Why is there a negative attitude on KB towards MCs?

**short-circuit** · 19th April 2009, 10:51

Originally Posted by rosie631

Come on guys, surely one of you had a big enough IQ to come up with something better.

I doubt it if they wanna play dress up with patches and be "bikies"

**RiderInBlack** · 19th April 2009, 11:18

Originally Posted by bikejam2

I think the attitudes can be blamed on the media, I mean when was the last time you heard of a club doing some type of good in the news, (apart from the boobs on bikes parade..lol) also most people feel intimidated to get to know these guys so all they have to go on is what's being reported by the media, and wot they see in movies... There could be and probably are more reasons but I say it comes down to media and ignorance.

Yet again people just don't get the difference between "Gangs" & "Clubs". Why is that? We don't think of Non-bike Clubs as being "Gangs". So why can't some of us not get that right here on KB? Motor Cycle Clubs do not equal Motor Cycle Gangs.

**chap** · 20th April 2009, 04:11

blows hard in wellington dont it. have a nice day

**Winston001** · 20th April 2009, 12:14

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Yet again people just don't get the difference between "Gangs" & "Clubs". Why is that? We don't think of Non-bike Clubs as being "Gangs". So why can't some of us not get that right here on KB? Motor Cycle Clubs do not equal Motor Cycle Gangs.

You are right of course but it dates from the early days of the Hells Angels in San Francisco. To distinguish themselves from other groups and hold the right to the name they incorporated as a Club. Makes perfect sense but unfortunately the words Motorcycle Club came to be synonymous with outlaw bikers.

We know the difference but sometimes the media and the public don't.