Cluborrhea: The Little Known Biker Disease

There are literally thousands of obscure diseases that affect human beings around the world that we never hear of because like I said, they're obscure. Take for instance Capgras Delusion: a sufferer of this disease becomes convinced that a family member, generally a spouse has been replaced by an identical looking impostor. Victims of this awful disease regularly report that their loved ones or significant others are being impersonated by other people. Sometimes in severe cases, this has led to the victim assaulting who he or she believes is the impostor. I didn't just make that up. Please check it out for yourself. Another really odd disease that you may not have heard of is Pica. This disease generates an urge to consume things other than food. Sufferers eat materials such as paper, clay, dirt, glue, coal, even feces and lint. 

 

I've recently come across a disease that to my best knowledge has yet to be clearly labeled and diagnosed. 

 

This disease while not sexually transmitted is a mental and to some degree, spiritual parasite that has been hitting the biker community with the force of an anvil. The statistics are staggering. Every single biker on the planet either knows someone suffering from this disease, or knows of clubs infected by people who carry the disease. 

 

The disease I'm referring to is Cluborrhea and it's attacking the MC community the way Rosie O' Donnell attacks fried chicken-with no mercy. 

 

Cluborrhea is a disease that attacks the afflicted persons psyche in convincing them that no matter what and by any means necessary, they must belong to a club. They cannot reside in a state of independence electing instead to mandate some sort of club membership to the point of violating protocol as to how long a person should sit out in between clubs. Cluborrhea or the layman term "Club Whoring" is not the act of sleeping with members in an MC but rather much like traditional whores, it's the practice of jumping from one MC to another without regard for themselves, their old club and their new club. Sucka Free MC has formally diagnosed this disease as Cluborrhea and based on what we've seen and what we've heard, it's running rampant in the MC community. 

 

My name is Dr. Preacha and I'm a specifically trained medical professional who specializes in identifying and eradicating Cluborrhea. The biggest problem like with any disease, is getting people to admit they have it. However once we've identified the person carrying the disease, it becomes the responsibility of the club they're in or prospecting for to employ preemptive measures to treat that disease. Like with any intervention, things could get ugly but make no mistake about it, Cluborrhea is an ugly but treatable virus.

Cluborrhea is an ego transmitted deficiency (ETD) caused by a lack of inner peace and security. Cluborrhea isn't cultivated in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract but rather in the old, damp minds of people who feel they cannot be a part of the MC community unless they have on a patch. Like steroid users, they grow an addiction to the patch where the patch defines them as oppose to them defining the patch. Because essentially they were a nobody in their own eyes before they patched into a club, their identify and entire sense of worth is inextricably tied into being a patched member of a club; in some cases any club, just as long as they can claim some sort of club affiliation.

How common is Cluborrhea?

Unfortunately Cluborrhea is a very common infectious disease. In speaking to many people in the MC community, I'd estimate that at least every non-OMC has at least one person within their ranks who suffers from the disease. Unfortunately at this writing, there are no formal documented statistics in exactly the number of bikers who suffer from it but based on the promiscuity of club hoppers coupled with the inability of MC's to foster strong and loyal club members, it's evident that Cluborrhea is spreading and it's at the point of contagion.

If you go into your closet and you have three or more rags and you're gunning for more, you have the disease. If you go into your closet and you have multiple SC and MC cuts, then you have the disease. If you have tattoos on your body from more then one club, you have this disease and in this case, you have it really bad. You may be Stage V Cluborrhea at which point not only should your tattoos be blackened, but you should be black listed from the MC community if not forever but a minimum of a year.  While some may see this therapy as medieval in its practice, Stage V Cluborrhea is not treatable and thus more aggressive measures must be enacted. 

How do people get Cluborrhea?

 It's this authors opinion that Cluborrhea is a disease that is rooted in insecurity and either blossoms during the development stages of a persons life but once they enter the MC circuit, the disease incubates itself and manifests in the physical action of repeated club hopping.

Generally you can detect the person who will be affected by the disease very early on. For too many people, joining an MC is not about the love of the motorcycle nor is it about brotherhood which are the two primary anchors of why someone should be in a motorcycle club. These people who may or may not own a motorcycle join MC's for the social aspect of it which may include sex, parties and general socializing. These people are looking to expand their social network and that means  infiltrating a culture, in this case the MC culture, with a violent lack of respect, knowledge and love for not only the people who put it down before them, but the people putting it down now. 

Their ideals from the jump are wrong. They're the same people who rally against tradition and protocol and generally say, "I can do what I want" or "Who are they to tell me what to do." I have found in my research that TRUE bikers who do not agree with all the rules and traditions associated with motorcycle culture, will follow them because there is a love and respect for the culture that transcends whatever personal animus they may have to a particular rule. For example, being a woman in this MC thing has got to be difficult. Most traditionalists like myself will not temper a woman wearing the same rags nor would I ever consider joining an MC with women. Having said that, there are plenty of women in this community I respect as bikers and riders and I don't give a rat's ass that they are women.  I have to imagine many women find their "role" in the community as unacceptable or even "second class" but still adhere to the rules and traditions of the MC set not because they agree with it, but because they respect it. Because they are that way, I in turn respect them. These type of respectful women are not in line to be affected by Cluborrhea. 

Who is at risk for Cluborrhea?

 A person who joins an MC with no knowledge, respect and values of MC culture and protocol are at risk for Cluborrhea. People who join the circuit to party hop are not evaluating clubs based on anything to do with motorcycles, riding or brotherhood but rather a whole different set of criteria that could easily be applied to social clubs, fraternities, Tupperware gatherings and Friday night BINGO church clubs. They have nothing to do with motorcycles or the biker culture so they are most definitely at risk.

What also must be discussed are clubs who allow people with this disease to infiltrate their ranks. When someone is prospecting look at their background. A number of things can easily be determined. Look at the number of clubs that person has been in the last year to two years. If that number exceeds the year, then something is wrong. In other words, in one year that person has been in two clubs, then something is wrong. Yes, they could have chosen incorrectly twice but who's to say that you won't be the third wrong choice? An MC needs to find out what is that persons criteria (see above) because then they might see that the person they're prospecting is not in it for bikes or the MC culture but rather something all together different. 

