Patriots Defence Force Motorcycle Club
(New Zealand) Inc.
If you are looking to find a well-established and safe to ride with group, you’ve found us.
We are a group of like-minded men and women who are either serving or ex-serving members of the Defence Force who enjoy common bonds – we enjoy riding motorcycles and have served or are currently serving our country. We are fiercely loyal to our flag and country, our families and our fellow members. As such we are a family-oriented club and happily invite members to bring their families along to our functions. The pictures scrolling above show a cross-section of our members, places we go and activities we undertake.
We get together for a ride and meeting at least monthly, and regularly attend activities such as rallies, poker runs, and similar biking events.
Our Guidelines
We are a group of like-minded folks, who have a common history in serving in the Defence Force.
The Australian and New Zealand Clubs both run in accordance with Defence values. We do not tolerate drugs, violence or theft, and we believe in the non-sexist policy promoted by Defence.
We are a family oriented club and as such happily invite members to bring their families along to our functions.
We get together for a ride and meeting at least monthly, and regularly attend activities such as rallies, poker runs, and similar biking events.
Our Badge…
Our Breastplate denotes our three Services and those who died whilst in the Service. The logo depicts the three Services in our own particular style: the anchor for the Navy, the crossed swords for the Army, the wings for the Air Force and the skull for the members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. The colour red denotes the blood spilled by members during training and conflicts. The black beret is a common theme for each Service and the colour of mourning for those members who have died. White is for the peace that members have fought for, won and continue to defend to this day.
The Patriots is a side-patch social club. We are not an outlaw or a 1% club! We are not a “backpatch” club and do not associate with or follow any of these clubs or their guidelines. We do not condone any association of our members, whilst wearing Patriots regalia, with these types of clubs. We are not a paramilitary organisation and we have no political leanings.
We ask our members to wear any decoration they have been awarded. This is to show the places that members have served and been recognised for. Most members also wear their badges of their Unit(s), Corps, or Trade. This provides a pictorial resume of that person’s service and allows members to have a common talking point.