Motorcycle clubs can and have been useful things. You find like-minded individuals, fast friends, and folks you can count on when the goings get tough. But there are a lot of biker clubs that are basically used to be as lawless as one can be, and often find themselves running up against each other or the regular public.
Like, say, the Hells Angels, which we've reported on extensively here at RideApart, as that particular group loves to tell you they're just a fraternity of motorcyclists, then go off and run hits, allegedly, for the Iranian government. And they aren't alone, as 1% motorcycle clubs are all around the country, and indeed the world.
More recently, it's being reported that two rival motorcycle clubs going into a gun fight at a bar in Washington, Pennsylvania, and the occurrence has since cancelled a local motorcycle show that was set to happen.