| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Territory | Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru |
The Road Knights Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club that operates in the South Island of New Zealand with a presence in Invercargill, Dunedin, and Timaru. Since 2012, new chapters have been formed in Thailand, Netherlands and the United States.[1]
Its rivalry with the Mongrel Mob boiled over in June 2008 in Invercargill when the Road Knights' building was burned down and two motorcycles stolen.[2] The motorcycles were later found by police at the local Mongrel Mob headquarters but had been set on fire.[2] Two Mongrel Mob members were charged with the arson.[3]
As of 2009, Road Knights membership in New Zealand was low and former leadership had dispersed, died or gone to jail.[4]
- ^ "Chapters". Road Knights. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Gang tensions on knife edge", The Southland Times, 2008-06-19, retrieved 2010-08-02
- ^ "Two Mob members charged over Road Knights fire", Otago Daily Times, 2008-07-09, retrieved 2010-08-02
- ^ "Patch Work", The Timaru Herald, July 31, 2009, retrieved 2013-07-29