Who are the Hells Angels?

The Hells Angels motorcycle club founded a charter in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1961 and has since taken over gangs in Wanganui. New Zealand had the first charter of the Hells Angels outside the United States.

What are some of the best hell’s angels books?

Hells Angels: Into the Abyss. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-1-4434-0411-2. Yves Lavigne (2011). Hell’s Angels at War. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-1-4434-0410-5. William Marsden; Julian Sher (2010). Angels of Death: Inside the Bikers’ Empire of Crime. Knopf Canada. ISBN 978-0-307-37032-7. Valerie Smart (2001).

What is the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation?

In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the “H.A.”, “Red & White”, “HAMC”, and “81”.

What happened to the Johannesburg Hells Angels?

Those arrested included the club’s Johannesburg chapter president, Edward Jacobs. On 8 November 2002, a Hells Angels member was shot dead at a café in Oakdene, allegedly by crime figures Nigel McGurk and Mikey Schultz, former members of the club. The biker was fatally shot in the chest after approaching two men and drawing an unlicensed firearm.

Who owns the Hells Angels logo?

HELLS ANGELS®, HAMC®, and the Death Heads (winged skull logos)® are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. No copying of the Death Heads or any content here is permitted.

Are there other Hells Angels charters in the world?

This list has been compiled based on data from the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club website. While this is an official listing, it is possible that there are other additional Hells Angels charters which have not made the list for one reason or another.

Is there a Hells Angels club in Hamburg?

Despite the ban, today there is again a Hells Angels charter in Hamburg under the name of “Harbor City”, because the association is not prohibited as such, but only wearing its symbols.

What happened to the New York Hells Angels?

The New York chapter of the Hells Angels was involved in a large-scale brawl with the Breed, in which knives, chains and clubs were brandished, at a motorcycle trade show in Cleveland on March 6, 1971.