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3. Yep... REEELY



One percenter

Some outlaw motorcycle clubs can be distinguished by a 1% patch worn on the colors. This is claimed to be a reference to a comment made by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in which they stated that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens, implying that the last one percent were outlaws. The comment, supposedly a response to the Hollister riot in 1947,<24><25> is denied by the AMA—who claim to have no record of such a statement to the press, and that the story is a misquotation.<26> As a result, some outlaw motorcycle clubs used it to unite or express themselves and are commonly referred to as "one percenters". According to the ATF they are also known as Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs or OMGs.<27>


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw_motorcycle_club#One_percenter
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