One of the men charged is a member of the Rock Machine outlaw motorcycle gang and the other is a member of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang.

Two men from rival motorcycle gangs have been charged over a violent fight involving chairs being thrown at a Perth shopping centre.

One of the men charged is a member of the Rock Machine outlaw motorcycle gang and the other is a member of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang.

Police say the fight broke out at Kingsway Shopping Centre on Monday at about 2.10pm (WST).

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During the altercation, chairs were thrown and several punches and kicks were exchanged, police said.

Gang Crime Squad detectives executed a search warrant on a house linked to the Rock Machine gang member and allegedly found some ammunition.

A 26-year-old man was charged with fighting in public to cause fear, and possessing unlicensed ammunition.

He is due to appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on April 20.

A 27-year-old Rebels gang member was charged with fighting in public to cause fear, and assault occasioning bodily harm.

The assault charge is related to a separate incident at a nightclub in Fremantle on October 24, 2010, which did not involve bikies, police said.

The man will appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on April 22.