"We don't want to be burying anymore brothers or bike riders".
That was the message from Sons of the Southern Cross Mackay president Ken "Smiley" Hyde who urged motorists to take more care on the roads.
The memorial at Handlebar Heaven, Ooralea, created by Sons of the Southern Cross Mackay members for fellow late member Wes "Pop" Carlton who died in a tragic crash in Kyogle, New South Wales on October 20 last year. Pictured are SOSS members Ted "Bubbles" Walters, James "Knuckle" McGovern, President Ken "Smiley" Hyde and Josh "Professor" Van Loenen. Picture: Heidi Petith