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| General | | | Biker Rival Charged In Murder Of Hells Angel | Posted by phrawgh |  One day after a bizarre shooting in Vaughan left a member of the Hells Angels biker club dead at a local strip club, information is becoming available about the man charged with his murder.
Police spent Sunday combing for clues outside Pro Club, where David Buchanan was killed early Saturday at his 32nd birthday party. Some fear the incident could be proof of a growing turf war across the province.
Late Saturday, Frank Lenti, Pro Club manager and full member of The Bandidos biker club, was arrested in connection with the shooting, which also wounded two other Hells Angels members, one of whom remains in serious condition.
Lenti's motives aren't clear at this point, but both men are said to have been major players in the biker scene. Police are wondering what Buchanan and his group were doing at a rival club in the first place.
"Obviously that's something we'll be determining over the course of the investigation, and it is early in the investigation," said York Regional Police Chief Armand La Barge.
Police are now reviewing surveillance video from the scene, while they go over the somewhat lengthy history of Lenti's involvement in the biker world.
The 59-year-old has been linked to several other biker clubs over the last 30 years, and made headlines in 1995 when he was almost killed in a car bombing.
Lenti is charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder and weapons offences in Saturday's incident. He appeared in court Sunday morning and remains in custody prior to his second appearance, which will be Monday.
"Obviously we'll look at the impact of him being in custody and off the street and we'll be looking at the broader implications," said La Barge. | |
| General | | | Steelers QB in motorcycle accident | Posted by phrawgh | Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured Monday in a motorcycle accident.
Team officials did not release Roethlisberger`s condition but confirmed to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the player had been hospitalized. A witness said Roethlisberger was bleeding from a head injury.
The witness told the newspaper the motorcycle hit a car as it was turning left onto Pittsburgh`s 10th Street Bridge. The quarterback was thrown onto the car, hit the windshield and then the ground.
Roethlisberger, who reportedly liked to ride his bike without wearing a helmet, had been at odds with Steele Coach Bill Cowher regarding his motorcycle riding, the Post-Gazette said. | |
| General | | | "Roadrage with the Big Schwag" | Posted by | | Hi, I’m a pretty avid reader of this forum and I found something I thought you would be interested in. It’s a new show on Mag Rack, which is an on demand television network. The show is called “Road Rage with The Big Schwag”. “Road Rage” is hosted by Brett “The Big Schwag” Wagner himself and in the series he is going to do everything from gritty lessons on how to navigate Xtreme off-road conditions to a look at custom choppers and hot rods. Off-road biking legend Uwe Diemer and stunt man Monte Perlin will be making appearances on the show. It should be intense show because “Road Rage” is taking high torque to the next level with futuristic jet bikes, the fastest trikes to hit the pavement and a vehicle that requires three hands to drive. The show started on May 25th, and I definitely recommend d checking it out. | |
| General | | | Biker was toting gun: cops | Posted by phrawgh | VANCOUVER -- A man believed to be a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has been arrested and charged after he allegedly tried to board a plane with a loaded gun.
The man was stopped by Vancouver International Airport screeners on Friday after screening devices showed what appeared to be a handgun in his carry-on luggage.
RCMP were called and found a fully loaded, semi-automatic Bryco handgun in the bag. | |
| General | | | Hog wild for Harleys | Posted by phrawgh | When his brother-in-law upgraded to a new Harley-Davidson in the 1980s, Brendan Calder and a friend decided to pool their resources and buy the old one.
Then Calder caught Hog fever.
Today the University of Toronto professor and corporate director owns two Harleys of his own — a 1989 FLH ElectraGlide and a 1998 custom-built Hog Fever. | |
| General | | | Tight security at memorial for Hell's Angel | Posted by phrawgh | Security was tight in Bridgeport as the leader of the Hell's Angels is laid to rest.
Bikers from all over the world are mourning the loss of 61-year-old Roger Mariani.
