Founded 1967 Type Outlaw Motorcycle Club | Location Chicago, Illinois Membership over 3500 | |
Founder Frank "Claim-Jumper" Rios Region Alabama,Arizona,Arkansas,California, Colorado,Delaware, Florida,Georgia,Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas,Kentucky, Maryland,Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Louisiana, South Carolina,Tennessee,Texas, Virginia,Washington D.C., Wisconsin | ||
Hell's Lovers is a multi-ethnic outlaw motorcycle club founded in Chicago in 1967, currently with over 3,500 members in the US. One of the first integrated biker clubs in Chicago, the club was founded by Frank "Claim-Jumper" Rios after he was denied membership in another motorcycle club. The club's motto is, "Death is my sidekick and the highway is my home." A "0%" diamond is worn in place of the traditional "1%" to signify being 0% nice. In June 2008, the Ironhorse Roundup Bike Show, a swap meet at the Lake County Fairgrounds, was canceled by Grayslake, Illinois mayor Timothy Perry after state and Federal law enforcement authorities had warned the Grayslake police chief of threats of violence between the Hell's Lovers and a rival outlaw gang, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice describes criminal activity by the Hell's Lovers as "decreasing," but says they have been associated with Drug trafficking and motorcycle theft.