List of outlaw motorcycle club conflicts

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An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture. It is generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the biker group.

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This article contains a list of conflicts involving outlaw motorcycle clubs.

Australia

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2OutcomeKilledWounded
Bandidos–Comancheros conflict
(1984–present) [1]
Bandidos Comancheros Ongoing
  • The Milperra massacre marked the start of the conflict
  • Both groups fight to assert their dominance in Australia
  • Multiple events of police crackdown over the war and over 400 arrests as of 2008
7+50+
Four Clubs–Mongrel Mob War
(1989) [2]
Alliance of the Four Club Policy Mongrel Mob Alliance victory
  • Creation of alliance between four largest clubs in Australia
  • Mongrel Mob forced to cease territorial expansion in Perth
  • Police crackdown and multiple arrests made
15
Comancheros–Hells Angels conflict
(2009–present) [3]
Comancheros Hells Angels Ongoing
  • Hells Angels expansion in Australia
  • Both groups fight to assert their dominance in Australia
  • Police crackdown with over 10 arrests
2+15+
Rock Machine–Rebels conflict
(2009–present) [4]
Rebels Rock Machine Ongoing
  • Rock Machine arrives in Australia in 2009, patching over members of the Rebels
  • Both groups fight to assert their dominance in Australia
  • Police crackdown with over 50 arrests
130+
Coffin Cheaters–Finks conflict
(2010–present) [5]
Coffin Cheaters Finks Ongoing
  • Tensions begins when Finks form after splitting off from Coffin Cheaters
  • Conflict starts with a brawl between the 2 clubs at the Kwinana Motorplex in 2010
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
1+15+
Comancheros–Rebels conflict
(2013–present) [6]
Comancheros Rebels Ongoing
  • Both groups fight to assert their dominance in Australia
  • Police crackdown with over 100 arrests
2+20+
Hells Angels-Rock Machine conflict in Australia
(2013) [7]
Hells Angels Rock Machine Ceasefire
  • Both groups fight to assert their control over territory in Australia
  • Possible truce declared
0+10+
Lone Wolf-Rebels conflict (2014) [8] [9] [10] [11] Lone Wolf MC Rebels Stalemate(TBA)(TBA)
Mongols-Rock Machine conflict in Australia
(2021–present) [12]
Mongols Rock Machine Ongoing
  • Both groups fight to assert their control over territory in Australia
  • Police crackdown with over 12 arrested
0+5+

Asia

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2OutcomeKilledWounded
Hells Angels–Rebels conflict in Cambodia
(2013–present) [13]
Hells Angels Rebels Ongoing
  • Conflict begins over territorial dispute in the port town of Sihanoukville, Cambodia
  • Both groups fight to assert their dominance in Cambodia
  • Multiple events of violence and police crackdown
1+10+

Balkans

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2OutcomeKilledWounded
Hells Angels–Gremium MC BiH conflict
(2010) [14]
Hells Angels Gremium MC BiHStalemate
  • Conflict occurred at the annual "Moto Klub Brod motorijada" (motorcycle club picnic) in the town of Slavonski Brod, Croatia
  • A massive brawl occurs between the two groups on the last night of the celebration, with several injured on both sides
0+8+

Belgium

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Hells Angels-Outlaws conflict in Belgium
(1998–present)
Hells Angels Outlaws Ongoing
  • Initial conflict resulted in the Hells Angels being named a criminal organization in Belgium in 1999
  • Tensions reignite in 2009
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
4+20

Canada

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2OutcomeKilledWounded
First Satan's Choice-Black Diamond Riders conflict
(1962) [15]
Black Diamond Riders Original Satan's Choice Black Diamond Riders Victory
  • Black Diamond Riders emerge temporarily as dominant Club in Ontario
  • Members of the Satan's Choice are defeated in street fights and stripped of their "cuts"
  • Original Satan's Choice disbands in 1963
010+
Battle of Pebblestone
(1962) [16]
Black Diamond Riders Golden Hawk RidersBlack Diamond Riders Victory
  • Conflict occurs between multiple clubs during a meet in Toronto, Ontario
0+15+
Popeyes-Devil's Disciples conflict
(19681970) [17]
Devil's Disciples Popeyes Popeyes victory
  • Sometimes referred to as the "First Quebec Biker War"
  • Popeyes become the dominant club in Quebec
5+30+
Alberta Biker conflict
(1970s1990s)
Grim Reapers Rebels

