German Motorcycle Clubs and the Hell's Angels

Hells Angels Versus Mongols:  In Germany.  With some twists.

Members of a notorious Kurdish clan in Bremen have founded a new chapter of the Mongols motorcycle club and are challenging the Hells Angels in the city.  The police fear a new biker war may be just around the corner.
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Members of the Hells Angels have long been believed to play an important role in the city's underworld.  In August, Mustafa B. and almost two dozen members of his clan had founded a local chapter of the Mongols, an international motorcycle club.  It was the first time in Germany that members of a Muslim immigrant clan which is believed to be involved in organized crime have been active in this area.
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One thing is certain: The immigrants are not interested in emulating an "Easy Rider"-type lifestyle.   According to investigators, the new bikers have neither motorbikes nor the requisite motorcycle license.  Whenever they cruise through Bremen's downtown area, they drive powerful cars.

A Kurdish (Muslim?) motorcycle gang — with almost no motorcycles.  In Germany.   That is a little different — and wonderfully multicultural.

Motorcycle gangs are one American export we should apologize for.

(More about the Mongols here.)

- 7:24 AM, 21 October 2010   [link]