What are Boozefighters?

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Why: I just saw a bumper sticker that said :

Est. 1947 MC
BOOZEFIGHTERS

I want to know: Are they boozers who fight, like how cockfighters are cocks who fight (I guess)? Or are they fighters against booze, like how Ghostbusters bust against ghosts? And also, what are they up to?

Answer: They are a motorcycle club! And they are not against boozing! In fact, their motto is "A drinking club with a motorcycle problem." An interesting history lesson:

The Boozefighter Motorcycle Club (BFMC) was formed by a bunch of guys fresh out of World World II. "Wino" Willie Forkner (deceased 1997) is recognized to be the founder. They were at the infamous Hollister, California event of July 4, 1947 which has been immortalized by the movie The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando. Lee Marvin played the part of "Wino."

Well, I'll be! I should watch that movie.

More information:

The term "Boozefighter" does not mean we are against responsible use of alcohol. However, we do forbid the use of non-prescription drugs, or any form of illegal activity.

The Boozefighters have never been "one-percenters" or an Outlaw Club. We believe in respecting the rights of all motorcycle clubs in a peaceful, co-existent manner, and of all members of the community. We believe in freedom of choice and freedom of the road.

That is a philosophy I can get behind. They are one of the oldest motorcycle clubs in existence.

Source: BFMCNatl.com,

The More You Know: But what is a "one-percenter"? It's an outlaw!

Outlaw motorcycle club members can be distinguished by a 1% patch worn on the colors. This is claimed to be a reference to a comment made by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in which they stated that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens, implying that the last one percent were outlaws.

Scoundrels! This statement was allegedly made in the wake of the 1947 Hollister Riot, which is depicted in The Wild One.

The story took a cue from an actual biker street party on the 4th of July weekend in 1947 in Hollister, CA, that was elaborately trumped up in the July 21, 1947, issue of Life Magazine with staged photographs of a drunk man resting on a motorcycle amidst a mass of beer bottles.