Kings Crew

Stalemate
  • Multiple groups battle for control over the province
  • Police crackdown
  • Conflict ends when all parties are patched into the Hells Angels in the 1990s
15+50+
Second Satan's Choice-Black Diamond Riders conflict
(1973) [18]
Black Diamond Riders
Vegabonds
Satan's Choice Ceasefire
  • Brawl at a strip club in Toronto leads to war between the three clubs
  • Peace agreement reached before conflict could intensify
0+10+
Sherbrooke Biker conflict
(1973-1974) [19] [20]
Atomes Gitans Stalemate
  • Caused by dispute over the drug trade of Sherbrooke - where both gangs were based [21]
  • Both clubs (reluctantly) reached an agreement to share the city's narcotics market [22]
  • The Gitans would later become absorbed by the Hells Angels in 1984 as the Hells Angels' Sherbrooke charter [23]
6N/A
Pacific Rebels-Citoyens de la Terre conflict (1973-1974) [24] [25] Pacific RebelsCitoyens de la TerrePacific Rebels victory4(TBA)
Satan's Choice–Popeyes War (19741976) [17] Satan's Choice Popeyes Stalemate
  • First major biker conflict in Canada, fought between the country's two largest clubs
  • Minor proxy war between the Hells Angels and Outlaws, who supported their respective allies
  • Paves the way for the entry of both the Hells Angels and Outlaws into Canada in 1977
2030+
First Biker War
(19771984) [26]
Hells Angels Outlaws Hells Angels Victory
  • Conflict sees leaders killed on both sides
  • The Wild Ones have over half of their numbers killed and are forced to disband
  • Hells Angels consolidates power in Quebec and begins expansion across Canada
  • Outlaws retain powerbase in Ontario until 2000
  • Stage set for the Ontario Biker War in 1999
62-72+100
Satan's Choice-Gold Hawk Riders conflict
(1978) [27]
Gold Hawk Riders Satan's Choice Satan's Choice Victory
  • Tensions caused due to Patch-over situation in Satan's Choice territory
  • Brawl occurs in a hotel and member of the Satan's Choice is shot
  • Sergeant at Arms of the Port Hope chapter of the GHR is killed
  • Six members of the Satan's Choice arrested
1+10+
Bounty Hunters-Satan's Angels conflict
(1980) [28]
Bounty Hunter MCSatan's AngelsSatan's Angels VictoryN/AN/A
First Los Bravos-Spartans conflict
(1983-1985) [29]
Los BravosSpartans
  • Silent Riders
Los Bravos Victory
  • Merger between the two groups collapses
  • Tensions caused due rape case in 1983
  • Conflict leads to several bombings and shootings in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Silent Riders disband
2+20+
Quebec Biker War
(19942002) [30]
Hells Angels Rock Machine Stalemate
  • Largest biker conflict in history
  • Stalemate forced by police crackdown on both groups with 150 arrested from 2001 to 2002
  • Destruction of the Dark Circle
  • Hells Angels gain control over the narcotics trade in Montreal
  • Rock Machine merges with the Bandidos from 2001 to 2006
182350+
Loners-Satans Choice conflict
(1991) [31]
Loners Satan's Choice Loners Victory
  • A member of the Loners decapitates a member of the Satan's choice
  • Tensions between the two groups continue to escalate in the early 1990s
  • Events would contribute to the Satan's Choice-Loners War in 1995
10
Second Los Bravos-Spartans conflict
(1991-1994) [29]
Los BravosSpartansCeasefire
  • Tensions reignite between the two groups, a shootout occurs and four people are shot
  • Several altercations between the two groups occur
  • Peace treaty brokered by Walter Stadnick in 1994
2+10+
Third Satan's Choice-Black Diamond Riders conflict
(1992) [15]
Black Diamond Riders Satan's Choice Satan's Choice Victory
  • Rivalry reignited over territorial dispute
  • Massive brawl occurs in Sudbury, Ontario and 8 members of the BDR are sent to the hospital and 1 is shot
  • Satan's Choice consolidates its control the area
18+
Satan's Choice–Loners War
(1995) [32]
Loners Satan's Choice Stalemate
  • Conflict was fought by two of the largest motorcycle clubs in Ontario
  • Diablos MC, an ally of Satan's Choice, is destroyed and absorbed by the Loners
  • Both parties agree to a truce in late 1995
315+
Ontario Biker conflict
(19992002) [33]
Hells Angels Outlaws Hells Angels Victory
  • Also referred to as the London Biker conflict
  • Hells Angels consolidates power in Ontario
  • Police crackdowns result in over 80 arrests
  • Outlaws temporarily crippled in Ontario
  • Rivalry ongoing with multiple incidents between the two groups
2+30+
Rock Machine–Hells Angels conflict in Manitoba
(20092011) [34]
Hells Angels
  • Redline MC
Rock Machine Rock Machine Victory
  • Initial police crackdown leaves Hells Angels crippled in the province
  • Creation of the Vendettas to aid in the conflict
  • Redline MC, a support club of the Hells Angels, is defeated
  • Creation of several more Rock Machine support clubs
  • Rock Machine consolidates power in Manitoba until police crackdowns in 2013
420+
Loners-Vagos conflict
(2012ongoing) [35]
Loners Vagos Ongoing
  • Tensions grow over territorial dispute in Ontario
  • Conflict began in 2012, due to a split in the Loners Peterborough chapter, at least 4 members joined the Vagos
  • Conflict becomes violent with several fights and assaults
0+5+
Hells Angels-Warlocks conflict in Canada
(2014ongoing) [36]
Hells Angels Warlocks Ongoing
  • Tensions grow over territorial disputes
  • When the conflict began in 2014, the police documented 20 incidents between the two groups in just two months
  • Possible peace agreement reached
0+20+
Rock Machine civil conflict
(2015–2022)
Rock Machine Rock Machine Faction Rock Machine Victory
  • A Canadian is influenced by the individual responsible for the split in Germany, causing him to create a splinter faction
  • After several incidents RM faction seemingly dissolves in 2018
  • Creation of RM Black & White faction in 2021 would see a momentary reignition of conflict until it dissolved in 2022
3+1+
Hells Angels-Rebels conflict in Canada
(2021ongoing) [37]
Hells Angels Rebels Ongoing
  • Five people from both sides were treated in hospital for stab wounds in Cranbrook, B.C.
  • Tensions are expected by authorities to increase
05