I know of a rider who has been in two clubs and is currently prospecting for a third. He's done this over the course of five years so it's really not that bad. The problem however is both clubs he's no longer with have nothing but negative things to say about him. Worse, both clubs have alluded that this member has stolen money. Now the arrogance of his prospective new club President is so profound that he said and I quote, "He won't do that here." I was amazed. Basically this guy is willing to infect his club with a member who is easily afflicted with Clubhorrhea but I suppose because he wants the numbers, he's willing to take that chance.This is a case where an MC is incubating and helping spread Clubhorrhea instead of stamping it out. Proper protocol demands that this prospect be sat down and forced to answer any and all questions by the patched in members of the club he wants to join. If that prospect doesn't or can't answer the questions to the satisfaction of the people asking him, he should not be allowed into the club (club members should vote once the prospect or hang-a-long has been escorted out the room)

Cluborrhea is bred in one of the greatest and most fundamental flaws in MC's today and that's a lack of loyalty and commitment in both the club itself and the members they allow in. I have stressed to clubs that prospecting is supposed to be difficult. Prospecting is not supposed to be easy. Prospecting is supposed to test a person's commitment to a club and once they join that club, that grueling prospecting initiation prompts them to be more loyal to that club. Who in their right mind would go through a year of prospecting and then get into a club and drop their colors at the slightest hint of displeasure? It doesn't happen. After you've been through hell you're gonna stick it out with that club and make sure it lives up the principles that you had originally been sold on. Clubs today make prospecting as simple as sliding in and out of baby oiled whore and as a result, they court club whoring or the scientific term, Cluborrhea.  You ever notice how difficult it is to walk away from an OMC? Don't believe what you've seen on Gangland. It's not because members will track you down and slit your throat. It's because most members don't leave 'cause they went through too much hell to get in and instead of dropping their colors they'll step away to regroup and then re-engage. There is no club hopping in the OMC world because loyalty and commitment are treasured and revered. Non OMC clubs for the most part take this life as a lifeSTYLE and don't live the life thus loyalty and commitment aren't stressed as much and as a result, Cluborrhea begins to run rampant.

Prospective clubs need to do their research on probies just like jobs do when people interview. Have you called their references? In other words, have you reached out to their previous club(s) and spoken to them about their former member? Have you spoken to people in the community to see what kind of reputation they have? Do they have a reputation at all? Do they have a Facebook page and if they do, what kind of things are they posting and do you want this person representing your club? Do your own homework on prospective members and protect your club from people who suffer from Clubhorrhea. 

What are the symptoms of Cluborrhea? 

It requires some very basic observation and engagement. Do you have a member in your club right now who knows nothing about motorcycles? He or she barely rides their own bike? Do you have members who are amazingly clueless about motorcycle culture and politics and worse, they're not the slightest bit interested in learning more about it? These are some very basic symptoms of someone with the disease. If you profess yourself to be a motorcycle club, then why do you have someone in your club who isn't interested in biker culture or riding for that matter? They obviously have no love of the culture or bikes so again, why exactly are they in the club? This sort of dissociation from all things motorcycle also reveals itself in the form of these members being spiritually unable to ride long distances or insisting on showing up to bike events in cars. Please note I said "spiritually" unable and not physically. Long motorcycle rides with a club are truly spiritual events and when a member elects not to participate but is willing to jump into a car to attend a bike event, they clearly have Cuborrhea and they need to be expunged from the ranks. 

Another clear example of someone who suffers from the disease is a person who while unable to make bike events on a motorcycle seems to show up at each and every bike party regardless of bad or good weather (usually in a car) These people are as MC stable as a big woman break dancing on a thread. Again, they are not participating in the culture electing instead to be part of the social scene. You know the disease is especially strong within them because clearly these people belong in a social club but they insist on being in an MC because that's "more fun" and the MC moniker carries significantly more weight and respect than SC or AC. 

There are occasions when people have not demonstrated the classic symptoms but develop full blown out Cluborrhea. The other day we learned of a President/Founder who jumped ship from the very same club he founded to be part of another club. That other club not only took him in as an officer but they didn't make him prospect off the strength that this person was a President of his own club before coming over. This is what we call Stage IV Cluborrhea because it's affected not only the carrier of the disease but the people around him. His club was left in shambles.This is truly a devastating case of Cluborrhea.

  

What are the complications of Cluborrhea?

The complications from having this disease includes consistent unhappiness with each and every club that person is patched into. Every club will always be wrong to this person either because they don't go out enough, they don't throw enough parties or the one we hear of the most, "You take this motorcycle and MC thing too seriously." This severely diseased person will do their best to infect the club with their poison and unless the MC is a tightly knit unit cracks will appear in the chain. 

The best form of protection is to have is an MC condom around your club. Meaning, protect yourself by any means necessary from these people and the potential strife and division they'd bring to the club. Test a prospective members knowledge about MC culture. Really examine how often they ride and how they ride. That'll say alot about them as a rider. See if they'll do a distance ride and if so, how did they act on that ride. Did they appreciate the spiritual aspect of that ride and the potential to bond with their fellow club member. Did they complain about how uncomfortable they were and were they preoccupied with the destination as opposed to the travel getting there. All these things add to infecting club members and chip away at the solidarity of the club. You should never doubt the power of Cluborrhea and how it possesses the people afflicted by it. 

(Please note what we've noted above in terms of criteria for a club to evaluate a member is based on that club being a real MC and not an RC or in some cases a family club. We're referring to clubs where riding hard and long are mandatory and expected and habitual excuses as to why a person can't attend is not tolerated)

In conclusion we've identified, discussed and recommended treatments to combat Cluborrhea but it's up to the MC's out there to make these infected people swallow their medicine. We can't just accept people within our ranks just for numbers. Members in your MC should reflect quality and not just quantity. It's not about being the most repped at a trophy party. It's about being the best possible MC you can be. 


At this point this I do realize we are preaching because we are belaboring the point but this disease is an MC killer and like people who refuse to have safe sex choosing to roll the dice with each sexual encounter, MC's are rolling the dice by accepting these Cluborrhea infected parasites within their ranks. This needs to stop immediately.

My name is Dr. Preacha and I do make housecalls. Holla at me.

Thanks for reading. 

Top Ten Rag Violations

How important is fashion? When Michelle Obama wears an outfit that shows off her arms, the Conservative Right accuses her of being inappropriate while the liberal left go out and buy droves of whatever she was wearing to the point of putting that designer on the map. National magazines dedicate complete issues to fashion faux pax's.Style and E! Entertainment devote entire broadcast segments to break down the clothes celebrities wore, wear and shouldn't be wearing. The point is, fashion is very important and not just that, but doing fashion correctly is extremely paramount.

 The importance of fashion carries over to the MC world and like anything that is cemented in history, tradition and culture, there are protocols when it comes to fashion. The fashion we're obviously speaking about are the fashion of rags (cuts, vests, jackets-I will refer to them as rags as that's how me and my kind do). There are general fashion rules that could get you excluded from the major social affairs in NYC and LA like wearing white after Labor Day, a man's shoes not matching the color of his belt and the jury is still out on wearing dress shoes with no socks. Some people who want to rebel against "the rules" say the ones who enforce the rules so adamantly are slaves to tradition, or in this case a slave to fashion.

To them I'd say, we're all slaves. You just gotta know how pick your own plantation.