Last Sunday he was gunned down along I-95. Today there was a peaceful goodbye in Bridgeport as hundreds came to pay their respects
The massive roar of motorcycles was a tribute to a fallen Hell's Angel member. | |
| General | | | Biker Connection? | Posted by phrawgh | TORONTO - Canadian police investigating the deaths of eight men found stuffed inside abandoned vehicles in a wooded field descended on a farmhouse a few miles down the road on Sunday.
A former motorcycle club member said there were strong indications of a link with the Bandidos club.
Police refused to discuss what was happening beyond the roadblock they had set up around the farmhouse, about three miles from where the bodies were found inside four vehicles deserted in a farmer's field Saturday morning. The farm in Shedden, Ontario, is about 90 miles northeast of Detroit. | |
| General | | | Fuel cell motorcycle unveiled in Tokyo | Posted by phrawgh | If you’re itching to own a fuel cell vehicle, you might not have to wait as long as you thought or spend as much as you expected. As long as you don’t mind riding a motorcycle, that is. British company Intelligent Design has unveiled the ENV, a hydrogen powered motorcycle, at the Tokyo Fuel Cell Expo this week. It looks a bit futuristic and not necessarily in a good way, but you wouldn’t buy this thing for looks. You would buy it because you love the environment and you like the fact that the ENV is completely silent when it runs. You’d also buy it because you like the fact that the fuel cell can be removed and taken into the house to power your computer, TV or granola maker.
If you are sold on the ENV and want one of your own you still have an 18 month wait ahead of you. When they are available, though, it should cost you less than $10,000.
http://www.mobilemag.com/redirect.php?content=6271 | |
| General | | | Schwarzenegger Hurt in Motorcycle Mishap | Posted by phrawgh | Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger received 15 stitches in his lip Sunday after he and his 12-year-old son were involved in a motorcycle accident near their Los Angeles home, his spokeswoman said.
Schwarzenegger was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle with his son Patrick in the sidecar when another driver backed into the street, spokeswoman Margita Thompson said in a statement.
"The governor was unable to avoid the vehicle in his path and collided with it at a low speed," she said.
Both Schwarzenegger and his son were treated for cuts and bruises at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and released, Thompson said. Both were wearing helmets at the time, she said.
The other driver was uninjured.
The governor was expected to keep his appointments Monday. No further details were immediately released. | |
| General | | | Happy New Year | Posted by phrawgh | Happy New Year to everyone. The site has been getting alot of traffic. But I still can't seem to get people to post in the forums, comment on stories or submit news of thier own. C'mon people! Even if you just want to say "hi" that's fine.
Anyway, if you would like to see a subject added in the forum area hit the "contact us" on the menu and I will very strongly consider it. Any other suggestions will also be treated the same.
Thanks for your support and your future participation! | |
| General | | | Two-wheel innovations | Posted by phrawgh | Hmmmm, is this a good idea?
MOTORCYCLE AIR BAG, GPS SYSTEMS AND MORE ON DISPLAY AT S.J.
When Honda puts the first air bag on a production motorcycle next summer, it will be seen as more than just a safety innovation. It will confirm the trend that many features and technologies found on today's cars are now being offered on bikes.
That includes fancy stereos, satellite radio and navigation systems.
The motorcycle with the air bag, a Honda Gold Wing with all sorts of premium upgrades, will likely sell for $23,000 to $25,000. The company said it expects it to help reduce fatalities and serious injuries.
It will be in San Jose this weekend, along with a display explaining how it works, at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. | |
| General | | | Family Of Biker Killed On 91 Freeway Announces Reward | Posted by phrawgh | SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The family of a motorcyclist who died in a hit-and-run collision on the Riverside (91) Freeway announced a $5,000 reward Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who hit him.
The California Highway Patrol has been unable to identify the driver of a Ford Expedition that swerved onto the shoulder of the freeway just after midnight on Aug. 31, killing Dave Ghiloni, 36, of Moreno Valley, his brother Richard Ghiloni of Joshua Tree said at a Santa Ana news conference.
Dave Ghiloni was about a foot onto the shoulder when he was hit by the sport utility vehicle, described as a 2003 to 2005 model Expedition, possibly a two-tone charcoal color and died instantly. | |
| General | | | Ex-outlaw biker wants others to know there's a way out | Posted by phrawgh | NORTH COUNTY ---- Former Mongol outlaw biker Ed Power thinks of himself as living proof that anyone can get out of a gang.
