Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club
The Australian, Norwegian and Brazilian variant of Gypsy Joker MC logo. Note that the center patch is different for the German and American chapters of the club. | |
| Founded | April 1, 1956 |
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| Founding location | San Francisco, California |
| Years active | 1956-present |
| Territory | Australia, Germany, Norway, Brazil and the United States |
| Criminal activities | Armed robbery, arson, assault, counterfeiting, drug trafficking, fraud, gunrunning, homicide, identity theft, motorcycle theft and prostitution |
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The Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club (GJMC) is a "one-percenter" motorcycle club that was originally formed in San Bernardino, California on April Fool's Day, 1956. Though founded in the United States, the MC expanded successfully overseas and gained significant notoriety in Australia, the United States, Germany and Norway.
It is considered by many to be one of the most difficult clubs in which to achieve full membership, due to tough requirements and a "prospecting" time that usually takes at least two years, as pointed out in the book The Brotherhoods: Inside the Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs by Professor Arthur Veno.