Red on White

So why is this part 1? Easy, it's because there's a part 2. We're talking about almost forty years here, and that's a lot of history. From 1970 to 1990 the clubs colours were red on white. These were also the colours of the Hells Angels. During the early 70s every cunt and his dog was wearing H.A.patches, and Manchester had it's fair share. A lot of these were better known as the Selnec angels, they would turn up at the pubs and cafes carrying crash helmet's and swearing the bike was off the road for repairs. Selnec was an acronym for South East Lancashire North East Cheshire and was the name of the regions bus company. Most town's and city's had their own versions of these people, although they soon disappeared when the established clubs got pissed off seeing dickhead's in patches and started beating them up. Some of these clubs (and were talking nationwide here) were using the name Hells Angels, although it was only the boys in London who held an American charter. It was during the 1980s that they began their 'clean up', getting rid of not only the unofficial H.A. clubs, but also the red on white clubs. So it was only a matter of time before the Sons got a visit. As it turned out, when they did come in 91 they found a Black on White Sons of Hell. The club having changed about eighteen months earlier. So part 2 will pick up the story from there. In the meantime this book is about the red on white years. The years when the clubs foundations were laid,alliances made and friendships forged, some of which have lasted a lifetime.