The Commonwealth MC
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The Everyday Rider Outfit (ERO) or The Commonwealth Motorcycle Club (CMC) is a loosely connected, worldwide motorcycle club with no known bases. Instead its members consist of an affiliation of anonymous riders who seem to communicate either through message boards or secret mailing lists. Countrary to most motorcycle clubs the ERO seems to accept recruits with a wide array of motorcycles that range from Trail bikes to heavy Cruisers. Common nicknames for the club members are "Fags" and "Anons".
History
The Commonwealth MC was started by anonymous individuals on an enthusiast image board. Unlike most motorcycle clubs, the Commonwealth does not have a unified symbology and bases its set of values and rules on the lack itself of any kind of values or rules. This element of chaos is vital to the group's own survival. Being organized in an anarchyst fashion it generally condemns attempts of branding or organized actions. The very strenghth of the group is the ability of every single member of acting alone. Since the ERO lacks any kind of officials or hierarchy none of it's components are vital.
Geographical distribution
So far the existence of chapters has been reported all across the globe. While initially it's rumored the actual founders of the outfit were from the United States, the overwhelming majority of accolytes seems to reside in Europe, specifically Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria. More recently support from the USA has seen an unexpected rise, possibly because of the recent crackdowns on bikers police have attempted in urban areas. It's no surprise that most of said members are Dual Sport, Enduro or Motocross riders. Exception are not rare and it gas been confirmed that the Oregon delegate of the gang used to ride a CX500. He also seemed to have affiliation with the KKK, but said contacts were not endorsed nor approved by most of the group. In São Paulo, Brazil a member of the group was involved in gang violence, suggesting a possible branch expanding in South America. Lastly there seems to be an extremely vocal minority of australian members, but said chapter has not been involved in any major conflict, except for a couple of high speed chases.
Public acts
Numerous rumors have risen over criminal acts perpetrated by the Commonwealth, ranging from territorial disputes to murder.
Notable is the time a spanish-speaking member of the gang allegedly kidnapped, raped and killed a girl.
Amongst the ranks it's beenbeen confirmed presence of actually striking squads meant to crack down on non-tollerated behaviour.
In particular a man, hiding himself under the alias "Kill Confirmed", has been recorded while dispensing vigilante justice towards ostile 4-wheeled vehicles, especially trucks.
The gang, mostly active in europe, has had periodical events where old members streghthen contacts across the continent while new recruits are initiated.
It's rumored that, due to the group's growth in North America, 2016 could be the first year to see an intercontinental event, likely transmitted via internet.
