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Hurricane Biker Girls MC (HBG) is a women's motorcycle club in the United States and Mexico. Founded in San Diego, CA in 2002 by motorcyclists Kisha Williams (also known as 'Stallion') and India Moss (also known as 'Blue Rose') specifically for female motorcyclists. A premiere female Motorcycle Club in San Diego, CA designed for women who desired independence from the overbearing and volatile male dominant Outlaw Motorcycle Club culture. The club has women of all races, but mostly women of color.

The club started as a Riding Club in 2002. Since then, the club has grown to several chapters across the United States and Mexico.

One very noticeable uniqueness of this female motorcycle club is that despite decades of bikers wearing either denim, black or brown leather vests, Hurricane Biker Girls remained steadfast to wearing red leather vest. The club received negative input and attitudes from some of the devout traditional clubs.

HBG's objectives are to bring female motorcyclists together for comradery, empowerment, and riding, while respecting biker history and traditions, and supporting their fellow MC counterparts and the community. Some chapters engage in more community events then others, but each chapter holds the same core values. Additionally, the club hopes to prove women can ride motorcycles and still maintain their femininity, dispelling negative stereotypes of women bikers all being mannish or lesbian, even though some members are. Bringing women with a true passion for riding motorcycles together, to build a unique bond and support system, while understanding first and foremost that they are dignified women and should always hold themselves to a valued standard.

HBG travels across the nation to support other motorcycle clubs, and charity rides. The multiple chapters around the country also host their annual Sisterhood Celebration. These celebrations are held in different locations, hosted by the various chapters around the US and Mexico. It is not unusual to see a variety of makes and models of motorcycles riding within their pack. The co-founder, India Moss states that the most important aspect when it comes to this motorcycle club is that you share a passion for riding, which leads to riding frequently.

History: Initially, the club was formed as Hurricane Biker Girls Riding Club. The name "Hurricane" was originated by Kisha Williams. Later, India Moss added Biker Girls to differentiate this group from other Hurricane ventures. According to Kisha Williams, Hurricane was how best to describe the various intensities and characteristics of women. She can be mild as a Category 1 or as deadly as a Category 5. The members wore red leather jackets with the Hurricane name and logo on the back. They later switched to red leather vests. After a few years of riding all through-out the state of California, they were invited to be apart of the MC community by the President of Black Sabbath MC of San Diego, CA. The California biker community had grown to identify the club immediately by those red leather vests. The girls continued to wear their, non-traditional, red leather vests, despite receiving grief from a very small percentage of fellow motorcycle clubs.

Logo and Colors: The logo was designed to universally encompass a conglomerate of various all female owned and operated business ventures by Kisha Williams. Kisha Williams had ideas of online magazines, motorcycle gear and clothing specific to women, and other business ventures to be owned and operated solely by women. The club colors are Red and Silver. Red representing the blood that flows through every biker's body regardless of gender or race. Silver represents the light they hope will forever shine upon them. The shape of their patch; a circle with inward curves centered on both sides, symbolizes the circle of people with a shared passion and the curves to accentuate the feminine hourglass figure of a woman.

Founders: Kisha Williams India Moss

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