Germany

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Bandidos–Hells Angels conflict in Germany
(2004ongoing) [38]
Bandidos Hells Angels Ongoing
  • Conflict arose in 2004 as the Bandidos encroached on the Hells Angels' territory across northern Germany [38]
  • The war also spread to the east of the country in 2006 when both clubs expanded into the Cottbus area. [39]
  • Multiple peace agreements signed
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
2+19+
Bandidos–Rock Machine conflict in Germany
(2011ongoing)
Bandidos Rock Machine Ongoing
  • Rock Machine's expansion across Europe caused friction with some Bandidos chapters
  • Conflict started in Germany but has reignited in Scandinavia in separate conflicts
2+10+
Rock Machine Civil conflict in Germany
(2015–ongoing)
Rock Machine Rock Machine Blue Stalemate
  • Internal disputes cause the split in the Rock Machine Germany
  • Both groups denounce each other
1+10+
Bandidos–Freeway Riders conflict
(2018–present) [40]
Bandidos
  • Iron Bloods 58
Freeway RidersOngoing
  • Conflict started after violent altercations between the two groups
  • Police crackdown with 7 arrested
0+4+

Ireland

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
The Battle of Kilmeaden
(1990) [41]
Hells Angels
  • 100+ supporters
Irish Alliance
  • Freewheelers
  • Devils Disciples(IRE)
  • Vikings
  • Road Tramps
  • Pagans(ENG)
  • The Otters
Stalemate
  • Occurred at annual 1990 Kilmeaden motorcycle show
  • Incident results in a massive brawl with dozens injured
  • Largest Irish clubs joined and formed an alliance resisting international club influence
030+
Caballeros-Road Tramps conflict
(2015–present) [42]
Caballeros Road TrampsOngoing
  • Both groups fight to assert their control over territory in Ireland
  • Police crackdown
0+10+

Italy

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Hells Angels-Bandidos conflict in Italy
(2003ongoing)
Hells Angels Bandidos Ongoing
  • Tensions began over territorial disputes
  • Significant conflict in Alto-Adige
1 [43] 15+

Netherlands

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Hells Angels–Mongols conflict in Holland
(2016–present) [44]
Hells Angels Mongols Ongoing
  • Altercation occurs at Van der Valk hotel in Rotterdam
  • A brawl occurs between the two clubs
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
0+5+

