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WheelsOfGrace.com | Volume 10 Issue 3 | 37 6. If anyone knows a patch holder, don't let him/her throw the patch holders' name/nickname/club's name around like you're a great buddy of theirs (even if you are). Many clubs consider that as a major disrespect to the whole club. 7. Watch where you are when speaking about them, and never say anything about them in public because you never know when that woman, man, or kid in regular clothes standing near you might be one of them, or a "support member". Patch holders do not always wear their colors. By the me the story gets back to the top club in your area, it will have been changed many mes over and could be blown up way out of propor on. Anything said about them between club members is club business ONLY. If comments, even those said in a joking manner were to get out, problems could start. Discussion outside the privacy of the chapter can start rumors that could cause a lot of problems for not only the chapter, but also for other chapters in and out of the state. If for some reason you have to say something while in public about a motorcycle club, take the person you're talking to aside, alone, and say ONLY what you need to say to get your meaning across. Say as li le as possible so anyone else can't overhear it and misunderstand what you're talking about. Watch where you wear your patch and it's just common sense to stay in numbers when wearing the patch. (Some motorcycle clubs can be very territorial and some clubs don't see any difference between a RIDING CLUB, MOTORCYCLE MINISTRY and MOTORCYCLE CLUB, good or bad.) If you are unsure of the areas or places normally frequented by motorcycle clubs, find out from your Club Officers. If you are planning on traveling and are concerned about what the situa on may be in regard to the rela onship with the local motorcycle clubs in the areas you'll be traveling through or staying in, talk to your local officer and ask if they can find something out by contac ng the officers in the areas you will be in. 8. "SHOW THEM RESPECT." That's #1 with them! (and worth repea ng). 9. If you already know a Motorcycle Club patch holder - especially a 1%er – or get to know one in the future, don't just walk up to him/ her and interrupt when they are with other members. Wait ll he/ she acknowledges you first and NEVER touch them or put your arm around them like a buddy. Don't put your hand out to shake theirs; wait for them to extend their hand first. If for some reason you're not acknowledged at all, then just keep walking. If you need to talk to an officer of a Motorcycle Club the proper way is to go through the Sgt. at Arms or one of the patch holders. 10. You have to decide whether or not you want to show respect by going to any of their func ons or if you want to avoid all of them all together. If you do choose to go, you can do this in a way that may make you feel more at ease by going to one of their "support" func ons instead of the top club's func on (if they have a support patch; then you're s ll indirectly showing the top club respect). But if you do go, then you also have to go to their rival clubs' func on or you'll be telling everyone that you're not a "NEUTRAL" Club or M/M as you said you were. (Example: If you go to the Club A's func on then YOU HAVE TO GO to the Club B's func on, etc..) You have to decide how you want to stay neutral, by going or not going and you have to let all the other area chapters know if you're going too, so they're not in the dark and can ALL stay on top of things. **** NOTE ***** A be er way to support them and s ll give the appearance of being a neutral club is to a end only "open to the public" events that a motorcycle club may be sponsoring. If you feel that you do want or need to go to a "limited event", then you'll have to go represen ng yourself as yourself, preferably without wearing any patches iden fying your club. Remember, if you're wearing your patch, you are considered by everyone to be represen ng your whole Club or M/M. If anything were to turn sour, then your whole Club could wind up with problems down the road. Also, once the rivals of that Club you visited find out (and they will within a day or two), then those rivals will see you as no longer being neutral and you could be considered a rival of theirs too. 11. No CLB's (Chapter Loca on Bars), any territory rockers, or anything giving the appearance of a rocker should be worn with the RC, M/M or (C)MC patch. State flags, state logos may be worn in some areas and not in others (they represent territory). It's best to check with the local officers to make sure what is OK in your area. 12. If someone from a Motorcycle Club requests that you remove your vest/patch, don't argue. The best replies is, "No Problem" and politely take it off and let your Club Officer know what motorcycle Club it was so they can deal with any poten al problems. You normally will only get asked once. We will write about the proper way of removing a motorcycle patch in a future issue. 13. If an establishment has a sign indica ng "No Colors", even though your patch may not considered "colors", the vest should be removed out of respect to the other Clubs and the policy of the establishment or, don't go in. 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