Make no mistake, the MC world is a plantation. You have a bunch house slaves (The weekend riders who ride to the bar and never ever during the rain) who don't understand why those niggers outside (bikers who actually put real work time on their bikes, their MC and the MC community) are fighting amongst themselves. "Y'all should just be happy to be riding. Who cares what your rags look like? Why do you care if that club is following tradition? Why do you care 'bout their rags and what their rags say?"- Those are those house slaves asking those dumb questions. We're gonna ignore them. And then you have those field niggers (Sucka MC's) who are actually out there working the field and puttin' in their time on two's but don't know shit about the MC culture. They're just happy to say they're MC and go to the parties. Those field niggers keep shaking their heads at the troublesome runaway slaves (Outlaws) who insist on not following Massah's rules. They're the ones (and I'm gonna quote Nas here) who keep talking that "crazy ass back to Africa" shit.  The early slaves were the hardest to get in line. The real hardasses were probably killed or thrown overboard during the Middle Passage but the ones who made it here and maintained a passion for their traditions and their culture refused to assimilate. They were Outlaws.

You see how certain things never change?

Again, I'm NOT saying everything Outlaws do is right or that their lifestyle is for everyone 'cause God knows I'd be reckless to even suggest that but the most revered Outlaws in history and in this MC thing are characters who while being different, have very similar traits. They are ferociously protective of their way of life and principles and they all have a code of honor that is more important to them then the air they breathe. That's something to aspire to, not shun but more people shun the way of the Outlaw because it means having to live up to your word and the consequences if you don't.

 Maybe when it comes to rag violators, we should keep this top ten list close and start giving people tickets by taking their picture and publishing it online. Now, that's not a bad idea at all. Until then, here are some of the top ten rag violations we could think of and the rules and regulations when it comes to each one.   


10- Reverse Rags in Photos
I was at an MC party last year and I asked a group of guys if they'd mind if I could take a picture of their rags. To my surprise they all turned around. Not one of them took their rags off and put it on their chest like so many clubs do when taking pictures. After I took the picture I made it a point of shaking each one of their hands and mentioned specifically how impressed I was that they knew protocol. How many times have you gone to an MC's Facebook page and you see a group shot of the team with their rags on their chest lookin' like a straight jacket. Let's make it clear for everyone out there reading this, your flag  (meaning your MC's symbol) BELONG on your back. They go no where else, ever. There are NO exceptions. When's the last time LeBron James took off his Jersey in a picture and turned it around?  Does the priest take off his tunic to make you more comfortable? It's who he is. You will respect who he is and how he does his thing. MC's should have that same respectful arrogance about their own flag. Taking your rags off to make it "better" for a picture by rocking it on your chest is considered in most traditional clubs as a major violation.

"When I see a club do that I know they don't know shit 'bout shit. If you don't even know not to wear your rags the wrong way, then what else do you  not know?" - Quote from OMC biker

 9-Multi-Color Rags
This one is very easy. Rags are supposed to be one of two colors; black or denim with an exception to brown here and there but that's rare. The blue, pink, white, multi-colored rags are not standard or accepted colors for rags. I understand especially with African American and Latina riders who want to color coordinate every got-damn thing and they have these multi-colored rags to accentuate an outfit. You're going about it the wrong way. You build around your rags, not the other way around and your rags are black or denim, period. It's as jarring and visually assaulting as when certain restaraunts serve green colored meat patties on St. Patrick's Day. It might taste the same, but that shit is green.We may all ride bikes but your rags are...(pause)...blue. Think of your rags as your uniform and before you, thousands of people wore the time honored tradition of MC rags. They didn't come down the highway lookin' like an angry collection of Rainbow Brite doll collectors. They came down the highway looking like bikers. If you join the military and green ain't your color (or white if you're Navy and so on) you don't go to your commanding officer and say, "Have you ever considered purple?" That uniform that you're wearing has been honored and blessed with blood, sweat and tears of millions of people before you. Your rags have as well. When bikers go to a party and someone takes a picture of all us together, do we want to look like a bunch of hardened love-to-ride fuckers or a bag of M&M's?

" I went to a party the other day and it looked like the god-damn rainbow coalition."-Quote from TX biker

8-Decorative Rags
Do you remember leg warmers? Some of us are old enough to remember them. How 'bout shoulder pad blazers? Wait, how 'bout this one...mom jeans? Do you notice the common trend in all those things? For one, all those trends are for women and secondly, they were all amazingly tacky and abhorrent fashion mistakes. Bedazzling rags is not only a fashion mistake on the level of unbridled magnitude but it's something that's most definitely feminine. Let me translate and please say this with me. Men don't wear leg warmers. Men don't bedazzle rags. Men don't wear thongs. Men don't bedazzle rags. (you see where I'm going with this).  Men don't wear high heels. Men don't bedazzle rags. Rags are a masculine piece of MC couture and they are not meant to be bedazzled. Would you put pink bowstrings on brass knuckles? Bedazzling your rags leads to other abominations such as glow in the dark rags. These things are some of the most desperate for attention, insecure acts an MC or biker can do. I've even seen mini TV monitors on rags. I don't make this shit up. You need to respect not just your rags, but the traditions from which rag "fashion" comes from. In most OMC's, a clean rag reeks of an undercover cop 'cause any real biker has rags that has some considerable wear and tear on them. Your rags should look like it's been through hell...and stayed there for a while. In other words, if you're a real biker you actually ride your bike and your rags would reflect that. If I met a rider with a TV monitor on his rags my first impression would be, "Luke, I am your father." Part of the reason why rags are kept simple is because the symbolism behind your club should speak volumes. You don't have to explain what your club symbol means but members within the club should know how important it is and nothing should distract or disrespect that logo. Of course if your club logo doesn't mean jack then maybe you might want to bedazzle your rags and plug in TV monitors and do glow in the dark things but that's up to you to decide and make the final call...or in this case, change that channel.

"To each their own but my thing is this, even if the circuit would give a pass for women to put gems on their rags, explain to me why the fuck a man would take the time to bedazzle his shit? That's just gay."- Quote from Club President

7-Rags in the Car
Your rags are meant to be flown like a flag. However, you've got to be smart in flying that flag. As an American I don't really recommend wearing your Captain America Halloween outfit to too many bar crawls in Palestine. It just wouldn't be a good idea but if you're in Palestine and that's your only outfit, I'd recommend that you turn it inside out and watch yo' ass. If for whatever reason you're getting into a car with your rags on, the standard protocol is for you to turn your rags inside out. You're not disrespecting your rags or your MC by doing that. In fact, you're showing them the most respect by 1-never allowing the flag of your club to be on anything BUT your back and 2-you're not allowing that flag to be tarnished by touching the inside of a cage. And while this applies more so to Outlaws (real Outaws; not you three patch wearing RC's)
cops have been known to drive by cars with bikers inside and once they notice the diamond or the club, the sirens tend to come on. Whether you're doing dirt or not, a stop by the cops is as fun as a Rikers Island involuntary prostate examination so just avoid the situation and keep your rags inside out if you're in a cage.

