Not showing up when called, Colin explained, was essentially seen as giving the big ol' middle finger to the club - and that obviously wouldn't stand. You can't hold down a full-time job, because if the club needs you and calls, you have to be there.' He was a member of another group who happened to know a handful of the Hells Angels, and when he was asked why he hadn't become one, he replied that he hadn't had the ability or willingness to commit to the 100% the MC demanded of members. He explained: 'The hardest part is knowing how to deal with having a family. When the Belfast Telegraph did a deep dive into what really went on inside a biker gang, they wrote about the history of the Hells Angels, then spoke with a biker named Colin. Yet even if the bikers were not more than willing to show off their symbols with pride, the HAMC mandates its members to wear their patches and vests whenever they are together as a way to constantly show their commitment to the club, reports the Duluth News Tribune. Jacques Lemieux, a Canadian police expert in motorcycle gangs, the Hells Angels want everyone to know that they are part of the most powerful biker gang in the world (via the Vancouver Sun).

The members of the HAMC proudly display the Hells Angel logo and Death Heads winged skull insignia on their vests and jackets almost anywhere they go. So, if someone is caught wearing a patch without being a member, he will certainly get his butt kicked.

As Sonny Barger says in his book, 'Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger,' members are willing to 'fight to the death' for their club and the symbols that represent it as well. The gang strictly forbids anyone else from wearing their insignia, and most obey the rules, whether it is out of fear from legal repercussions, or simply just not wanting to get beat up.

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