Seriously? I see a biker friendly bar/tavern/saloon I park it outside the front door, walk in and order a beer. I don't care if anyone is wearing colors, I'm not. We have Harleys and beer in common. After a couple of beers and friendly conversation I'm on my way to wherever I'm going.

Those places with a lot of bikes outside are usually the most friendly and enjoyable places to stop for a cold one.

 

Back when I was still riding my Shovel, I saw my OL rip one of those nicotine replacement patches off of her brother's back.
It was ugly.
And hairy.
Hairy and ugly.
Scary.
Not something I would want to witness again, to be sure.

 

As far as the regular guy not in a MC or RC worrying about being messed with for going into a bar with bikes in front of it, if you don't try to look like you are in a club and act like you are in one my guess is they will leave you alone.
I can see why it gets them a little ticked to see regular riders trying to look & act like them. If you didn't earn it don't try to look like you did!

 

while i've never seen a patch get ripped off a guys back, i seen a guy wearing a three piece patch get surrounded and get a good talking to about his back patch. when all was said and done he left with his "colors" turn inside out.

 

Irrespective of the patches, I'd be more likely to stop at that bar than any other -- it's clearly friendly towards bikers. But I wouldn't try and buddy up to them by parking my bike next to theirs or thinking that I can share the same table/part of the bar with them without being invited.

In my mind it is as simple as this: Yes, you might have something in common, but that doesn't make you their friend. Just like if you drove a porsche, it doesn't give you an automatic right to share a parking space with another porsche or sit at the driver's table.

 

EDIT: Sorry, duplicate post

 

That happened because a group of PGR riders, instead of focusing on their mission of honoring the fallen, decided that they wanted to act and look like an MC, which is FAR outside the scope of the PGR charter. They did this unilaterally and without regard to the established protocols that clubs and associations VOLUNTARILY abide by in OK.
They got called on it several times and ignored the focus on their activities. Eventually, the COC gave them an ultimatum.
Lack of knowledge of clubs and lack of respect for those who earn a patch, not buy one, drove this, along with arrogance. For the time being, it appears to be settled and no one was under "death threats", that's just rampant hyperbole.

If you want to be in that world, you must realize that it is for real....if not, you have no business being there.

 

Grown men acting like children.

 

Only patch I'll wear would be like AC/DC/Megadeth/Slayer..... sure hope some 1%'s don't decide to school me on my musical tastes

 

If it's a place you want to stop and have a beer, stop and have a beer. Mind your business and nobody cares that you're there. Don't pretend to be anyone's "bro" and don't ask about club business and you'll be fine.


and back to the original question

I've seen people hand over their patch after being asked politely ...
I've seen people hand over their patch after being told to hand over their patch...
I've seen people have their patch taken from them in protest...
and I've seen people have their patch ripped off their unconscious body that's laying on the floor in a pool of blood

if it's being removed, most likely you know why and how you're going to respond. When I wore mine (I retired from the club in 2003) the only way mine was coming off was the later example. And from that point forward it would have been my life's mission to get it back.

At 46, I'm a significantly different man than I was at 30