Vagos Motorcycle Club

Vagos MC
Abbreviation22,[1] Green Nation[2]
Founded1963
TypeOutlaw motorcycle club
Region
Western United States, , northern Mexico, Canada,[3] and Serbia, Europe[4]
Membership
3,000-4,000 full-patch members[5][6]

The Vagos Motorcycle Club, also known as the Green Nation, is a one percenter motorcycle club formed in 1964 in San Bernardino, California.[1][3] The club's insignia is Loki, the Norse god of mischief, riding a motorcycle. Members typically wear green.[7]

The Vagos have approximately 4,000 members among 200 chapters located in the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Missouri, as well as chapters throughout Europe and ten chapters located in Mexico (Baja California, Jalisco and Mexico City).[8][5][9] Vagos in Ontario, Canada were reported to have patched over to Outlaws Motorcycle Club (American Outlaws Association) in 2015 before AOA disbanded in 2018.[10] Two hundred members are in Inland Empire, where the club was started in the late 1960s.[5][11]

In 2013, the Vagos expanded to Sweden.[12]

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  10. ^ "No biker clubhouses left in Peterborough: police report". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  11. ^ Watkins, Thomas (2010-03-18). "Calif. bikers eyed in police building booby traps". Associated Press. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  12. ^ Bussewitz, Cathy (2010-06-14). "Calif. bill would target spouses who hire hit men". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-06-24.