Hells Angels

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", "HAMC", and "81". With a membership of over 6,000, and 467 chapters in 59 countries, the HAMC is the largest "outlaw" motorcycle club in the world.

For other uses, see Hells Angels (disambiguation).

Hells Angels MC
Abbreviation
  • HA
  • 81
  • HAMC
  • Big Red Machine
FoundedMarch 17, 1948 (1948-03-17)
FounderOtto Friedli
Founded atFontana, California,
United States
TypeOutlaw motorcycle club
HeadquartersOakland, California,
United States
Region
Worldwide (467 chapters in 59 countries)
Membership
6,000
Key people
Sonny Barger
Websitehells-angels.com

Many police and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice, the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada, the Australian Federal Police, and Europol, consider the club an organized crime syndicate.

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