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The Yellow Jackets are a Historic Motorcycle Club, established in Southern California, prior to World War II, whose members primarily ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles. Common Nicknames for the club are "YJMC", "25", and "Black and Yellow". Today the Yellow Jackets have chapters across the United States, and are headquartered in Illinois. == History == The Gardena, California Yellow Jackets Motorcycle Club, the Original Yellow Jackets, are an "Original Motorcycle Club". Established in 1938, the Yellow Jackets Motorcycle Club is one of the oldest clubs still in existence in the United States. Early Southern California clubs included the 13 Rebels, the Yellow Jackets and the Orange County Motorcycle Club, which all existed before the founding of the Boozefighters, whose actions during the Hollister riot were fictionalized in the film ''The Wild One'' starring Marlon Brando, and whose formation in 1946 marks the beginning of the "one percenter" outlaw motorcycle clubs. They met at a small bar called the 'Crash Inn' in Southern California, and eventually made the owner an honorary member. Many different clubs were represented at the Crash Inn. Clubs that could be found there included The Sharks, The 13 Rebels, The Top Hatters, the Boozefighters, and the Hounds to name a few. They would belly up to the bar, laugh, drink, and have a good time. Of course that was a much different time. The Gardena chapter was represented at the July 4th, 1947 Hollister, California celebration. this became known as the Hollister riot, depicted in the film The Wild One and often referenced as the birthplace of the American outlaw biker The Yellow jackets MC is a national club, meaning that its membership is spread across the entire country, with multiple chapters in various states. Formed as a racing club, the Yellow Jackets along with the other "Originals" set the stage for the development of the modern American motorcycle club. From its roots in the California motorcycle culture, the club began to spread eastward, growing its ranks with new members, and absorbing members from other clubs. Today Yellow jacket membership stretches from Alaska to Florida. "They existed much earlier than the start of World War II; even as early as 1930, and were incorporated in 1938. the Original Yellow Jackets, also known as just the "Originals", competed in races sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association (AMA). The last surviving member of the Originals, Bob MacMillen, is still living in California, though the clubs national headquarters are in Illinois. Several notorious Booze Fighters raced while wearing Yellow Jackets colors such as Willy 'Wino' Forkner (out of Los Angeles). Wino started his own chapter of Yellow Jackets to race under. You see, they couldn't race in the American Motorcycle Association AMA sanctioned events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yellow Jackets Motorcycle Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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