A biker outlaw legend is weighing in on the new motorcycle club action-drama "The Bikeriders" ...
saying people will flock to the life after seeing the flick, but they'd better earn their stripes the right way. We talked with George Christie -- a former Hells Angels president for the Ventura chapter of the infamous motorcycle club -- and he knows a lot of young men and women will want to join big-name clubs after watching the feature film ..
. especially because America's obsessed with outlaw culture. But, if they don't join a club, and just try to wear a Hell's Angels patch .
.. George says they could encounter big problems -- ranging from a "good ass-chewing to a good ass-kicking.
" He says some people are selling the Hells Angels colors online these days ...
and, people who buy don't always know what they're getting into -- especially with the infamous diamond patch he lays out for us. If you don't know, 'Bikeriders' follows a chapter of the Vandals -- a midwestern motorcycle club -- as they go from simply riding around as a group to full-out embracing an outlaw lifestyle. The movie boasts an all-star cast .
.. including Austin Butler , Tom Hardy , Norman Reedus , Jodie Comer , Mike Faist and Michael Shannon -- among others.
It's based on a true story ...
and George says he even knew the character Reedus plays, Funny Sonny, personally and says Norm totally nailed it. BTW ..
. we had to ask Christie how he felt about Shannon not learning how to ride a bike for the flick -- and, .
