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Colorado Weasel History
The Rocky Mountain Weasels also known as the Colorado Weasels
celebrated our tenth anniversary in August, 2007.
A few "Doin' The Dime" patches are still available to any Weasel or Weaselette.
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In The Beginning
Weasels USA was founded in February, 1993 near Los Angeles, California.
(See www.weaselsusa.com) Over the years, other Weasel groups sprang up in various cities, states and countries around the world
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We saw the light... (beer?)
The Rocky Mountain Weasels were born in August, 1997.
Our "mother" was under heavy sedation at the time.
Near as anyone can figure, there was some drinking going on.
Head Weasels of Carson City, Nevada ordained "Road Toad" Larry a Weasel during an elaborate, 30-second Weasel-making ceremony in Sturgis, South Dakota.
Thius, Road Toad Larry of Denver became the first Colorado Weasel.
It all happened at a forgotten saloon and Larry can't recall the exact day, date and other details of the event. Like we said, there was some drinking going on.
The Gospel According to Oily
Soon afterwards, Larry was attending a HOG meeting in Denver.
He came for the free hot cocoa but stayed to use the toilet.
A quiet, young biker named "Oily" rose to speak. In compelling tones, Oily said that he was searching for another fearless biker to ride with him on an adventure to the great Pacific North Wet.
(Oily is old and wise now, but when he was young and stupid he used to attend HOG meetings where they talked like that).
Anyway, Oily asked if anyone would ride with him. Slowly, a solitary hand pushed skyward. It was clutching a steamy hot cup of cocoa, raised high above the crowd... most of whom had left.
The hand belonged to Road Toad Larry. He said he would do it.
He said that he would ride with Oily. He would ride through the sleet, hail, fog and crap weather of the great North Wet. He asked where the bathroom was.
The Way of the Weasel
Yeah. Right. Larry didn't go to the North Wet with Oily.
He did go to the bathroom. Oily went by himself... uh, to the North Wet...
not the bathroom.
But that's not the point. The point is that Road Toad Larry led by example and showed us all how to be weasels. He taught us, "The Way of the Weasel".
From that day to now, Weasels still wiggle out of unpleasant committments.
Well, Oily eventually forgot about it came back... a little wiser and much older. Larry made him #3 Weasel in Colorado. Longbeard (who had weaseled out of the HOG meeting in the first place) was already #2 Weasel.
Road Toad, Longbeard, and Oily... three founding fathers of the Rocky Mountain Weasels are still weaseling with us to this very day... or night...
depending on when you read this.
AMEN
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Here are a few more factoids about the Rocky Mountain Weasels
Our gaggle is chartered as Weasels Rocky Mountain,
but we are commonly called the “Colorado Weasels”.
Our Nevada roots run deep and our official Rocky Mountain Weasels logo retains the original, “Nevada-style" Weasel as its dominant image.
Our very first logo featured this same distinctive image with a top banner saying, “Weasels” and a bottom banner saying, “USA”.
This logo was copyrighted in Colorado in 1997 and the patch itself was trademarked soon thereafter in 1999 or 2000.
Today’s slightly modified logo and patch (Weasels Rocky Mountain) was copyrighted in Colorado in 2003.
Now, the really important stuff---
the name Weasels USA©, Colorado Weasels© and/or Rocky Mountain Weasels© and the logo of a weasel associated with a motorcycle are registered trademarks and may not be copied, published or otherwise proliferated. Any use of the name, logo or any combinations thereof without our written authorization is strictly prohibited.
BEWARE….The WIDE EYE of the WEASEL is ever upon you.
Copyright infringement is totally bad karma.
The Rocky Mountain Weasels wear a one-piece patch without a territorial rocker. For your information, here is the history on today's patch protocol.
History of the Three-piece Patch
http://hellbentmc.homestead.com/PatchHistory.html
The AMA was founded in 1924 as an organizing arm of motorcycle manufacturers and mainly supported by them to promote motorcycle riding in America. The AMA sanctioned groups of riders from the same area that rode together as motorcycle “clubs”. Some wore complete matching dress outfits with the name of their motorcycle club stitched on the back of their shirts and jackets. At events, the AMA gave awards for the best-dressed club. This was the start of motorcycle club’s patches.
During a 1947 event in Hollister, California, the Booze Fighters Motorcycle Club made headlines because of exaggerated news stories that were later made into a movie called "The Wild Ones".
In response, the AMA wrote an article in their magazine stating that, “99% of all of motorcycle riders are law-abiding citizens and only 1% are outlaws”. Thus began what is today known as Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and one percenters, (1%).The ‘outlaw’ clubs were not sanctioned and were banned from attending AMA events.
In order to designate themselves as an outlaw club to all other clubs, 1%ers cut their club patches into three separate pieces. The top rocker was the name of the club, the center was the emblem of the club, and the bottom rocker was the local area from which they came. These outlaw motorcycle clubs put on their own events and parties and did the opposite of what the AMA had been doing. There were no Best Dressed awards, they “chopped” their bikes to go faster and look different, rode with no mufflers, would drink, and do other “wild” things.
The term “colors” refers to motorcycle clubs’ patch set up. In the case of a 3 piece patch... one piece is placed over the top of the middle large graphic patch and one piece placed below it. The top and bottom pieces are usually curved bars called “rockers”. The two rockers are separate from the middle, larger graphic type patch, hence the term three-piece patch. Most club “colors” will also have M/C printed on the “rocker” or on a separate "cube" patch to further clarify it as a club rather than an organization.
Motorcycle clubs differ from motorcycling organizations as they traditionally have “prospecting” time required before the club members decide whether the individual will be accepted into the group and allowed to wear or “fly” the “colors” of the group. Many national organizations in the early 1980’s set policy to unite their “rockers” with their patch to make it one piece to avoid any confusion within the motorcycling community. H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) and the Blue Knights (police officers) are examples.
Today, a one-piece patch normally signifies a social or family-type club when it's done with respect to the area clubs. A two-piece patch can have many different meanings with respect to the area clubs.
A three-piece patch does not necessarily mean it is the dominant club, (MC) in the area or even that it is a 1% club. It does means that the club is a traditional motorcycle club (MC) and adheres to established protocols and customs. The top rocker being the club name, the middle area being their patch and the bottom being the territory they exist in. There are also a few 3 piece patch clubs where the bottom rocker has something other than territory, such as a saying or motto. There are a few exceptions but traditional clubs are approved by the local dominant club.
The Diamond patch with "1%" or "13" worn with the 3pc back patch signifies the club is a 1% or 1% support club. While unusual, they may not be the dominant club in the area but will be sanctioned by the local dominant club. There are also a few, very rare cases where the dominant club is not a 1% club.
When one is just hanging around a club, he has no part of the patch. When he is sponsored by a full member and approved by the club as a prospect he may wear the lower rocker only that says "Prospect". In some areas, the prospect wears the "Prospect" rocker at the top of the vest. Some clubs even allow the lower rocker saying prospect and the upper rocker with the club name but not the main patch. Different clubs do things differently. After a time, if the prospect is approved he then is allowed to have the full colors and is considered to be a full member, with all three pieces of that club’s patch.
Nomad Rockers
Some MCs allow a Member to wear a "NOMAD" bottom rocker. This is only when that member exhibits a lifestyle within the common definition of the word nomad.
- no·mad A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
- A person with no fixed residence who roams about; a wanderer.
By definition, a "NOMAD" will be traveling alone and needs the ability to represent, maintain & survive under circumstances very different from the norm. It is a distinction of lifestyle that only a few can truly live up to, and as such, causes unfavorable notice when used by those obviously not living up to the definition.