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The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club (RWMC) operates in multiple countries. Principally in Ireland, but with charters in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Western Europe. The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club does not require its members to ride any specific make or model of motorcycle.

History
The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club was established on the 18th of December 1988. Founded by Thomas (Joe) Kiernan the club quickly grew to over 250 members in Ireland alone. In March 1990 the first Northern Irish chapter was formed, rapidly followed by the formation of chapters in Great Britain and Spain in the same year by members of the original Irish chapter. In 1997 a senior member of the MC branched off into other interests and many of the clubs functions ceased operation. After several more years the club fell into disrepair, with many members simply wearing the cut without any official participation or association. Many existing members of the club are still present today and the RWMC cut can still be seen at biker events internationally. In 2021 a major reformation effort was undertaken, reaching out to members and bringing them back into the club formally.

Club Emblem
The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club emblem (colors) is different to the established norm for an MC in that the top rocker and bottom rocker form part of the emblem rather than being two separate patches. The colors feature a sword embellished with the letters R and W passing behind a cruiser style motorcycle. The meaning of RW is commonly believed to simply be the acronym of the club name, however, it has been rumored that the real meaning is "Reared Wild" and intimates the feral nature of its members and the volatile personality often expected of Irish people or "The fightin' Irish".

The top rocker reads "Road Warriors", the bottom rocker illustrates the country of the chapter both in name and flag colors. The Irish chapter for example features the word "Ireland" over the Irish tricolor. Originally the colors were also accompanied by two small patches one either side of the main emblem. The small left patch featured the letters "RW", which was changed to the numbers "32" in 1997, this is thought to be a reflection of the clubs support of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement (32CSM) though this was never formally acknowledged to outsiders by the clubs leadership and remains a closely guarded secret. The right patch featured "99%" which was understood to mean that the club differentiated themselves from 1% MC's in that they were not involved in criminality, though this is disputed as the 32CSM lines up more to a 1% club. Modern versions of the patch do not have 99%, it was replaced with the letters MC. Commonly known to mean Motorcycle Club.

Membership
In order to join the Road Warriors MC prospective members must have at least a 500cc motorcycle. The applicant must have at least an Irish learners permit. Once an application has been made the prospective member is interviewed. Or were the application has been sponsored by an existing full member, the full member "vouches" for the new member. The latter application method is rare as the RWMC tend to be very selective. Once an applicant is approved they are brought into the MC as an "Applicant", they have access to limited club resources and are invited only to events where their participation is limited. After an undisclosed period of time the "Applicant" is advanced to full member status, it has been told that this probationary period can last up to 12 months and can be extended beyond that.

Gender Bias
The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club from the date of its formation was known to be a men only motorcycle club. In 2021 during a club restructuring many of the clubs rules were overhauled. One of which saw the acceptance of women in the club, though club rules expressly forbid any kind of sexual relationship between members regardless of their membership status.

Racial Bias
The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club has never been racially biased. All ethnic groups are permitted to apply, though the club does still enforce basic requirements that must be met. For example, the applicant must be resident in the country of the charter they are applying to join for at least 24 months. They must own and have a licence (full or learner permit) for a motorcycle of at least 500cc. Naturally, the applicant needs to have a good command of the clubs primary language in the country they are applying.

Club Facilities
The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club boasts some very nice facilities. The clubhouse (location remains a guarded secret) is a large house located minutes from Dublin city center, the clubhouse has generous parking for members and a gated yard for bike maintenance and secure storage.

The club also has its own campsite in Co. Wicklow. The location is not made public but is used exclusively by club members for rest and relaxation and as a meeting point before departing on club arranged trips when the club house is not convenient or is at capacity.