"Would you wear a helmet to get in your car to go get groceries? I guess if you were a retarded mutha-fucka you would but most people ain't doin' that."-AL biker 

6-Passenger & Rags
I know what basic logic says. If you have a passenger your rags won't be flying so what you do is allow your passenger to temporarily wear your rags for the duration of the trip. If you truly earned your rags through sweat, unprecedented effort and sometimes tears, why in the would would you even entertain the thought of someone else wearing your rags? Would you allow someone to wear your wedding band just 'cause "they wanted to see what it's like"? Of course you wouldn't. Aren't you married to your MC? Aren't you committed to your MC and the brothers in it? If the answer is yes then the answer is no for allowing anyone else to wear your rags in any circumstance. For the record, if you did allow someone to wear your rags and someone in your club saw, you should be getting a hefty fine because those rags represent a sacred brotherhood and that person you lent your rags to are NOT part of that brotherhood.Think of your rags as your woman's vagina. You had to really work to earn your woman's vagina and allows you the access you've entitled. After earning that access, would you share that vagina with anyone? More then likely the answer is no. Think of your rags as your vagina. It's yours. All yours...now, what your girlfriend thinks and does with her vagina is a blog topic for a whole different day...


"I don't know when people started handing out rags to girlfriends, wives and mistresses but every hang-a-long now has rags. That just tells me that particular club doesn't value their rags if they're handing them out like free condoms at the corner store clinic." - DE biker

5-Rags in Public
Your rags are like your balls; if someone's going to take them from you they're gonna have to be surgically removed from your body. You earned those rags and now you've gotten them and now you think it's a good idea to go somewhere and place them down? This is one of the rare instances in biker ettiquette where even another biker from another MC can pick up your rags and present them to your President. If you have a real President he'd fine his own member to get his own rags back. By placing your rags on the back of a chair, on the bars of your bike, etc. ANYWHERE besides your back you are disrespecting your club and your club colors. Do you know the kind of scorn an institution, private and public can incur if the American flag is ever seen touching the ground? Did you know in the Civil War the flag bearers only job was to carry the flag of his soldiers as bullets, cannon balls and swords soowshed by them? And not if, but when that idiot was killed, there was a second flag bearer who was to stand in his place. I've read that this position was considered to be so coveted that during battles when the bearers went down, soldiers would pick up the flag and carry on. While we all may think that ridiculous, it does demonstrate an uncanny amount of pride in their flag and what it represented. They were happy to die for their flag. Are you you willing not to lay down for yours? I know an Outlaw personally who gets off his motorcycle, walks into his house, locks the door behind him, goes in the basement, moves stuff around to get to his safe and places his rags in a locked safe. The only other thing he has in there are two guns and his birth certificate. He's the only one who knows the combination. When I asked him was that necessary he said to me, "Do you know how much the other clubs offer for our patch, dude?" That's how serious rags can be in this community. This rule is by far the easiest one of all them because it's the easiest not to violate. If you're wearing your rags and you go out, do not ever take them off in public. That's it.That simple. That basic. In fact, I'll say it again in my Karate Kid Mr. Miagi accent: "Rag on. Rag no off."

"When my mother got sick of me losing my shit as a kid she just started throwing my shit away. Tell you what-- I stopped losing shit after she started doing that" - IL biker


4-AC/MC/MMC
At first this one used to get on my nerves the way fat kids do who are in front of me in line at McDonalds. If you have on a vest and you have more then one designation, you essentially are watering down each aspect of the clubs or associations you're trying to rep because not only are you showing a fantastic ignorance of protocol, but you're telling everyone that you have an identity crisis. Yes. You're practically screaming that you are a crazy bitch. We're going to pretend that in our world it's okay for someone outside of an MC to wear rags. (It's not). I did say this used to get on my nerves which obviously means it doesn't move me to anger so much anymore and that's not to say it doesn't still irk me, but may people suffer from this issue. The issue by the way is brand identity. You have no idea who you are and by trying to be everything to everyone you're left with nothing. You're no one. Burger King suffered from this problem. They came out with these wonderfully hysterical ads with the Burger King character and they even started selling video games. People loved it. Funny thing is, their food sales slipped during this time and the reason they did is because BK was trying to be all things to all people instead of just being a fast food chain who served good enough food. They were having an identity crisis..much like the people who wear multiple Club association on their rags.  If you have a truck division, car division or whatever else, then traditionally they should have varsity sweaters or some other form of fashion identification. Club orgies on the back of rags is as good taste as inviting R. Kelly to your sisters sweet sixteen. It's in poor taste, it's inappropriate and it's downright stupid.

"If you saw a cop on the street and his uniform had him as NYPD and NYFD what would you do? You'd leave that mutha fucka alone and go find you a real cop or fireman is exactly what the fuck you'd do." NY biker 

3-Rags Out
One of the most popular blogs we've ever done is called MC Divorce: Leaving the Sucka's Behind and that was about leaving your MC and obviously a big part of that discussion was vest surrender. Leaving a club is bitter business without the added humble experience of surrendering a cut. If you're leaving the club on good terms it makes the surrender considerably easier but no one leaves a club on good terms. Either you were unhappy with them or they were unhappy with you and like a marriage five years past the point where the couple should've gotten divorced, people have bitter feelings that could spark into a forest fire of rage and fury with one wrong (or right) word. So if the point is to avoid a volcanic explosion of feelings there are a few things you can do. First is, just give up the vest and move on with your life. If you're not happy with the club and they're not happy with you, why hold onto it? Let it go. Second, refer to the bylaws and if you're entitled to something back for that vest then make it clear that's what you'd like back and once that's met you'll give up the vest. And third, if neither of those things can be settled amicably, do what you gotta do to either avoid doing what you gotta or to avoid getting caught doing whatever it is you feel you gotta do  (please feel free to read in between those lines). Bottom line, if you're no longer repping that club, then you have no business holding onto their colors, posting "old" pics or doing anything club related.
 

