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Hi, I'm interested to see what peoples thoughts are on jacket patches (like the ones on ebay)? Has anyone ever looked into a KSRC Patch or Rockers to put on leathers/jackets?

Cheers,

Bones

Not really, we don't want trouble from bikie gangs..

(we could do an embroided patch, but then we'd all be lining up at Hoffys place to get em sowed on)

Whatever it takes: Rebels - Ulysses riders remove patches
BY DAVID MCLENNAN
POLICE REPORTER

11/03/2005 12:00:00 AM


A Canberra-based outlaw motorcycle club

has warned that it will do ''whatever it takes''

to enforce its demands that members of a

visiting social motorcycle group for veteran

riders do not wear badging that offends them.


Ulysses Club members visiting Canberra

for their annual general meeting this week

have told of being confronted, intimidated,

and threatened to be bashed and their bikes

destroyed by members of the Rebels Motorcycle

Club if they did not remove the cloth

patches, known as ''rockers''.


In a bid to avoid violent incidents, Ulysses'

national committee has instructed its 5000

members attending the Canberra rally to

remove the rockers from their riding apparel.

Rockers generally give a rider's name or

nickname, and where they come from.


Canberra Rebels president Martin Stefancic

confirmed yesterday that he did not want

to see other motorcycle clubs wearing

rockers and pretending to be part of an

outlaw club.


''They can't be both a social club and an

outlaw club,'' he said.


''... No outlaw club likes people

pretending to be anything. Outlaw clubs

aren't about pretending.''


When asked if Rebels had threatened

Ulysses members with violence, he said

''Whatever - that's what they say.''


''Whatever it takes mate. If you want to

play the game you want to be in shape to play

it, don't you.''


There have been several incidents in which

Ulysses members claim to have been

threatened with violence unless they

removed the rockers from their clothing. In

one incident a 60-year-old female member

was allegedly forced on to a roadside and

made to remove strips from her jacket,

otherwise she would be bashed and her bike

destroyed.


ACT's acting Chief Police Officer, Steve

Lancaster, said that police would investigate

any reported threat of violence. However,

Ulysses members said that they were reluctant

to officially alert police for fear of

reprisals.


''Police have spoken to both the Ulysses

and Rebels motorcycle groups, both of whom

are aware of our expectations the law will be

upheld, and where needs be, it will be

enforced,'' he said.


''Police are proactively patrolling the Ulysses

gathering as well as other areas of

Canberra to ensure a continuing trouble-free

event.''


In motorcycle gang culture, the wearing of

''colours'' or rockers by non-outlaw club

members is regarded as an insult and not

tolerated.


Members of outlaw motorcycle gangs have

to ''earn'' their colours and rockers. Colours

refer to the club's emblem and name

typically worn on the back of a motorcyclist's

jacket.


Ulysses national president Rick Bedford,

who said that the wearing of rockers had

been a simmering issue for 20 years, had

urged all members to remove the offending

badging.


Ulysses executives had met with Rebels

leaders on Wednesday and agreed to ban

wearing rockers near the club's trademark

old man ''Growing Old Disgracefully''

emblem.






The club did not want to antagonise the

Rebels and respected them and their

traditions.


''We understand where they are coming

from. That is their lifestyle choice,'' he said.


''... To get their colour patches they have

to be accepted as a prospect and over a year

or a couple of years they are assessed by all

the members as to whether they are appropriate

and in order to earn their colours they

have to complete a number of tasks.''

Bones wrote:Hi, I'm interested to see what peoples thoughts are on jacket patches (like the ones on ebay)? Has anyone ever looked into a KSRC Patch or Rockers to put on leathers/jackets?

Cheers,

Bones

You mean you don't have the madatory KSRC tattoo on the back of your neck?

Ok fair enough about the rockers. But a small KSRC patch (front of chest / arm) world certainly be worth considering... Right? Remembering that a patch is not a rocker and the generally complaint from most 1% clubs is that having rockers when your not 1% is a problem. Rockers are banners stretching across your back . I'm talking about small enough for your arm or chest i.e 5cm x 5cm.

Woo Hoo lets get Rockers !! They couldn't catch us anyway

The Rebels had no probs with the back patch in the end but the rollers and rockers were a no go zone unless you're a 1% er it seems. One of the Ulysses members threatened was Barbara Maggs, 75no, 50kg soaking wet and built like a broom handle, seriously scary women...

I had a chat with a 1% rider and he has been around for over 20yrs in the 1% scene (In Victoria). He seemed to feel that rockers are a definite no go zone. But he didn't feel anyone would have a problem with a patch, even a back patch as long as it didn't involve rockers! So now the question goes out .. Would anyone want a patch KSRC for the Leathers/Jacket /etc. I know a guy that could make me a sample.
Cheers,
Bones

Any 3 piece patch (rockers) is a definite no go zone. Sometimes in the States, a one piece patch (still with a central logo and writing above and below, but in one piece of fabric) is acceptable, but is definetely not acceptable to many Australian clubs. Basically something over the heart or sleeve etc is acceptable and nobody I have ever spoken to would have a problem with this. Given that we don't even wear cut-offs, a back patch that is very different in design to a 3/1 piece patch, sown onto a full sleeve jacket, would probably be acceptable. You might want to confirm that however, and like I said, it would entirely depend on the design (no 'MC' on it for example).

I'm happy to hear anyones idea's for designing a sample... I think having the option of sleeve of chest mounted should be left up to the individual and given KSRC as no "MC" in it then I don't think it would be included and shouldn't be a problem.

It's like being back in high-school isn't it?

"You can't have them, because we had them first. So nerr!"

I mean, seriously. These clowns should go out, get proper jobs, stop picking on pensioners and just fucken grow up.

aardvark wrote:It's like being back in high-school isn't it?

"You can't have them, because we had them first. So nerr!"

I mean, seriously. These clowns should go out, get proper jobs, stop picking on pensioners and just fucken grow up.

Says he who rides a bike every day covered in patches and badges

G'day Bones - if you want to look like the 1% crew buy a Hardly Rideable and do the hard yards. If not, we have a variety of KSRC stickers / clothing etc. to let you identify with us. My 2c worth.

6maniac wrote:G'day Bones - if you want to look like the 1% crew buy a Hardly Rideable and do the hard yards. If not, we have a variety of KSRC stickers / clothing etc. to let you identify with us. My 2c worth.

says a Ulysses member

Blurr wrote:

6maniac wrote:G'day Bones - if you want to look like the 1% crew buy a Hardly Rideable and do the hard yards. If not, we have a variety of KSRC stickers / clothing etc. to let you identify with us. My 2c worth.

says a Ulysses member

True - but you drop 20-30 kmh once you add one of those stickers to your bike - they are really heavy !!

aardvark wrote:It's like being back in high-school isn't it?

"You can't have them, because we had them first. So nerr!"

I mean, seriously. These clowns should go out, get proper jobs, stop picking on pensioners and just fucken grow up.

I Agree!! But in saying that I do see it from both sides of the coin. I'm not trying to push the idea of a 1% look-a-like. My idea was simply an addition to the current stickers / clothing. I thought it might give none Kawi riders something else to look at when a "real bike" passes them.