Bacchus Motorcycle Club
The Bacchus Motorcycle Club (BMC) is a Canadian one-percenter motorcycle club whose members ride only Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The name "Bacchus" is derived from an alternate name for Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, women and song. Dionysus is also represented by city religions as the protector or guardian of those who do not belong to conventional society, as such symbolizing everything which is chaotic, dangerous or unexpected.Vorlage:Citation needed
The Bacchus Motorcycle Club is one of the oldest[1] one-percenter motorcycle clubs in Canada. Founded in Albert County, New Brunswick in late August 1972.[2][3] The club is also the second largest one-percenter motorcycle club in Canada[4] with approximately 90 members distributed across seven chapters in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I and Newfoundland.[5] The club is well respected in the biker community and firmly independent of outside influence from other clubs.[6] This has allowed the Bacchus MC to maintain friendly relationships among other one-percenter motorcycle clubs they share territory with.[7] The club holds close and respected relationships with other well established and respected Canadian motorcycle clubs like Para-dice Riders MC, Vagabonds MC, Highlanders MC and the Charlottetown Harley Club.,[8] but the Bacchus MC's closest ally is the Original Red Devils Motorcycle Club based in Hamilton Ontario.
The Original Red Devils are Canada's oldest one-percenter motorcycle club, founded in Hamilton Ontario in 1948. Much like the Bacchus MC, the Red Devils are Canadian-grown, independent and respected in the biker community.[9] As of 10 November 2014, all 3 of the Original Red Devils Motorcycle Club chapters are now "patched over" to the Bacchus colours, ending the oldest one-percenter club in Canada, reportedly due to potential conflict with the name for the Hells Angels support club, also called the Red Devils.[10]
Color
The Bacchus Motorcycle Club wear a three-piece patch on their vest with the club's name on the top, the club image in the middle and the province they represent on the bottom. The Bacchus club colors are black and gold reflected in their club motto: "Black and Gold will never fold". All Bacchus MC and Original Red Devils MC members also sport a brotherhood patch depicting the lasting 1% Brotherhood bond between the two clubs.
References
- ↑ Bacchus Motorcycle Club members facing organized crime charges in N.S. In: Global News. 3. Januar 2013.
- ↑ Bacchus motorcycle gang moves to Halifax. In: The Chronicle Herald. 30. Mai 2014.
- ↑ Media Monitoring Web Portal. In: Telegraph Journal. 21. August 2012.
- ↑ Outlaw motorcycle gang moves to P.E.I. The Guardian, 1. August 2012.
- ↑ Additional arrest in Operation HARVEY, Halifax, N.S. R.C.M.P, 26. März 2013.
- ↑ Biker gang turf war on the horizon, warn police. CBC News, 10. April 2013.
- ↑ Hells Angels building up for return to Halifax. In: The Chronicle Herald. 18. September 2014.
- ↑ Police to monitor biker party. The chronicle Herald, 20. August 2012.
- ↑ Red Devils Motorcycle Club Canada's oldest outlaw biker gang. In: DurhamRegion.com. 4. September 2014.
- ↑ Red Devils of Canada, country’s oldest outlaw biker club, gives up ghost. In: TheStar.com. 10. November 2014.