"Protocol would be to turn over your rags and make sure that your dues are caught up and that you are leaving on good turns from you current club" Outlaw biker, Indiana

2-Rags In
You ever go to an MC party and you look at peoples rags and you're like, "You really put that whack shit on yo' back?" Who hasn't? Before you prospect for a club and you're a hang-a-around, it may sound shallow but really take a look at a clubs back piece and think, "Do I really want to represent this flag?" It's not like you were born in Brooklyn and then at the age of sixteen decided you like the Japanese flag better and you wanna fly that. You ain't gotta a choice there. But in making an MC move, one of the things you have to consider is whether or not the flag, what it represents and the rags in general are something you could and would and will wear proudly. I know people who refuse to wear any rags that have any representation of death in them. Others don't like urban spellings or motifs and my personal favorite, anything from the movie Scarface gets a big no, no from me. (just 'cause I'm like, "Were you mutha fucka's THAT lazy?"). From an MC perspective this is going to be an eye opener for a few people because bylaws have become corroded of late with the wrong information concerning this. New members should never PAY to be in your club. New members should never PAY for their rags. From the moment a hang a long becomes a prospect they pay for the privlege of prospecting and they pay the dues accordingly. On the day they patch in, they should be presented with their rags and full flag without them having to pay any additional dollars because the fees should have already gone to cover that. I know too many clubs that double tax new members by making them pay for the last passage rite into the club. You don't want people feeling like they just bought into a corporation. They should feel as if they were accepted into a family. That's what brotherhood is about. You don't want to welcome a new member into your club by stealing money out their pocket on day one.

 "Then express interest with the new club that you would like to become a part of. Hang around, get to know the bros, then prospect if you think that the club is a good fit for you, then once the new club feels that you are ready they will patch you in. Make sure during your hang around time that the club you are wanting to join is gonna be the club that you see yourself retiring from. The hang around and prospecting stage could take over a year. If it's something that you really want, you will wait until the time is right." Outlaw biker, Indiana

1-Rag Approval
Nothing above means a thing if your rags haven't been approved by your dominant club. In other words, if you just got done watching Scarface and you took your hands out your pants long enough to design a patch, you just can't walk over, have it done up, pass it around to you and your friends and say you're a club. They couldn't even do that in Biker Boyz. You have to get your colors, your patch, your club approved by the dominant and until that happens you're an unsanctioned pop-up club ignoring one of the most important MC rules of all: respecting your dominant.  There's an old wives tale about a club who started their MC and thought they were safe from the dominant 'cause they rode sport bikes. Well, one day that dominant pulled up on them...in a supermarket nonetheless and demanded an audience. It was all worked out but who wants to have their melon squeezing disrupted by a bunch of unhappy bikers? That same old wife told me a story about how a certain new cruiser club just flat out said they weren't going to the dominant 'cause they had no business dealing with "those type of people." I'm not sure what that meant but "those type of people" showed up at mr. new club man's place of business with pictures of his kids getting on and off the school bus, his wife buying groceries (maybe at the same super market as above) and needless to say, it took that club a whole lot longer to get their colors approved.  To belabor the point, just get your damn rags approved. It'll save you a whole lot of heartburn and it won't make you a wives tale of supermarket melon squeezing gone wrong.

"If Jesus came out the sky and wanted to open up a candy store, He couldn't just open that shit up. He'd have to get building permits, pay for inspectors and get licenses. All we're saying is see your local dominant. You'll have a permit for life." Outlaw Biker, TN

I sincerely hope that after reading this top ten you take a look at your own rags and consider what you're doing when you're rocking them...and when you're not. There is a lot of responsibility in rocking rags and it's better to understand what's expected of you, and what others looking at you and your team, expect of all of you in general. Yes, you can say, "We don't give a fuck" but there are plenty of people in this MC thing who do and they will treat you according to how you respect (or don't respect) traditional MC protocols and values and that starts with how you rock your rags.

Don't ridicule yourself by coming into a room lookin' like some Iron Man villain with a glow in the dark cut. Don't embarrass your host MC by pulling up to a bar wearing a sixteen year old girl's bedazzled vest. Unless your TV monitor is showing porn, no one wants to watch your stupid screen monitor cut and for the love of good, you're either an MC or nothing. Don't have club orgies on your rags.

I can't make you a biker simply by reading this blog but at least gotdamnit I can help you look the part.

My name is Preacha and I am a fashion consultant who is very good at knocking sucka's right the fuck out. Thanks for reading.

MC Divorce: Leaving the Sucka’s Behind

Anyone who has ever left an MC can tell you the process of separation can be as painful as actual divorce from a spouse and in some cases the experience can be worse. After all, you’re not leaving one person but rather a group of people with whom for the longest time you had committed yourself to. Whether you invested your time, money, sweat and tears the process of removing yourself from your MC family is often a difficult one and often embroiled in anger, pain and bad feelings.

For better or for worse, since its inception Sucka Free MC has been responsible for thirteen such divorces including my own. After a particularly painful phone call last week where a female rider cried on the phone with me after the realization that her club was actually a Sucka MC, she understood she had to turn in her rags.  After that call I realized with all good conscience that Sucka Free MC had to address the very painful topic of MC Divorce and Leaving the Sucka’s Behind. Statistics state the number one cause of divorce in America is money but the number one ‘cause of divorce in an MC are sucka’s. Well consider Sucka Free MC your online MC divorce consultation source.   

I had never spoken to her before though we’ve been Facebook friends for quite some time. She had been an ardent supporter of Sucka Free MC and based on her posts she shared a passionate equivalent passion and obsessiveness with MC purity as the staff of Sucka Free MC. So, when she started to truly analyze her own MC and hold it up to the criteria that we had agreed on as being the true litmus test of a real MC, the cracks in the sidewalk began to grow.  One of the worst parts of discovering the bullshit in a relationship is the very first whiff because that initial shatter is the indication that eventually it will fall to pieces. Think about it. When you see a crack in a drinking glass you don’t keep drinking out of it. You curse the crack and you throw the glass out.

Real bikers need to have that same resolve when exorcising ourselves from Sucka MC’s.

An MC is about brotherhood and the chains that bind. If there is a weak link eventually that MC will fall apart. I have always preached you cannot have bikers in a club and non-bikers in a club. It does not work. Brotherhood in an MC begins and continues in the love of the ride and for clubs to allow members who "I can't do long rides" or "I don't wanna ride today" attitudes are not only exposing their weak link internally, but they're encouraging it by not demanding change from those members. (I'm digressing and I'm actually sharing some of the reasons why I had to divorce myself from my former club but more on that later)

Her MC allowed certain members in the club to wear rags that were bedazzled with gems. Their club was no longer as interested in rides opting instead to ride to the next party or local function and full participation was lukewarm at best.  What really brought this young lady to the edge however were club members refusing to ride their respective irons. How do you have a motorcycle club where members are showing up to bike events in cars? How do you have a motorcycle club where members deem two hour rides as trips and too long for them to bother when they can get there more comfortably in a car?How do you have a bike club where church isn't about riding or trips but about the next party or event for the club to make money?

