While there are plenty of friendly motorcycling clubs for the avid motorcyclist to join and ride with, primarily because there is safety in numbers, most of the wannabes like to join an OMC(as in, a one-percenter motorcycle club). There is a certain thrill associated with being bad, not that being part of an outlaw MC automatically turns you into an outlaw. But yes, people who are part of a one-percenter MC have been known to mock the law every now and then.
Updated July 2020: Mysterious as many outlaw motorcycle clubs are, we keep learning new things about them every day. This list has been updated with new juicy and interesting information pertaining to the Pagans MC.
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One of the most notoriousoutlaw motorcycle clubs oftoday, though not with the law enforcement agencies, is the Pagan’s MC. Also called The Pagans, they were mostly a peaceful MC, non-violent in its outcome. Slowly, as they began to accept more and more members in the ‘60s, they became more like a traditional outlaw MC.
Today, the Pagans are known as one of the most badass motorcycle clubs with strict rules.If you want to know more about them, read on for these 16 little-known facts about the Pagan’s MC.
16 The Pagan's MC Was Formed With 13 Members
Formed by Lou Dobkin in 1957, the Pagan’s MC was born in Prince George’s County, Maryland, with all of 13 members. Official MC business began in 1958-1959 withthe club being pretty peaceful. In the ‘60s, as it began to expand, it began to follow the traditional OMG setup, simply because it was joined by a lot of veterans with plenty of resentment against the government.
15 They Invented The 1%er Patch That Other MCs Adopted
There is still much wedon't know about one-percenter motorcycle clubs, but the term itself comes from AMA that claimed that 99% of all motorcycle clubs were peaceful but there were one-percent who indulged in hooliganism. In the ‘60s, someone in the Pagan’s MC honed in on the term and made a 1%er patch, the diamond-shaped one with 1%er written in it. Soon, it became the emblem of every outlaw MC out there.
14 Initially, The Pagans Preferred Triumphs Over Harley-Davidsons
When they first started, they dressed in blue denim jackets with embroidery rather than biker jackets with patches. Although outlaw motorcycle clubs prefer riding Harley-Davidsons,the Pagan'spreference for motorcycles was always leaning more towards Triumphs. As they expanded, the Harleys later replaced the Triumphs. However, the blue denim jackets remained, with the embroidery replaced with traditional patches.
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13 Their President Was Paid The Same As The US President
The Pagans are ruled by a mother club, or ruling council, with a proper governing structure and a president. The first president was John “Satan” Marron, the erstwhile president of the Sons of Satan MC. In the early ‘60s, as a “show of class,” the Marron was paid the same salary as that of the US President, around $100,000 a year.
12 Like Many Outlaw MC's, They Consider Women Property
Women don't really havethe highest status in a motorcycle club. This has been the case for generations, and depending on the club, they're referred to either as property or pets.The reasoning is that they're the ones who choose this kind of life and have to abide by the rules. The same goes for the Pagan's, and the women of motorcycle club members tend to wear special patches that say "property of" and the name of their partner who's in the club.
11 The Pagan's MC Has Over 100 Chapters And Is Growing Fast
With 1,300+ members and more than 100 chapters, The Pagan's MC is growing quickly and extend to Puerto Rico. Today, there are more than 900 members in Pagan’s MC, with 300 of them being in Jersey alone. The law enforcement officials are worried and call it a threat to public safety. When the club presidents were subpoenaed into a court appearance, they pleaded the fifth amendment and refused to answer to violence claims, except saying that it was not club policy to not follow the law. How badass is that?
10 Pagans Absorb Smaller MCs
The Pagan’s MC’s sudden increase isn’t because of a record number of applications. Rather, they have begun to assimilate the smaller MCs of their area, often with threat-powered coaxing than anything else. They have also begun to accept the less-than-stellar members of the society, maybe seeing it as a power play.
9 They Are Rumored To Murder Members Who Switch To Hells Angels
Presumably, switching from one motorcycle club to another, especially if it's a rival motorcycle club is a big sign of disrespect. That being the case, the Pagan's are rumored as having been involved in numerous drive-by shootings of former members who converted to Hells Angels. An incident like this occurred in 2005, where a fresh Hells Angels member was killed, but the case remains unsolved.
8 Along With Caucasians, The Pagan's Are Latinos As Well
Although all motorcycle clubs have rules they need to follow, while some one-percenters are very race and color-conscious, the Pagans have not just Caucasians as members but also Latinos. Some members disapprove of this mixed-race policy but no brother can question the rules set by the founding fathers of the Pagan's MC.
7 Forget Chapters, Pagan's MC Rule The East Coast
The Pagan’s MC does not bother about chapters for a reason, because they believe that they are already the kings of the East Coast. This is why the bottom rocker now says East Coast because the Pagans have a territory that spans the entire East coast. Not very modest, are they?
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6 The Pagan's MC Patch Comes From A Jack Kirby Illustration
The patch of the Pagans is of the fire-giant Surtr sitting on the sun and wielding a sword, from Nordic mythology. Pagan’s is written in red, white, and blue. The image does not come from a mythology book though, its an illustration by Jack Kirby from the 97th issue of the comic, Journey Into Mystery.
5 The Bottom Rocker Is Left Out As A Show Of Independence
Before The Pagans started to wear East Coast as their bottom rocker, they did not have one. The reason was simple, as part of their code as an MC, it was their right to not tell anyone which city or state the Pagan member was from. Think of it as cocking a snook at the law enforcement agencies.
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4 They Wear Plenty Of Coded Number Patches As Well
We know what the one-percenter patch means, and that is the MC does not follow AMA rules and is an outlaw one. The Pagans wear other numbers as well. A Number 7 patch means “in memory” if they are honoring a fallen member. Meanwhile, a Number 5 patch means they have Nazi affiliations.
3 They Had An Undercover Cop As A Member
Known as"Big Chuck," Wayne Bradshaw was a bigtime Pagan's member with plenty of history with the club. However, when he decided to move on and gave up his patch, he became an undercover cop. it seems not every Pagan's member is bound to the criminal and outlaw lifestyle, as Bradshaw later became a decorated 20-year undercover police veteran.
2 Their Semi-Official Motto Is A Bit Scary
The Pagans often wear a number 4 patch as well, and this one means “live and die,” what many consider to be Pagan’s MC’s motto. Some also wear “live Pagans, die Pagans” on their blue denim jackets, referred to as “cuts.” If a member breaks the rules, he can be shown to the door of the MC, or sometimes even this planet.
1 Weekly Meetings Are Called “Church”
Much like how the devout do not miss the weekly mass unless they want to damn their souls, the weekly chapter meetings of the Pagan’s MC is compulsory for all members, and are even called “church.” Yet again an example of how the Pagan’s MC answers only to itself and its rules, and for the rest of the world, they wear the “NUNYA” patch, as in Nun ‘Ya F***in Business!
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