Hell's Lovers Motorcycle Club

Hell's Lovers MC
AbbreviationHLMC 812
Founded1967[1]
FounderFrank "Claim-Jumper" Rios
Founded atChicago, Illinois
TypeMotorcycle Club
Region
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., Wisconsin[1]

Hell's Lovers Motorcycle Club (HLMC), is a multi-ethnic motorcycle club founded in Chicago in 1967. One of the first integrated biker clubs in Chicago, the club was founded by Frank "Claim-Jumper" Rios after he was denied membership in another motorcycle club.[1] The club's motto is, "Death is my sidekick and the highway is my home." A "0%" diamond is worn in place of the traditional "1%" which all outlaw organizations use to separate themselves from the other 99% of law abiding motorcycle riders.

In June 2008, the Ironhorse Roundup Bike Show, a swap meet at the Lake County Fairgrounds, was canceled by Grayslake, Illinois mayor Timothy Perry after state and Federal law enforcement authorities had warned the Grayslake police chief of threats of violence between the Hell's Lovers and a rival outlaw gang, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Bowean, Lolly (11 January 2010), "Frank 'Claim-Jumper' Rios: 1947–2009; Revved up city club for bikers; Formed in 1967, Hell's Lovers helped break race barriers", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, p. 20
  2. ^ Black, Lisa (17 May 2008), "Promoter scrubs swap meet over fears of violence", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, p. 20

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