This is a cast Bronze Metal One Percent badge/pin

This is a hot cast solid bronze metal item that has been brought to a high polish.

It weighs circa 7gms, is approx 25mm wide, 38mm high, and has a depth of approx 3mm. The pins are made from steel.

Some outlaw motorcycle clubs can be distinguished by a "1%" patch worn on their colours. This is said to refer to a comment by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens, implying the last one percent were outlaws.

The alleged AMA comment, supposedly a response to the Hollister riot in 1947, is denied by the AMA, who claim to have no record of such a statement to the press and that the story is a misquote.

None the less the moniker was picked up by the 1% who were a hard riding, hard partying, non mainstream type of people. Thus the term 1%er was born. Some of the early bikers embraced the term and decided to call themselves 1%ers.

It did not mean that they were law breakers or deviant individuals. They were simply men that rode their motorcycles seven days a week in all kinds of weather, liked to drink and raise a little hell. Sometime during the 80’s, globally law enforcement changed the meaning of the 1%er to what they wanted it to represent. It didn’t matter that their meaning was incorrect, they just spoon fed it to the general public as a means to colour the image of the 1%er.

WARNING:
As such please consider that if you purchase this item, kindly be aware there is a responsibility that goes with it. If you are not entitled to wear it, please don't as you will likely be asked to back it up, or to take it off.

If buying in the UK, the price includes VAT.

* EU friends! Please pay attention to the custom charges that are added at the checkout, these depend of your location and I have zero control over this. Please contact me if you have any queries before ordering!

<NOTE> When ordering for a special occasion, please contact the artist at your earliest convenience to determine an accurate time line for delivery. This is essential to avoid disappointment.

I have created this item with the MC community in mind, and specifically in homage to areas where the symbol itself is now illegal.