New Zealand

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2OutcomeKilledWounded
Auckland Brawl
(1971) [45]
Hells Angels Mongrel Mob Stalemate
  • Conflict results in a huge brawl in central Auckland, between the Hells Angels, Highway 61 MC, the Polynesian Panthers and the Mongrel Mob
  • Police crackdown with "multiple" arrests
N/AN/A
Devils Henchmen-Epitaph Riders conflict
(1973) [45]
Devils HenchmenEpitaph RidersEpitaph Riders Victory
  • Increased tensions between the two groups lead to shootings
  • Police crackdown and multiple arrests made
1+5+

Scandinavia

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Copenhagen Biker War
(19831985)
Bullshit MC Hells Angels
  • Morticians MC
  • Black Sheep MC
Hells Angels victory
  • Hells Angels consolidate power in Denmark
  • Also known as the First Biker War in Scandinavia, not to be confused with the conflict in Canada
11+30
Nordic Biker War
(19941997)
Bandidos Hells Angels Stalemate
  • Bandidos and Hells Angels clash for control in Scandinavia
  • Peace treaty in 1997
  • Each side retains designated territory
  • Crackdown by police services
  • Deadliest biker war in Scandinavia sometimes referred to as the "Great Nordic Biker War"
1196
Bandidos Civil conflict in Finland
(19992001)
Bandidos Bandidos
  • Undertakers MC
Ceasefire
  • Conflict caused by internal rift in leadership
  • Multiple incidents occur between the two groups
  • Police crackdown and unification
1+5+
Bandidos–Rock Machine conflict in Scandinavia
(2013ongoing)
Bandidos Rock Machine Ongoing
  • Conflict starts over territorial disputes in Sweden and Norway
  • Bandidos attempt to assassinate President of Rock Machine Sweden
  • In 2017, members of the Rock Machine Norway are charged for killing a Bandidos prospect
2+10+
Hells Angels–Satudarah conflict in Denmark
(2014) [44]
Hells Angels Satudarah Ceasefire
  • War started after brawl between the two clubs at a local sports bar
  • Police crackdown with 28 arrested
  • Peace agreement in 2014
010+
Bandidos–Satudarah conflict in Denmark
(20142019)
Bandidos Satudarah Stalemate
  • Bandidos members in Denmark defect to Satudarah, causing conflict
  • Police crackdown
  • Peace agreement in June 2019
015+
Bandidos-Gremium conflict in Norway
(2017ongoing)
Bandidos Gremium Motorcycle Club Ongoing
  • Gremium sets up chapter in Bandidos territory, causing the conflict
  • Police crackdown
0+10+
No Surrender-Rock Machine conflict
(2018present) [46]
No Surrender Rock Machine Ongoing
  • Tensions begin when No Surrender patches over members of the RMMC Norway
  • Conflict begins in Jessheim, Norway, where both groups engage in a brawl that leaves several injured
  • Police crackdown
0+15+

Russia

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Night Wolves-Three Roads conflict
(2012)
Night Wolves Three Roads MC
(Tri Dorogi)
Ceasefire
  • Conflict breaks out over want to keep US motorcycle clubs influence out of Russia
  • Peace agreement in 2012
1+10

South Africa

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Hells Angels-MACS conflict
(2018)
Hells Angels MACS MCCeasefire
  • Tensions between the two clubs had been on the rise for years
  • Conflict breaks out when an associate of the Hells Angels shot and killed a member of the MACS
  • Both groups battle for territory in South Africa
1+N/A

United Kingdom

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
Battle of Chelsea Bridge
(1970) [47]
Road Rats MC
  • Nightingales
  • Windsors
  • Jokers
Outcasts
  • Chelsea chapter
  • Essex chapter
Stalemate
  • Alliance between smaller clubs is formed to take on the Outcasts in England
  • Resulting brawl between the two groups occurs on the Chelsea Bridge
  • Police crackdown "multiple" arrests
0+20+
Hells Angels-Satan's Slaves conflict
(1979) [47]
Hells Angels Satans Slaves Stalemate
  • Conflict starts in Berkshire, England, when a brawl occurs between the two groups
  • police crackdown with 11+ arrested
  • Multiple incidents between the two groups have occurred
N/AN/A
Hells Angels Civil conflict in England
(1979-1985)
Hells Angels Hells Angels
(Windsor)
Unification
  • Conflict starts due to an unsanctioned HAMC chapter in Windsor, England
  • Multiple incidents between the two groups have occurred
  • Police crackdown with 28+ arrested
  • Windsor chapter joins Hells Angels in 1985
0+3+
Road Rats-Satan's Slaves conflict
(1983) [47]
Road Rats MC Satans Slaves Satan's Slaves Victory
  • Conflict starts in Cookham, England, when a brawl occurs between the two groups involving over 30 bikers
  • police crackdown
  • Multiple incidents between the two groups have occurred
2+10+
Cycle Tramps-Road Rats conflict
(1989) [48]
Cycle TrampsRoad Rats MCRoad Rats Victory
  • Conflict starts when both clubs had an altercation at the Carlisle pub in Hastings, England
  • A member of the Road Rats shoots and kills a member of the Cycle Tramps
  • shooter takes his life in prison
2+0+
Hells Angels-Outcasts War (1997-1999) [49] Hells Angels Outcasts Stalemate2(TBA)
Hells Angels-Outlaws conflict in UK
(1998–present) [50]
Hells Angels Outlaws Ongoing
  • Conflict escalates in 2008
  • Police crackdown
  • Multiple incidents between the two groups have occurred
1+10+
Blue Angels-Nomads conflict (2013–present) [51] [52] [53] [54] Blue Angels Nomads Ongoing

