Lenny ‘The Lion’ Reynolds, a former president of the Blue Angels Motorcycle Club, passed away earlier this month at the age of 80, with his family announcing his death on social media.

The Glasgow Times previously reported his funeral would take place today (January 17) at Alex Black Funeral Care in Drumchapel.

Funeral of Lenny Reynolds at Alex Black Funeral Care, Drumchapel, Glasgow. (Image: Photograph by Colin Mearns)

Bikers gathered at his home in Dennistoun to accompany the cortege, with many more people seen lined up alongside the road at the funeral home.

Reynolds was a founding member of the Blue Angels Motorcycle Club, whose name is thought to stand for “b*******, lunatics, undesirables and eccentrics’. Others have speculated that it came from the colour of the Scottish flag.

It was formed in Maryhill in 1963 by Allan Morrison and Billy “Stone” Gordon and had chapters, or groups, in Scotland, England, Belgium and Spain.

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Funeral of Lenny Reynolds at Alex Black Funeral Care, Drumchapel, Glasgow. (Image: Colin Mearns)

The Blue Angels emerged from Glasgow’s gang culture, which saw various groups fighting over control of the city’s rackets.

They began associating with motorcycle clubs in England during the 1970s, forming an alliance with the Road Rats of London.

Scotland remains one of the few countries in Europe without a Hells Angels chapter.

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Funeral of Lenny Reynolds at Alex Black Funeral Care, Drumchapel, Glasgow. (Image: Photograph by Colin Mearns)

In a 2007 interview, Reynolds stated: “We’re proud of the fact that there isn’t an American influence in Scotland.

“We fought the Hells Angels in the 1970s which is why they don’t have a chapter here.”

In the same interview he said: “Violence is a pillar of our lifestyle. If you f*** with one of us, you f*** with 50 of us.”

Funeral of Lenny Reynolds at Alex Black Funeral Care, Drumchapel, Glasgow. (Image: Colin Mearns)

The Blue Angels’ colours originally consisted of the clubs’ insignia — a winged skull wearing a Stahlhelm (German for steel helmet) and the words “Blue Angels” in Gothic script along with “1%” patches, embroidered onto blue denim jackets.

The term “one-percenter” is a reference to an alleged comment by the American Motorcycle Association that 99% of motorcyclists are decent and law-abiding, while 1% are not.

The Blue Angels’ insignia was legally protected in 1997.

Prospective Blue Angels members must be nominated by two members of the club and can be voted into the club by other members after serving a period of time as a “prospect”.

Funeral of Lenny Reynolds at Alex Black Funeral Care, Drumchapel, Glasgow. (Image: Colin Mearns)

Funeral of Lenny Reynolds at Alex Black Funeral Care, Drumchapel, Glasgow. (Image: Colin Mearns)

Funeral of Lenny Reynolds at Alex Black Funeral Care, Drumchapel, Glasgow. (Image: Colin Mearns)

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