The Finks MC
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The Finks Motorcycle Club is an Australia
n outlaw motorcycle club
that was formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1969. The name comes from The Wizard of Id
cartoon where the peasants, to his dismay, often proclaim, "The King is a fink!". The colours used by The Finks is of Bung, the king's jester.
The club was restricted by government actions in South Australia. Despite rivalries, various other groups joined together to protest the South Australian governments proposed restrictions.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n outlaw motorcycle club
Outlaw motorcycle club
An outlaw motorcycle club is a type of motorcycle club that is part of a subculture with roots in the post-World War II USA, centered on cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals celebrating freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the...
that was formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1969. The name comes from The Wizard of Id
The Wizard of Id
The Wizard of Id is a daily newspaper comic strip created by American cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. Beginning in 1964, the strip follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom called "Id". From time to time, the king refers to his subjects as "Idiots"...
cartoon where the peasants, to his dismay, often proclaim, "The King is a fink!". The colours used by The Finks is of Bung, the king's jester.
The club was restricted by government actions in South Australia. Despite rivalries, various other groups joined together to protest the South Australian governments proposed restrictions.