United States

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKilledWounded
First Hells Angels–Outlaws conflict
(1969–1970s) [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60]
Hells Angels Outlaws Stalemate
  • The rivalry began when a member of Outlaws raped the wife of a Hells Angel in 1969 [61]
  • In retaliation, Hells Angels members almost beat the rapist to death in New York. [60]
  • Multiple sporadic incidents between the two clubs occur
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
Second Hells Angels–Outlaws conflict
(1974–present) [62]
Hells Angels Outlaws Ongoing
  • The second conflict between the clubs began when the Outlaws murdered three members of the Hells Angels' Lowell, Massachusetts chapter in Broward County, Florida on April 27, 1974. [63]
  • Hostilities have persisted internationally in the following decades. [64]
Breed–Pagans conflict
(1960s–1998)
Breed Motorcycle Club Pagans Stalemate
  • Both clubs claim states as their territory
  • Police crackdown
  • Multiple ceasefires declared
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
6+50+
Breed-Hells Angels conflict
(1971)
Breed Motorcycle Club Hells Angels Stalemate
  • Conflict began due to territorial dispute
  • Ceasefires declared
5+20+
Outlaws-Warlocks conflict
(1970s-present)
Outlaws Warlocks Ongoing
  • Conflict began due to territorial dispute
  • Ceasefires declared
2+15+
Hells Angels–Mongols conflict
(1977–present)
Hells Angels Mongols Ongoing
  • Both clubs claim California and other states as their territory
  • Start of San Francisco Biker War
  • For a time, California is split between the Mongols (South) and the Hells Angels (North)
  • Multiple ceasefires declared
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
14+50+
Outlaws–Sons of Silence conflict
(1978–1995)
Outlaws Sons of Silence Stalemate
  • Expansion of both clubs leads to conflict in multiple states
  • Creation of the Confederation of Clubs, which brings an end to hostilities
  • Confederation of Clubs brings cohesion between groups
620+
Bandidos-Hells Angels conflict
(1990s-present)
Bandidos Hells Angels Ongoing
  • Conflict began due to territorial disputes, with both groups expansion across the continental United States
  • Multiple ceasefires declared
  • Constant reignition of rivalry
6+40+
Fates Assembly-Pagans conflict
(1991) [65] [66] [67]
Fates Assembly Pagans (TBA)(TBA)(TBA)
Hells Angels–Pagans conflict
(1994–present)
Hells Angels Pagans Ongoing
  • Conflict began in 1994 as a result of territorial disputes [68]
  • Clash between the two clubs at a Hells Angels-sponsored "Hell raiser Ball"in Plainview, New York on February 23, 2002, resulted in the arrest of 73 Pagans and 2 Angels, one biker was killed and 10 injured. [69] [70]
  • Hells Angels recruit Pagans to form a chapter in Philadelphia in 2004, resulting in the conflict flaring up between the two groups. [71]
  • Philadelphia Hells Angels chapter disbands in 2005. [72]
5+30+
Boozefighters-Wino's Crew conflict
(1996–present)
Boozefighters Wino's Crew MCOngoing
  • Longtime rivalry
  • 3 bikers were shot and killed in California in 2014
3+15+
Hells Angels-Vagos conflict
(2008-ongoing)
Hells Angels Vagos Stalemate
  • Conflict began due to territorial dispute
  • Ceasefires declared
0+10+
Wheels of Soul-Sin City Deciples conflict (2009-present) [73] Sin City Deciples
  • Sin City Titans
Wheels of Soul Ongoing
  • Longtime rivalry between both clubs
  • Wheels of Soul declares "open season" on the Sin City Titans, a support club for the larger Sin City Deciples MC in 2009
  • That same year, Members of Wheels of Soul allegedly shoot and kill a Sin City Titans member in St. Louis, Missouri
1+N/A
Outcast-Wheels of Soul conflict (2011–present) [74] [75] [76] Outcast Wheels of Soul
  • Showstoppers
Ongoing
  • Federal investigation reports that members Wheels of Soul conspired to murder members of the rival Outcasts in 2011
  • A Wheels of Soul member, in addition to a member the affiliated Showstoppers club, are gunned down by James Armstrong of the Outcast MC at a party in 2014
2+'N/A
Cossacks-Bandidos war (2013–present) [77] [78] [79] Bandidos Cossacks Ongoing9+(TBA)
Iron Order-Mongols conflict
(2016–present)
Iron Order Mongols Ongoing1+7+
Kinfolk-Bandidos conflict (2016–present) [80] [81] [82] [83] [84] Kinfolk MC Bandidos
  • Organized Chaos
Ongoing
  • Kinfolk MC was formed in 2016 by former members of the Bandidos who disapproved of its leadership at the time. Chopper Dan was passed over to become the next national president after Taco was arrested. So it technically had something to do with disapproval of leader ship. But the real reason is he was mad because he should've been given the reigns and full control of the club as national president but he was disrespected.
2(TBA)

