Bacchus MC
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. The name of the club originates from the cult and city religions symbolism of Dionysus, who was regarded as the protector or guardian of those who do not belong to conventional society.[1]
The Bacchus Motorcycle Club is one of the oldest[2] one-percenter motorcycle clubs in Canada. Founded in Albert County, New Brunswick in late August 1972.[3][4] The club is also the second largest one-percenter motorcycle club in Canada[5] with approximately 90 members distributed across seven chapters in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I and Newfoundland.[6] The club is well respected in the biker community and firmly independent of outside influence from other clubs.[7] This has allowed the Bacchus MC to maintain friendly relationships among other one-percenter motorcycle clubs they share territory with.[8] The club holds close and respected relationships with other well established Canadian motorcycle clubs like Para-dice Riders MC, Vagabonds MC, Highlanders MC and the Charlottetown Harley Club.,[9] 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.[10]
Update: On November 8th/2014, all three of the Original Red Devils MC chapters located in Ontario, elected to further align their solidarity by "patching in" to the Bacchus Motorcycle Club. With the addition of the Red Devils MC (Canada's former oldest one-percenter motorcycle club), the Bacchus MC have by default become the oldest and decisively the second largest one-percenter club in Canada. The Bacchus Motorcycle club now maintains a membership of more than 140 members located in 10 chapters across 5 provinces. [11]
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". Bacchusmc.com. 4 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "Bacchus Motorcycle Club members facing organized crime charges in N.S.". Global News. 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Bacchus motorcycle club moves to Halifax". The Chronicle Herald. 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Media Monitoring Web Portal". Telegraph Journal. 21 Aug 2012.
- ↑ "Outlaw motorcycle club moves to P.E.I.". The Guardian. 1 Aug 2012.
- ↑ "Additional arrest in Operation HARVEY, Halifax, N.S.". R.C.M.P. 26 Mar 2013.
- ↑ "Biker gang turf war on the horizon, warn police". CBC News. 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Hells Angels building up for return to Halifax". The Chronicle Herald. 18 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "Police to monitor biker party". The chronicle Herald. 20 Aug 2012.
- ↑ "Red Devils Motorcycle Club Canada's oldest outlaw motorcycle club". DurhamRegion.com. 4 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "Bacchus motorcycle club expands into Ontario". Herold News. 11 Nov 2014.
External links
Bacchus MC Ontario
Bacchus MC East Coast
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