His graying Fu Manchu mustache neatly trimmed and his ponytail gone, the 53-year-old North County resident said he sees himself as a role model for young people who want to live decent lives.
The thing they need to remember, Power said Wednesday in a small neat condo on the coast, is that there are ways out and it doesn't take money. | |
| General | | | Obviously against helmet laws... | Posted by phrawgh | SANTA ROSA Santa Rosa police investigators believe suicide was behind the death of a motorcyclist whose body was discovered Wednesday after she went missing last week.
Melinda Moore's motorcycle was found on a rocky beach three miles south of Fort Bragg on state Highway 1. Moore's body was found halfway down an 800-foot cliff at that location.
"We had a Sebastopol citizen call us yesterday and say, 'I've found this helmet and glove,'" said Lt. Jerry Briggs of the Santa Rosa Police Department. "We sent a detective out to look at the helmet and it had markings consistent with what we understood her helmet to look like."
Briggs said investigators searched the area and found Moore's body.
According to Briggs, investigators believe Moore placed the helmet and gloves by the side of the road and then drove her motorcycle off the cliff.
"In the initial reports that came out reporting her missing, she had told some people that she was depressed," said Briggs. "She had gotten down over some things in her life that weren't going so well."
Briggs said investigators still had not found any evidence of how fast Briggs was driving and there was no indication that she braked before hitting the edge.
Moore's next-of-kin have been identified, but no memorial services had been scheduled as of Thursday. | |
| General | | | Man charged with not securing toilet that killed biker | Posted by phrawgh | CUSTER, S.D. - A Custer man made his first court appearance Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge stemming from an accident in which a motorcyclist was killed when a toilet fell off a trailer.
Earl Baker, 34, was pulling the trailer on U.S. Highway 16 north of Custer on Aug. 9 when the portable toilet fell off.
It hit a motorcycle ridden by Michael Johnson, 55, of Grand Saline, Texas. Johnson was thrown into the pavement and was hit by an oncoming motorcyclist.
Baker has been charged with failure to secure a load. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 30 days in jail and a $200 fine. | |
| General | | | More than 1,000 take part in annual 60-mile cycle parade | Posted by phrawgh | Eighty-nine-year-old Donald Leach of Sturgis couldn’t imagine doing anything more exciting than taking a ride in the Sturgis Toy Run.
Leach’s chance came Saturday thanks to the efforts of a friend of the family, Kay Kline, and Dr. John Burgess of Bangor, a mental health specialist, who brought his bike to the Toy Run. | |
| General | | | A case of biker beware | Posted by phrawgh | Cops plan 'crotch rocket' crackdown
Interstate 57 through the south suburbs takes on another life after midnight.
Traffic thins. Lanes open. The need for speed grows.
For those who want to turn loose their motorcycles for a high-speed romp, I-57 is a dream. | |
| General | | | Laurie Roth injured when motorcycle strikes deer | Posted by phrawgh | SPOKANE, Wash. -- Nationally syndicated radio talk-show host Laurie Roth was seriously injured while riding a motorcycle that collided with a deer, the Washington State Patrol reports.
Roth was in serious condition Friday at Sacred Heart Medical Center, where she was airlifted after the crash Thursday near the entrance to Mount Spokane State Park about 15 miles northeast of Spokane. She was wearing a helmet, but had head injuries, Trooper Jeff Sevigney said. | |
| General | | | Hunt for Fugitive involved in Deadly Motorcycle Accident Continues | Posted by phrawgh | It`s been just over a month since an S.U.V. rammed into a motorcycle during a charity bike ride in Butler Township.
Since then, toxicology reports show the car driver was doped up on morphine.
Now police want to make an arrest but their man has skipped town.
25-year-old Jeffrey Borrin of Hazleton is a fugitive on the run.
On July 24th police say Borrin drove his SUV straight into a charity motorcycle event in Butler Towship. | |
| General | | | Bullets Fly, After A Car Hits A Motorcycle. | Posted by phrawgh | NEW YORK A bizarre story in New Jersey unfolded Wednesday night: a shooting at a crash scene.