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Notorious is a former gang that was based in Sydney, Australia. They claimed to be an outlaw motorcycle club; however, not all members ride motorcycles. A large percentage of its membership consisted of petty criminals, with no real history of bikers among their ranks. Its emblem features a skull with a turban brandishing twin pistols and the words "Original Gangster" beneath it, along with the motto "Only the dead see the end of war". Labeled as one of Australia's most dangerous gangs, they had been feuding with larger and well-known motorcycle gangs including the Hells Angels and the Bandidos. It was thought that as of March 2012 the gang no longer existed as an organised structure after being dismantled by a police operation arresting key members and with other members choosing to quit the gang life. This served to reinforce claims by established MCs that Notorious wasn't a genuine club.

Francesco "Cisco" Lenti is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster, best known as the co-founder of the Loners Motorcycle Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loners Motorcycle Club</span> Outlaw motorcycle club

The Loners Motorcycle Club (LMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club founded in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada in 1979. It has seventeen chapters in Canada, eleven chapters in Italy, eleven in the United States. They also possess several chapters in other countries across the world. The club was established by two prominent Italian-Canadian bikers, Frank Lenti and Gennaro Raso.

The Satan's Choice–Popeyes War was the first major outlaw motorcycle club conflict in Canada's history, involving the country's two largest Motorcycle Clubs; the Satan's Choice from Ontario, and the Popeyes from Quebec. The conflict lasted from 1974 until 1976 and saw the two motorcycle clubs battle for dominance in the country. The conflict misleadingly known in Canada as the "First Biker War" would begin a year later in 1977.

From 1977 to 1984, the Hells Angels and the Outlaws Motorcycle Club fought what came to be known in Canada as the First Biker War. The Angels emerged victorious. As the Outlaws retreated into their Ontario stronghold, the Angels began consolidating their activities and expanding, moving into port cities Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, British Columbia. The conflict is known in Canada as the "First Biker War", but the first large conflict between bikers in Canada, was the Satan's Choice-Popeyes War which occurred from 1974 to 1976.

The Ontario Biker War in Canada saw the Hells Angels engage their long-term rivals the Outlaws Motorcycle Club for control of the province of Ontario. The war occurred between 1999 and 2002 and is also known as the London Biker conflict as a large majority of the events occurred in the city of London, Ontario. The Quebec Biker War, the largest motorcycle conflict in history was occurring during the same period in the province of Quebec.

Michel "Sky" Langlois is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who served as the second national president of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in Canada. A founding member of the Popeyes biker gang, which amalgamated with the Hells Angels in 1977, Langlois was convicted as an accessory to murder in the club's internal Lennoxville massacre of 1985, and later of conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the 1994–2002 Quebec Biker War.

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC), an international outlaw biker gang, has been involved in multiple crimes, alleged crimes, and violent incidents in Australia. The Hells Angels are legally classified as a criminal organisation in the Australian state of Queensland, and there have been attempts to classify them as such in New South Wales. The Hells Angels have been linked with drug trafficking and production, as well as a host of violent crimes including murder, in Australia.

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