Editing South 9 Bikers

{{SHORTDESC:Williamsburg, Brooklyn street gang also called the South 9th Bikers}}
{{Infobox criminal organization
| name = South 9 Bikers
| also_known_as = South 9th Bikers<br>South Ninth Bikers
| founding_location = Southside, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City
| territory = Broadway and the South Ninth Street area, Williamsburg
| structure = Neighborhood street gang and biker-style club; complete membership and hierarchy uncertain
| activities = Street fighting and inter-club conflict<br>Neighborhood club activity<br>Biker-style club activity
| notable_members = Alicat {{small|(member from approximately 1980)}}<br>Snake {{small|(associated in later local remembrance)}}
| allies = [[Unknown Bikers]] {{small|(overlapping social connections reported)}}
| rivals = [[Dukes]]<br>[[Arabian Knights]]
| successor = [[Bikers NY]] {{small|(reported later motorcycle-club identity)}}
| status = Historical street-gang phase; later identity associated with Bikers NY
| years_active = 1970s–early 1980s {{small|(documented phase; exact founding date uncertain)}}
}}

The '''South 9 Bikers''', also called the '''South 9th Bikers''', were a Williamsburg, Brooklyn street gang and neighborhood club. An oral-history feature identifies them as one of the major Williamsburg clubs and places their turf around Broadway and the South Ninth Street area.<ref name="VICE">[https://www.vice.com/en/article/fashion-v13n10/ “Gangs of Old New York”], ''Vice'', oral-history feature.</ref>

Later local Williamsburg material describes Bikers NY as having originally been known as the South 9th Bikers and as having developed from a street gang into a motorcycle club.<ref name="BikersNY">[https://www.facebook.com/classicnystreetgangs/posts/rare-1980s1990s-photo-bikers-ny-mc-from-south-9th-bikers-to-williamsburg-brookly/1522809766405132/ “Bikers NY M.C.—From South 9th Bikers to Williamsburg Brooklyn Legends”], Classic NY Street Gangs.</ref> This is a reported predecessor relationship, not proof that the entire South 9 Bikers organization passed intact into the later MC.

==Territory and relationships==
The oral-history account places the South 9 Bikers' territory around Broadway, extending from near Havemeyer Street toward the area where the Hasidic community began. It places the Unknown Bikers on a different section of Southside Williamsburg and the Dukes farther east around Roebling Street and South Third Street.<ref name="VICE" /> These boundaries are a participant's recollection rather than an official map or complete contemporary survey.

The same account says that the Unknown Bikers and South 9 Bikers were already socially connected before Alicat spent more time with the South 9 group in early 1980.<ref name="VICE" /> Association and movement between clubs do not establish merger or subordination.

The South 9 Bikers were also described as being in conflict with the Dukes and Arabian Knights during a 1980 incident recalled in the oral history. The account includes disputed personal identification and responsibility; it should be cited as a recollection of inter-club conflict, not as an adjudicated roster or finding against every member.<ref name="VICE" />

==Biker style==
The oral history states that the South 9 Bikers looked to the Hells Angels as a model, made chopper-style bicycles and later motorcycles, and used a clubhouse on the Southside.<ref name="VICE" /> These details document the club's self-described biker style and social setting, but do not establish an official affiliation with the Hells Angels.

==Relationship to Bikers NY==
The later Bikers NY motorcycle club is covered separately. Its predecessor field records the reported connection to the South 9 Bikers, while leaving the exact transition date and organizational mechanics open. The evidence could reflect continuity of personnel, a re-formation by former members, or a later club drawing on the South 9 identity.<ref name="BikersNY" />

The South 9 Bikers should not be combined with the separate [[Unknown Bikers]], even though oral history describes social contact and movement between individual members.

==Organizational limits==
No complete roster, formal hierarchy or uninterrupted institutional record has been located in the reviewed sources. Claims about particular crimes, ranks or orders require person- or incident-specific evidence.

==References==
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[[Category:Former gangs in New York City]]
[[Category:Street gangs in Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Gangs in Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Motorcycle clubs in New York City]]