A man is at University Hospital in Newark this morning after he was gunned down while he was trying to help a motorcycle rider. Police say the two had just collided just after 8 o'clock Wednesday night on Irvine Turner Boulevard. According to police, the driver was trying to make a u-turn when his car broadsided the motorcycle.
The rider was thrown from the bike and when the man got out of his car to help, a person with a gun came up, fired several shots and ran off on foot.
This morning police are looking for the shooter as police try to figure out if the shooting was in retaliation for the accident.
The driver of the car is in stable condition, the motorcyclist, however, is dead this morning.
Police are urging anyone who may have information about this incident to call. | |
| General | | | Relatives issue plea for information on motorcycle rider who disappeared | Posted by phrawgh | Charles "Chuck" E. Mitchell rode off on his new motorcycle Sunday evening from his house near Belleville and has not been seen since, leaving family members desperate to find what happened to him.
Mitchell, 58, was last seen by his wife, Theresa, about 9 p.m. as he was leaving their house at 7 Dunn Drive, just southwest of Belleville. He had his motorcycle helmet on and was leaving for what she thought was a typical evening ride that would last an hour to 90 minutes.
When she woke up between 3 and 4 a.m. and her husband had not returned, she grew worried.
Mitchell, a retired social worker, had been on the computer just minutes before he left but did not say anything to his wife to indicate that anything was wrong or that his departure was anything other than a late-night ride. | |
| General | | | Burning biker stuns rescuers | Posted by phrawgh | IT was a frightening sight - a struggling man, still perched on a motorcycle, engulfed in flames. All that remained of the motorbike.
Such was the horror that it stunned the rescuers who could do little to help. | |
| General | | | Ex-Breed biker club member gets 5 years | Posted by phrawgh | FREEHOLD — A former Breed motorcycle club member convicted of plotting to assault and retaliate against another former member received a five-year prison sentence Friday.
Scott Lear was ordered to serve the same amount of prison time as Sanford Gorzelsky, the 38-year-old Breed member who assaulted Arne "Ole" Olsen by striking him with a beer bottle on Oct. 5, 2002 at the My Way Cafe in West Long Branch. Gorzelsky was sentenced to five years in prison on Aug. 12. | |
| General | | | Biker survives two days in ditch | Posted by phrawgh | A motorcyclist lay in a ditch for two days after crashing south of Pagosa Springs, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman said. State Patrol officers responded Sunday to a medical call for the 66-year-old man.
The motorcyclist left the road near the intersection of Archuleta County roads 500 and 700, known as Pagosa Junction. It was not known whether the crash involved other vehicles.
The man, who was not immediately identified, was alert but suffered cuts to his face and arms and his femur was swelling. A medical helicopter flew from Farmington to transport the patient.
Archuleta County dispatch received the call at 5:25 p.m. Sunday. He had reportedly been in the ditch for 44 hours. | |
| General | | | Biking: It’s no longer just a guy thing | Posted by phrawgh | OLEAN — Motorcycle enthusiasts from around the Northeast crowded onto Union Street for the third annual Rally in the Valley motorcycle rally Saturday afternoon.
The glare of the afternoon sun off chrome handlebars and the roar of a Harley-Davidson engine were some of the familiar sights and sounds of the rally, though some things have changed.
Rally riders at this year’s event said more women are driving bikes, and it’s helping the sport. | |
| General | | | Motorcyclist recovering from injuries after plastic wrap prank | Posted by phrawgh | WYOMING (AP) - A western Michigan motorcyclist is recovering from injuries after crashing into plastic wrap that had been stretched across a roadway as a prank.
Jim Anderson suffered a fractured rib and internal bruises after he hit the industrial-strength wrap at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday while riding his Harley Davidson home. The 48 year old said he thought the plastic wrap was fog.
Wyoming, Michigan Police say three teenage boys told police they put the wrap between two sign posts as a prank not expecting something as small as a motorcycle to come down the street.
Police haven't decided whether to charge them. | |
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