Hell's Lovers Motorcycle Club

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.

Hell's Lovers MC

Abbreviation	HLMC 812
Founded	1967^[1]
Founder	Frank "Claim-Jumper" Rios
Founded at	Chicago, Illinois
Type	Motorcycle 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]

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. 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

References

• Kurtz, Holly (7 March 1998), "Blacks go to street festival for reunion "everyone just comes out and just chills" during Bike Week festivities, one participant said", Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida, p. D.1
• Long, Jeff; Achenbaum, Emily S.; Zahorik, Ralph, , Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 1 June 2010, retrieved 17 August 2010