When Is It Time To Leave Your Club?

[@Anthony071177]

Very interesting and good discussion. New subscriber.

[@BikerProtocol]

Thanks and welcome to Biker Protocol

[@bobsguitarstudio715]

I hung around a club for a short period of time and what I learned was that the guy"s had a lot of personal problems, child support, child custody, divorce, baby mamma"s, loss of employment, no money, getting kicked out of where they lived, no stability and looking at there so called brothers to bail them out.

[@BikerProtocol]

Sorry to hear that. That's not the experiences many of us share though.

[@randyschronicles4319]

A very interesting discussion, and struck a cord with me since I was in a couple clubs in Vegas. I wont mention the club names here, but some might remember me (Shaggy). Anyway, I turned in my patch for the first club after a club shakeup that saw a bunch of members leave due to a conflict of personalities. I don't think I really understood the underlying reasons why that happened, but I had made some close connections to some that were in the club, and some that were leaving. The members who left formed their own impromptu riding group. I felt torn between my friends in the club and the ones who left, with both groups not friendly with the other one. Not wanting to choose between my friends, I turned in my patch, thinking I could keep my relationships with everyone. I ended up not being close with either group after that. I don't think I really understood what the patch meant at that time, and ended up regretting my decision. I was not in a club for a while, but still attended all the Vegas club parties, joined all the charity rides, supported all the club events, and eventually I was recruited into another club (RC). I was in that one until I moved away from Vegas, and had to turn in my cut. I think that one is disbanded now. Really don't keep in touch and wish I had, but I found once the patch is turned in and left, they kind of lost interest in staying in touch with me. Still talk with a one or two of them occasionally, who have moved on to other clubs as well. If I could do it over again, I wouldn't have left the first club in the face of all the drama. Things happen and it all works itself out over time. It was the patch that formed the bonds, the adopted family you get when you prospect and patch in. It wasn't something to walk away from because of a little drama. I wish I understood that better back then. I live in Hawaii now and don't have a place to keep a bike, but plan to come back to Vegas in the future. Not sure if I will ever patch into another club, but I definitely miss the friendship and brotherhood. I miss all the rides, the events, the charity work.... It really was a great experience. Thanks for this episode - kinda hit me a little bit.

[@basedbane787]

A video on support clubs would be great and a video on whereto meet clubs. Theres a big five club in my small city but i never see them anywhere no open nights etc

[@BikerProtocol]

Great suggestion! We'll do a video on both of these in the future!

[@alemaoyw9379]

I belong to a club here in Brazil we try do to the things in old fashion. As a brazilian with a strogling economy, the main factor in to beloing a club is to have a motorcicle(in our case must be a harley), its a expensive bike for us. So that said we have members that lost their bike for sometime(need to sell to pay something etc). In this case we open a exception for a full patch member, he can stay in the club even if he dont ride 'cause we try to understand the economic side. And it has worked fine, some fellas sell the bike and in year or two they make an effort and buy another one and resume club normal activities. And we dont lost a brother.

[@BikerProtocol]

VERY interesting story. If you're down for it, we'd love to interview you via zoom for the channel. Email me (Picasso) at [e-mail] if you're down with it.

[@original69kwstyle]

When surf is up on Maui

[@stevem749]

leave when it feel right to leave hopefully