Embroidered Patches and Motorcycle Clubs

Embroidered patches are used to identify affiliation, rank and creed. They are a relatively inexpensive way for organizations to brand their members and can be attached to different kinds of clothing pretty easily.

There are very few organizations that take their embroidered patches as seriously as the motorcycle clubs tend to do. As with military patches, there is a method behind the wearing of patches given out by motorcycle clubs - the wearer needs to have earned those patches and been deemed worthy of their use.

Club patches designate affiliation but individual riders are also allowed to wear their own patches which speak of individual achievement or experience. Patches can tell a story and the history behind each patch worn by a rider would make an interesting book, if only we could actually get near enough to them to find out what those stories are.

What are Motorcycle Clubs?

Basically, motorcycle clubs consist of a group of people (usually men) who are avid motorcycle riders and are affiliated with a particular group or territory.