▁a ▁small ▁sk ull ▁replaced ▁a ▁wing ed ▁motor cycle , ▁and ▁Old ▁English - style ▁letters ▁were ▁adopted . ▁This ▁design ▁was ▁emb roid ered ▁on ▁a ▁black ▁sh irt ▁and ▁hand ▁painted ▁on ▁le ather ▁jack ets . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁Cross ed ▁P ist ons ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁small ▁sk ull . ▁This ▁design ▁was ▁emb roid ered ▁on ▁a ▁black ▁western - style ▁sh irt ▁with ▁white ▁pip ing . ▁The ▁movie ▁The ▁Wild ▁One ▁with ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando ▁influenced ▁this ▁back patch . ▁The ▁Sk ull ▁and ▁Cross ed ▁P ist ons ▁were ▁red es igned ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁making ▁them ▁much ▁larger ▁with ▁more ▁detail . ▁The ▁A . O . A . ▁logo ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁an ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁A . M . A . ▁logo . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁photo j ournal ism ▁called ▁The ▁B iker iders ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁by ▁D anny ▁Lyon , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁photograph s ▁and ▁inter views ▁document ing ▁the ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁different ▁chap ters . ▁ ▁In ▁New ▁Zealand ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁chap ters ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Nap ier , ▁B len heim ▁and ▁Christ ch urch . ▁ ▁Club s ▁with ▁similar ▁names ▁A ▁number