs have now become the government
“When did the switch happen? When did motorcycle clubs become like the government? Motorcycle clubs think they have dominion over everyone who rides a motorcycle, and that’s not true whatsoever.”
I’ll be the first one to admit that YouTube influencers and other platform influencers have really hurt the club scene. Most of these rules clubs are implementing into their bylaws come from these people. It’s insane, isn’t it? You’re damn right it’s insane because most of that shit is made up out of thin air.
What some of these influencers have done is warped these younger people into thinking what they’re saying is correct. For those who watch some of these influencers talking about clubs, 99.999% of it is all bullshit. For one thing, you should be learning from your club. Secondly, just because someone has a ton of subscribers doesn’t mean they know shit about clubs.
My question— one I’d like answered again—is this: When did motorcycle clubs become like the government? It didn’t happen out of thin air because it wasn’t like that until recently. Motorcycle clubs, especially 1% clubs, wanted to stay out of the public eye. Now they’re at the center of attention because they get caught on video blowing up at a civilian just for passing them. Then you have some influencers reposting that video and making up more rules about how to pass a 1%er. It’s freaking crazy—it really is.
Don’t cry when you’re labeled a motorcycle gang when your members get RICO charges thrown at them. James Hollywood Macecari
It comes down to this: motorcycle clubs are losing respect. Motorcycle clubs are losing that respect because they’ve done it to themselves. If clubs don’t have a ‘come-to-Jesus moment,’ you can bet your ass some of the clubs we see today will be gone in 10 years. Hell, I give it five years until you see many of their chapters shutting down because they can’t get the membership.
RIDING CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE THE WAY TO GO
For the last year, I’ve been pushing riding clubs and associations. The reason I’ve been promoting these types of structures is that they represent freedom. This is what motorcycle clubs used to be about. Now, clubs are more interested in politics than being what they were intended to be.
Riding clubs give you the opportunity to ride your motorcycle without the commitments or a book-long rulebook. If you’re going to join a riding club, make sure it’s actually a riding club. Some of these damn riding clubs are operating under false pretenses—they’re just called riding clubs so they don’t have to go through the usual protocol crap.
If they have support patches for another club, it’s not a riding club. If they require mandatory runs or parties, it’s not a riding club. A riding club or association is just for that: riding your motorcycle and hanging out with like-minded people. There shouldn’t be any type of commitment. Just saying.
No one likes or respects them
I’m truly hopeful there will be some kind of seismic shift in the way clubs handle members who bring heat down on them. I also hope they shift their mindset about being the overlords of what someone can or can’t do. It’s this kind of thinking that will drive more and more people away from supporting them.
If clubs keep recruiting gangbangers off the streets, expect to be called a motorcycle gang. Most of those bangers being recruited don’t give a shit about being bikers—they only care about what the club’s name can bring them: respect, money, and power. It’s that simple, plain and simple.
You’ve seen great club names overseas turn into nothing but organized crime because of this recruitment. The same thing has happened up in Canada. They’re no longer clubs, and it’s a joke for anyone to argue they are.
We’ll see where this is all headed, but one thing is for sure: stop with the bullshit in public because people are tired of trying to defend your actions. Do gang shit, and you’re a fucking gang.
James Hollywood Macecari
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