http://www.artexgroup.net | Motorcycle patches are used to establish identity and rank in the motorcycle community. Custom patches, including Harley custom patches, are a great way to show individuality or establish an identity for your organization.

1. A Brief
History of
Motorcycle
Patches

2. “The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.”
Patches, or colors, as they’re
more commonly known, are
traditionally worn on biker cut-
offs and identify bikers by their
club affiliation and location.
As motorcycling has become
more popular in recent years,
so have patches and
motorcycle related gear.
Patches identifying with
specific brands, such as Harley-
Davidson are popular. Artex
Group provides custom
patches, including Harley
patches.

3. “Young riders pick a destination and go... Old riders
pick a direction and go.”
Patches derived from “best-
dressed” contests held by
motorcycle clubs in the 1940s.
Some of the rowdier clubs
differentiated themselves from
other clubs by cutting club patches
into three pieces.
• The top rocker consisted of the
club’s name.
• The center of the patch had the
club’s crest.
• The bottom identified the biker or
his club’s home city.

4. “Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't.
Some can't.”
A few pointers on patches:
• One-piece patches
typically represent families
or social clubs.
• Two-piece patches can
have a variety of
meanings.
• Three-piece patches are
typically used to identify a
traditional motorcycle
club.

5. “You start the game with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience...
The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck.”
Patches can often also
denote rank in a biker club.
Probationary members,
called prospects, may have
patches identifying this
status, while full members of
the club will have other
patches.
The practice of using
patches to denote rank will
vary from club to club.

6. “We are a group of complete individuals, and I mean individuals. Everyone
of us has a different reason for being who we are. The only thing we agree
on is our love for the club. That, and our love for motorcycles.”
Patch Etiquette 101
Never touch a biker’s patches
without permission. Many bikers
worked hard to earn these
patches from their clubs.
Never ask to wear a biker’s kutte,
or cut-off.
Always ask permission before
photographing a biker in his
colors.

7. “God didn't create metal so that man could make
paper clips!”
Harley-Davidson patches are very
popular among the biking public. One
of the most respected names in biking,
Harley-Davidson has a century-old
reputation for producing dependable,
reliable and just dead sexy motorcycles.
The brand has become synonymous
with the romanticized biker lifestyle, and
Harley patches help biking enthusiasts
show their love for this iconic brand.

8. “Maintenance is as much art as it is science.”
Why Custom Patches?
• Get the design you want
• Differentiate your club
from other clubs
• Create a stock of
patches for your club
• Establish an identity for
your club

9. How Custom Patches Are Made
Artex creates patches by taking
the art you or our art department
has created and digitizing the
work. Once that’s done, the image
is transmitted to our embroidery
machines that follow a thorough
plan by our digitizers to create your
patch using high quality thread
and materials. When that’s done,
the work is laminated, detailed and
inspected.

10. About Artex Group
Artex Group manufactures custom patches and apparel for a variety of clients, including law
enforcement and emergency responders, youth organizations, motorcycle clubs and more. Our
talented artists can produce just about any image for use on custom apparel or patches, and we
have the latest technology to make quality goods.
To learn more, visit http://www.artexgroup.net/ or call 866.845.1042.