This is the point in the marriage where you know you and your spouse are more roommates then lovers. It’s when you’re bored being bored and separate bedrooms aren’t just okay, but both of you actually prefer it that way. I say marriage and not relationship because in a marriage you have financial commitments and ties that bind legally. To sever those ties takes even more money and is considerably more painful than a dating situation. In an MC you’ve put in your time and spent money and when you realize that all that time and money was not time nor money well spent, it’s an incredibly empty feeling. It’s the start of regret and nothing in this world is more futile then regret.  You know you and your MC members have become bar mates (roommates) and not fellow riders when you meet more at the bar or the next party instead of on the road. When you start getting more texts to attend the next fish fry, bikini wash or bike blessing than actually riding the writing is on the wall.  If your team is no longer riding, the most integral part of the bike relationship is over. I know an MC (and I use that term loosely here) that spent more time on quads then they did their iron and didn't understand my disgust. They teased me saying, "You're too close minded, Preach. We still ridin'" To this day repeating that story makes me sick to my stomach. You and your MC have gone from being lovers to being familiar strangers. We are supposed to be united by our love of our motorcycles and riding and if you take that away, what do you truly have left?

As each relationship is different, signs of a pending divorce are different as well. In my case, I struggled with the insincerity (Christian way of saying bullshit) of the club and its leaders. I was told “We want to be a traditional club in every sense of the word” but when I moved in a traditional sense I was hit with, “Whoa, we don’t do that” or “I can’t ask my members to do that”. I honestly didn’t know what to do for a while. It was as if I woke up in Bitch City MC. One of the breaking points for me was, “We don’t need to follow tradition. We can start new traditions.”  Let me make something clear. To say something like that to a person like me who respects this community so much and the clubs and bikers who paved the way for me to do what I do now is like inviting the Pope to the Brooklyn Orgy Party in Bushwick. I was beyond disgusted. I knew I had made a grave mistake and I immediately corrected it. I had refused to wear my rags only a week or two after getting them and refused to wear them until the club agreed to abandon their Sucka MC mode of operation and lived up to what I was sold on. They refused and I rode away. I consider that to be the best decision I ever made in my MC life.

I have asked bikers and riders out there to live up to the principles of the old guard and preaching from the pulpit, I was not going to be greatest sinner of all; not when it came to this MC life. I was introduced to this life by Outlaws and like a child who is introduced to religion by their parents, the Outlaw way of life isn’t something that I see as a weekend activity like an obligatory Catholic holiday sighting. No, the Outlaw way of life is just that; it’s a way of life that you represent whether you’re wearing a three piece suit or your three piece patch. I have always been faithful to that philosophy and I have no intentions of ever cheating on my Outlaw principles.

I understand and actually appreciate the Outlaw way is not everyone’s way and it’s not meant to be. Just because you’re not Outlaw doesn’t make you any less of a biker or MC. In fact, I applaud people who understand the commitment Outlaws make and respect that commitment and stay in their lane. It’s the Sucka MC’s who are actively engaging in fuckery who are in the cross hairs of the OMC’s, the Dominants and people who truly love and respect this life that are the frauds and ultimately the problem. Most clubs are made up of WEAKend warriors; not weekend warriors. When you pretend to be Outlaw by dressing the part whether you’re wearing all black or worse, with your three piece patch but not living up to your three pieces you're a fraud. Let’s be clear on something. A three piece patch means in no uncertain terms that you are Outlaw. You CANNOT wear a three piece patch unless you are sanctioned by your dominant. If you are not sanctioned by your dominant and you’re wearing that patch you’re a fool, a fraud and a Sucka MC. Secondly, if you present yourselves like Outlaws and you get approached by Outlaws you had best react like Outlaws because if you don’t, not only will there be physical repercussions from your actions but it will be a humbling that will be felt digitally, physically, spiritually and mentally and I assure you, you and your team will not recover from it. And lastly, if you are not riding a Harley Davidson or at the very least an American bike, you cannot wear jewelry. That’s not my rule. That’s an MC rule. If a One Percenter comes across a diamond on your rags and you’re on a crotch rocket or a cruiser that’s not American, there’s a very good chance you and your club will be addressed. You can read into addressed any which way you want. 

Everything I just described above is Sucka MC bullshit. And that kind of bullshit leads to divorces.

When you present yourself like a true MC, a traditional MC club or an OMC, and you’re not, you’re not only lying to yourself but you’re lying to prospective members. You lie to people who believe your bullshit and become exposed to your comedy of lies in a way that can, and has resulted in ugly and sometimes violent divorces.

We all know that in life, divorces aren’t usually pretty. I’m convinced family court is one of the circles of hell Dante spoke about in his poem. There are lawyers, lying spouses and three sides to every story: his, hers and the truth and depending on how good the lawyers are, the truth may never even come out. A divorce is either get out with everything you came in with, something you came in with or fuck it, I just need to get out but one thing you definitely do leave behind is a piece of yourself.  

That’s no different than in an MC you’ve invested blood, sweat and tears in.

And now when you’ve come to the conclusion that the divorce must happen, we have to discuss the vest surrender. In family court this is where they bring you to the custody judge ‘cause no true parent wants to give up time with their children and if you’ve put in your time to get your rags, you’re not anxious to give them up, whether you’re in the club or not. You earned them and they’re yours. But the club is saying they legally own those rags and thus in lies the problem. Because so many clubs don’t do it right to begin with, when members were originally patched in they were asked to purchase their colors in addition to the dues they’ve already paid. Now, you’ve prospected for this outfit, you put in the time and now that you’re leaving they want you to give back your rags but the question is, since they want the rags back will they pay you your money back?  In a real club, you don’t pay for your rags. You earn your rags and you’re blessed with them. The ownership of the rags is not financial but rather blood, sweat and tears which is a clear distinction why in a REAL club rags are so treasured. Men had to go through hell to get them. Money comes and goes but the time invested will never come back. A real club has money and the dues you’ve put in towards prospecting have in part been going to the eventual rags you were going to be blessed with and whatever alcohol they may need to celebrate you patching into the club. If your club expects new members to pay for their own rags it’s an example of financial mismanagement and a lack of protocol that’s a sneak peek to the MC retardation that’s sure to follow.  

I know cases where an MC has sent their Sgt-of-Arms to go collect rags from a  member who had quit and things got violent because that member had been in the club for a decade and he wasn’t about to surrender his rags for no one. While I clearly understood his anger if the by-laws you agreed to say you must surrender those rags, then you’re bound to do it. Playing both sides of the fence however I don’t see why a club would enforce this rule so adamantly with a member of ten years unless that member was leaving in bad terms which this member wasn’t. He was just tired of the fuckery and just wanted to retire and hold onto his rags. (I guess when you call the President out for being a fuck-up you’re not leaving on good terms which may explain why the club wanted the patch back so bad) After a few threats and two sit downs he got to keep his rags. Once the decision was made for him to keep them he went out back and burned them. For him that was closure and fortunately for both parties, they worked it out so closure could happen because they were on course for a violent situation.

