BLACKRIDERS M.C. PHILIPPINES

  Words: Knuckles Art: Black Rider MC logo adapted from a riding club in Ecuador In the late 2010’s, most of the club’s member were dwindling as most have already joined the Adventurers, some with a LERAP associate club, while some had just went on to form other clubs or completely lost interest. Forward to 2016, an ex-Anghel ng Lansangan American prospect named Dennis Huff aka Dan Phanto started a local chapter of a riding club from Ecuador named Blackriders. They were all owners of a specific bike brand and model which was also the case of what was started in the Philippines. After he had recruited 3 local members namely; Ghost, Mac, and Lucky, he was given the approval by the local dominant 1%er club to start a 3-patched Motorcycle Club and as a club under the AOA umbrella. Under the guidance of a 1%er club, BRMC lived by the simple code of biking and brotherhood. The club would have weekly rides and meetings as slowly but surely the club embraced the true tradition and culture ...

Words: Knuckles Many defines what a true biker is differently.  To some, a biker is a hooligan. A rebel. A person that rides a motorcycle and is a menace to society. There are some that defines them as those who ride. A few defines them as those who work on their bikes and ride them. Some defines them as a leather wearing, full patched stereotype. And yet, traditionally, these aren’t all that makes up what a true biker is. Traditionally a true biker lives with a certain code. This code is quite simple and is the basic foundation of what makes a person a true biker. It’s not the angst, nor is it the image. It’s the attitude. A true biker not only rides and works on his bike but a true biker considers other people who rides their sibling and as such you never leave anyone in need behind. This is just simple decency and one doesn’t even need to be a true biker to know this. Your fellowman is more important than an event, a ride, a destination, or even more than a motorcycle. If you fi...

 The Beginning Words: Knuckles as told by Papa J Art: The 1st generation patch for Black Rider MC bearing the name Black Rider Let me take you back to a simpler time. It’s Saturday afternoon, you wake up to Steppenwolf’s Born to be Wild on the radio because you fell asleep the whole day coming home late from Friday night’s shenanigans. You try to recount what has happened and you remember you were at Quirino Grandstand along Dewey Blvd. trying to start a race with a group of teens on their Harley’s. While trying to set up a race, you see a crazy teen trying to do a wheelie on his cruiser, another one is trying to impress the ladies with his donuts. A foxy chic comes up to you and you are awestricken by her looks making you hear Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots are made for walkin’ in your head. This was common in the late 60’s where groups of teens and young men from the upperclass would gather around on their motorcycles along Dewey Blvd. One such club was the 76 Roadrunners. Composed ...

Words: Knuckles I have been asked multiple times, what is the level of commitment one should have when joining a Motorcycle Club. My answer is short and simple, none. There is no standard but rather what one can give and a bit more. What do I mean? I would never expect everyone to have the same level of commitment. Someone will always be able to give more in a particular situation than others. But that doesn’t make that brother any less because he may be able to give more in other instances. It is when you feel that you have not given enough that you will actually be at your best rather than those who feels they have given more than enough already. When you feel you gave enough already is when you fail to see the commitment needed from you by the club. Your club’s success is a group effort and will never be caused by a lone individual. Your contribution to it’s growth will always be essential. Because the club’s success may be a group effort, it’s failure or total demise can be caused ...

Words: Hook (Debunking the Romanticized Modern Biker Archetypes as Portrayed by the Media) A Knight in shining armor in modern public stereotype is mostly portrayed as a Hero. Riding white horses and bringing forth justice. Often, when these knights are in royalty, they are most likely archetyped as a savior of a damsel in distress, like disney princesses being saved by a handsome guy in a suit of armor bringing forth her true love's kiss. Often these literature are bullsh*t. It is most likely the effect of romanticizing literature. True knights in writing were always portrayed as a protector of the Chivalric code. The unending quests for the Holy grail and the unquenchable thirst for war. Mostly respected by the society during Medieval times, they were the symbol of God's men. Ready to fight for the Catholic Faith. Deus Volt! But in reality, these knights were  vicious as beasts. They were men who raped women and children who were prisoners of war. Often killing innocent civil...

Words: Knuckles I was once asked why we call ourselves Black Riders when we are not black as a race. Before I had the chance to answer, he was quick to tell me he was only joking. I didn’t have the chance to explain as to why. So let me tell you why Black and not any other color. It is not about the bike nor the color of our skin nor the clothes we wear but at the same time it is also all about it. Confused? You see, it’s all about the nature of the color black. Contrary to most beliefs, black is not the absence of color but rather the presence of all colors. It is the absorption of all. White is pure absence. Black is pure presence. As a Black Rider, we welcome all race, all walks of life, all beliefs, all nationalities. It is the removal of one’s ego and prejudice to accept and absorb a brother for who he truly is. So why not any other color like say blue or purple or red? Because any other color represents emotion. For example, red mostly represents anger, passion, love. It is a ser...