Meet The Orphans, Brooklyn’s moped gang. They represent a growing subculture of people obsessed with reviving rusted mopeds and taking them to the streets.

The Orphans brake for a light in midtown Manhattan.

Ryan Due, one of the orignal Orphans, opened The Orphanage in April 2009. It’s Brooklyn’s only shop entriely dedicated to mopeds.

The Orphanage acts as a clubhouse for local Orphans and visiting moped enthusiasts.

Two members of the Hells Satans from Richmond, VA make adjustments on bikes at The Orphanage.

Ryan Due, center, and Nathan Isherwood, left, teach a customer how to fix his bike. To own a moped is to repair a moped. The mechanics are just as integral as the riding.

Mechanic Handsome Dan pedal-starts a moped to test his repairs.

Police arrest Brian McCrocklin from Hells Satans for riding a moped that was reported stolen by Ryan Due. Although Due had reported the bike stolen a year ago, he later recovered the moped without ever notifying the police of the recovery. McCrocklin spent a long afternoon in jail while the miscommunication was sorted out.

A police officer rides the “stolen” moped back to the station.

Pat Lowery lays on the roof of The Orphanage on a sunny summer afternoon.

Handsome Dan sits for a spur-of-the-moment portrait.

Bradley Carroll speeds down Franklin Avenue near the shop. The modified mopeds can reach close to 50mph.

The newest Orphan Andrew Kinney, leads the pack through Manhattan on an afternoon ride.

The Orphans make their way through traffic. The moped as means of transportation is not fully accepted with riders often receiving strange looks or harsh shouts. But then again, what outlaw gang is really concerned with acceptance?