I read a great quote that said, "When you hold a grudge against someone, it's like holding a hot coal you intend to throw at your enemy. More then likely not only are you going to miss them if you throw it, but worse, you end up burning your own hand in the process." The point is (and believe me I can relate) just let it go. Whether that means those rags of the club you're no longer associated with, the angry or bitter reasons why you're leaving and anything and everything else-just let it go and move on. Admittedly, that's the hardest thing for me because if I could, I'd like to vent violently, but not only is that not protocol, it goes against who I am as a Christian who happens to be a biker. Violence IS the answer sometimes, but that's only when someone or something has asked the wrong question. In a situation where I've divorced myself from my previous MC brood, I need to accept the fact that I made a mistake, I've rectified that mistake and now being philosophical about it, I'm absolutely on the right track now.

I also have noticed if you come into a club wrong, then more then likely you're going to leave incorrectly too. If the club made you a member without prospecting or reduced your prospecting period 'cause they were so hard up to get you, then that's a club that cuts corners. If they cut corners there, they'll chop off corners other places and eventually you'll have a club left in little pieces. If they didn't respect protocol coming in, they're not going to respect protocol going out so be warned. In another blog I'll touch on how important prospecting is and what a prospect should be looking for when considering a club but having recently made the mistake myself, I can offer the advice that when you see things wrong while you're prospecting, those same things you saw will become things you are later. That simply means if it was broke before you got there, it's gonna be broke while you're there and more then likely it's gonna be broken while you're leaving and after you're gone so just avoid the divorce situation all together and don't get married. In this case, avoid the wrong MC all together.

I have a lot of respect for certain independent riders because I've found they actually love and respect the MC life more then a lot of the people actually in it. They respect it enough to stay out of it and if and when they do decide to take the plunge, they're doing their research and want that club to be the right one. Again, very smart because they've seen how ugly MC divorces can get so why do it? In "real" life you don't meet someone at the club Friday and marry then Saturday (well, unless you're in Vegas) so why would you approach your MC selection that way? 

Unless you’re a celebrity family divorces aren’t announced with the grandiose Twitter feed and People magazine cover story.  For most of us unfortunate to experience divorce, they’re a painful private matters whereas MC divorces are public mud-slinging prize fights where the people with the most FB friends are usually crowned “the winner” simply because they have more friends than the other person. Understandably, when feelings are hurt it’s hard not to share those angry emotions but reacting and moving in anger is as wise getting fellatio from a hungry cannibal. Members often have been so disgusted by their former clubs that they’ve simply phoned their resignations in or better yet, did it via text because they couldn’t be bothered. I’m not here to state whether that’s right or wrong but I would suggest the following:

If you’re leaving your MC because you’re convinced they’re a Sucka MC, you’re more than likely not the only member who thinks that. There are probably two or three who believe that as well but haven’t hit their wall of frustration yet as you have. Therefore I’d recommend during church where most, if not all the members are present to state your reasons before surrendering your rags and try to the best of your ability, to articulate your feelings. Clearly lay out the issues you’ve had, what you did to try to solve them and how they weren’t met to your satisfaction. If by the end of your case no one can provide you any rebuttal as to why your decision is not a good one, then you’ve truly done all you can do and you’ve been fair to not only the MC (and by doing so, closed out your relationship with a true sense of brotherhood) but you’ve also been fair to yourself. 

My name is Preacha and I live Sucka MC Free. I also happen to be a very good divorce attorney. Get at me if you need my services. I’m not cheap, but I’m very fuckin’ good.

Oh by the way, that young lady I started to tell you about in the blog who cried to me about dropping her rags-She’s now a member of the Sucka Free MC Nation riding independently with a smile on her face.

Stay Sucka MC Free, y’all

Stay in Your Lane Bitches: The Social Clubs Problem

SUCKA FREE MC Guest Blogger: 
Ronnie Streeter

Oh, are you offended already?

If you are maybe that's a good thing because that's the reality of the world social clubs currently function in. As a member of a social club and a woman first, I don't think of myself or women in general as bitches but I know many who do, especially when you're not moving in your lane.

Staying in your lane isn't just an indication of where you're going but it's also a blueprint as to where you've been.  Social Clubs have a rich history and background that clearly defines and outlines their original purpose. Many Social Clubs were elegantly dressed men and women who were true to the call of being social. They threw parties, events and socials.  There were varying Social Clubs that date back as far as the 1800's when they were Mens Social Clubs. They were a place for men to gather away from home and work to smoke and drink and to “be men”.  African American Social Clubs of the 1930's (primarily women) were smartly dressed people hosting meetings in immaculate homes and venues.  Italian American and Irish American Social Clubs were historically made up almost entirely of men.  Social Clubs aren't new to outside world but are the "new" kids on the block in terms of the MC world. What I've read and moreover "heard" is that Social Clubs as it pertains to the MC world came about because Ole Ladies, girls and hangarounds (not the ho persuasion) were already doing the cooking for either the members of their old mans club or events and  all were NOT old lady's or Property and wanted a distinction. How true it is that Social Clubs were "sanctioned" per se is still being debated. What I do know is Social Clubs are here and don't seem to be going away. Men, Male Social Clubs in a highly testosterone arena as the Motor Cycle Community is a big NO. If you want to be a member of a Social Club, do it outside of the community..

Before our Social Club founders understood the layered bureaucracy of motorcycle clubs, which is a project all to itself, they were skeptical when initially approached to form a SC. That may have been well founded skepticism as we were going to be a SC that was going to be "under" a traditional MC and to my understanding, "wasn't all too interested" in having a SC supporting them. The primary reason for the in trepidation was because MANY of the SC's "on the set" had a bad name.  Women who were no more than party girls who were friendly with too many Toms, lots of Dicks and even some Harry's gave the SC general population a bad name. Thank goodness, a few members of our brother MC, one in particular, had a vision of the SC becoming an arm to an expanding body but, he had to get his brothers to see and catch the same vision. After a few lively debates, it was agreed that the SC would be formed. The officers were already in place and members invited to join. I won't bore you with details of the initial meeting between the MC and the SC but suffice it to say is, a number of years later, it appears to be a match made in heaven.

For people who aren't aware, our SC functions with our own officers, bylaws, code of conduct etc. We have our own treasury and our own annual event. We however are very MUCH what a wife would (should) be to a husband; in this case our brother MC. If you're familiar with the term, we are a helpmeet. We do the "cooking, cleaning and ironing" so to speak. We provide food for their functions and auxiliary help as well as support in all their endeavors. We initiate and organize the charitable and civic works. Like any true marriage, we each know "our place" and while the MC is our husband we do have a voting voice on issues and topics brought to the table. Yes, we are obedient "wives" but we understand, respect and adhere to the power and position we hold within our place in the pecking order of the MC community and with our club specifically.

We make sure rules are followed in particular the "no fraternization" policy.  Let's be real, men are men and women are women so I'm sure cookies have been crumbled in the cookie jar. If discovered, fines are in place. We have never had an issue which with discourse as it relates to men/women issues. We are truly a family.

Lest I have you believe that our brother MC could not function without us, I'd like to further clarify that they were doing just fine before we strolled our happy asses along. In other words, their lane was doing just fine without us. They agreed to bring us on board "their ride" and in doing so we always make it a point as a SC to "know our lane."  We are a true social club. Why are we true? Well, we're attached to an MC. There should be NO independent Social Clubs running around. Yep I said it. Who the hell you gonna call when some shit goes down? And shit always goes down. We're a true Social Club because we drive in OUR lane. We are NOT the MC nor do we act like we ARE the MC. Just like any good "wife", we are a true Social Club because we understand that a house is just that until a woman comes to make it a home (thanks Sincere :). STOP. PAUSE. Traditionalist stand-down and hold your fire. There are certain qualities that your ole lady brings to the relationship that make you stronger as a couple as opposed to by yourself. That's what we bring to the table. We enhance what was already a very strong MC by knowing our place and excelling at what we do and how we do it. We do this by neither being an ole lady nor a house mama. The women in our social club were all friends from different walks of life who were brought together by our founders throughout their various walks.

The first event we attend as the newly formed SC under our MC was a trophy party (Preacha has covered those).

What the hell? Meat market was my first assessment. By meat market I mean I stand and watch everything before I move or speak and what I saw was some men who clearly saw women solely as objects. If there was respect given to women, it was bestowed, grudgingly by some, upon women who rode. All the other women at best were background noise. At the beginning, we all didn't fully understand our purpose with our brother MC, but as we continued to grow as an SC, I understood more and more how crucial knowing MC history is.  As I moved on and began to gain MC history and knowledge and an acute understanding of it, I knew why many SC's (plus the other C's) were either only tolerated or flat out ignored by some MC's.

We have SC's running around as independent entities within the MC community looking for respectability though they came into the game as back mattresses professionals. Worse, they see their respect being achieved by them simply rocking a vest. Wearing a vest but not addressing the behavior of those particular ladies leaves them acting as SC's whose idea of helping is unzipping the pants of MC's. SC's that think they are MC's (wtf on the 3 piece's and pics of bikes on their vest) are violating so many protocols that they don't realize the level of disdain they breed in any biker who knows a smidgen about MC history and lives by those old school protocols. 

If what I described isn't your SC, that portion of the blog wasn't for you.

If you see your SC in the previous description, cease and desist immediately. The flip side is I've seen and know many SC's who are civic minded, community focused and who are an asset to their MC and community as a whole. Those Social Clubs who carry themselves with the highest regard at all times and I'm honored to work with and support. Although, I've been told by my MC friends whom I am close and share daily conversations about all things MC that I am not SC friendly.  I assume it's because when the conversations come up and the harsh realities of how they see some SC's, I'm generally in agreement with many of their views. I'm not easily offended so if you're telling the truth, tell the truth. However, I will and have defended those ladies in SC's who move and flourish in their (our) lanes. My SC is very concerned with our public image and we work hard to maintain a positive image privately and in the community. We're all adults and in a social atmosphere have a good time but we do frown upon, public drunkenness, lewd behavior, etc. How is that relative you say? I have always said that a woman can't do what a man does and still be considered a lady. A man who beds everything moving is a stallion but a woman with the same tenacity would be labeled a ho. Keep it behind closed doors.

Allow me to take you back a few paragraphs. Our brother MC (any time I say "our" MC it refers to my brothers) consists of quite a few men (nice looking men) and our SC quite a few women (nice looking women) so I'm certain a line or 2 has been crossed. Has it ever come up? Has it ever been an issue? Have we ever had to have a meeting about it? The bullshit has never, not once disrupted our business and more importantly, their business. What I will tell you is that we LOVE our brothers and they LOVE us. We love them because they have honored us as their sister whom they will protect. They love us because without a doubt, they know they can depend on us, period. A happy home is a strong home. This has truly become a family that I'm proud to be a part of. They have us on whatever we need and they expect and get the same thing from us. Understood that they don't need us as women to protect them, that's their job for us.

Before someone says (you've probably been saying it) "Who gives her the right to even be talking to us?" I want to be clear that Preacha asked me to share my thoughts on my point of view on the SC world. The SC is for better or worse, part of that MC world now and so Preacha approached me asking for my uncensored thoughts on the matter. Like I explained to him (since he was and might very well remain unconvinced) how a functioning SC could be an asset to an MC I wanted to share.  Anyone who reads Sucka Free knows his traditionalist point of view on all things MC but also, when I was asked, he stressed to me the point of Sucka Free is to learn and exchange ideas with the big picture being a deeper understanding between the segmented communities with the MC world.

Ladies (I can't even address you male Social Clubs), you have to get your minds right and you have to drive in your lane. I have holes inside my cheek where I've had to bite and cut my words when addressing our brother MC on issues and other MC's, because hello, “it wasn't my lane”.  Know that my brothers don't require us to sit in the corner pretty with no thoughts or opinions but also know, we know our lanes.  I won't even go into my reaction when I was new in the community and saw Property Patches for the first time. (*mofos, what?!)  As I learned more and more, I see where it was/is a necessary precaution and preventative violence measure. My SC is primarily made up of "seasoned" women who basically are women who understand a spirit of servitude.  Most grown women understand that it’s a position of power, not submission.

I said servitude. There is honor in that.We serve each other and our brothers and therefore the purpose is achieved. Again, a happy home is a strong functioning home. 1% and Outlaws, respectfully, I know we can never be a part of your world. I respect that and leave that alone because I do know when to be quiet. Those who may have room for us though, make sure it's a group of WOMEN, not girls, who understand and honor themselves as women who can and will add value to the bigger picture.

As my knowledge has increased and continues to grow, I see what once was will continue to be, but before it can flourish again (MC) a reckoning has to happen.

Some children learn by watching their brothers or sisters get their asses beat and some learn by GETTING their asses beat. Asses gotta get beat but it's not the SC's. Traditionalists don’t give a fuck about Social Clubs. It's the SUCKA MC's who are in-line for the CTJM  (Coming To Jesus Meetings) ass whuppins. I used to be one of those kids getting the beating. Now I have good enough sense to know seeing is believing and am over in my lane. If I sound a little "mannish" in my speech and thinking, it's because it's true. I'm all woman who likes men but I swear if I were a man, I have no doubt I'd think how men think. It's not quite, "we don't need your ass" but more "come hang these drapes up and sit pretty". BUT, I'd hope I'd be able to embrace the right group of women who stood for the things I would and who honestly, knew their roles. Let's be clear in understanding that there are roles and many roles ARE gender based.

I'm not sure if this is what Preacha had in mind when he asked me to write this but hell; don't ask me if you don't want to know what I'm thinking.

Did I mention some of my SC rides? On our OWN 2's? Yeah, but in our own damn lanes