Scots biker gang funeral erupts into bloody bust-up leaving three in hospital
Cops were called when violence erupted at a send-off for Gordon Luke when a huge convoy of motorbikes roared up to The Hurlet Crematorium, near Paisley.
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Sources say thugs from the notorious Blue Angels clashed with rival bikers from the Mad Dogs Motorcycle Club and left three men with horror wounds.
Cops and ambulance crews were summoned to the scene on Friday after hundreds of mourners had paid their respects to Gordon who died in a fatal bike crash.
The violence exploded amid an ongoing feud between the two mobs after a former BA boss Dan Laponder, 44, jumped ship to the new Mad Dog crew.
A source said: 'A load of Blue Angels showed up at the funeral to attack Mad Dogs members.
'They obviously knew they were going to be there but to do something like this at a man's funeral is as low as it gets.'
Three men aged 30, 44 and 65 were rushed to hospital with 'serious injuries' as cops launched a probe into the sickening attacks.
Earlier hundreds of bikers were pictured escorting Gordon's funeral cortege as they paid their respects following his death in a motorcycle accident near Loch Lomond on Saturday, July 12.
After the heartbreaking news of his death, a loved-one wrote: 'He was, without doubt, my absolute hero growing up. Big, strong, fearless, took no prisoners. And a damn fine musician. I loved him so much.'
A funeral notice reveals talented musician and passionate biker Gordon had asked mourners not to wear formal funeral attire but casual colourful clothes or bike gear.
Video shared on social media by Motorcycle Law Scotland shows more than 500 bikers slowly making their way to the crematorium.
Biker gang boss blames Blue Angels 'snitch' for jail stretch as video lifts lid on feud
They later attended the Clippens Inn, Linwood, where band Thunder Road played a gig to celebrate Gordon's life as many posted tributes online.
One pal said: 'The most amazing and crazy man that was and always will be the one and only 'Gordon Luke'. Unique, mad, kind, caring, loved and hugely respected by the community of Linwood, and the biker world alike.'
Another added: 'Brilliant send off for a brilliant guy.'
Another biker pal wrote: 'Great send off for big Gordon Luke. Was an honour to be part of it. A true legend.'
We told of an ongoing feud between rival biker gangs has been raging for months in the wake of high-ranking BA member Laponder leaving the mob and setting Mad Dogs.
We told how heavily-tattooed Laponder blamed a 'snitch' in his old crew after being caged for bombing a rival's dad's works van in Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire, in June last year.
ATTACK AFTER CRASH ORDEAL
By Graham Mann
GORDON Luke previously told of being attacked by a mob who burst into his home.
The then 64-year-old told The Scottish Sun how he feared for his life when three blade thugs pounced in Linwood, near Paisley.
Amputee Gordon - who had lost a leg in a March 2018 bike accident - thought he was a goner when the maniacs booted in his front door.
Gordon said in September that year: 'I thought I was going to die. I was terrified.
'They were trying to get to me with knives. There's not much I could do because I'm vulnerable.'
The biker club founder said they showed up after he was mugged by two crooks who'd offered to help with his shopping.
He added: 'I'd bumped into the people who stole the money and said I wanted it back.
'My biker friends warned them to stay away then I heard kicking at the door.
'To do that to someone in a wheelchair is repulsive.'
Tensions had earlier boiled when a 20-strong mob wrecked a motorbike garage in November 2023.
An insider claimed Laponder then opted to switch sides as a pal was one of two men left with horror injuries in the ambush at Totally Spanners in Glasgow's Hillington.
Our source said in December: 'Dan looked at who was running about with him and decided he'd had enough.'
We told how the brute went on to blow up a BT van used by Blue Angels member David Rollo's father.
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Weeks later a hooded thug hurled accelerant on a clubhouse in Airdrie in another attack linked to the feud.
Laponder, now holed up at Greenock's prison, previously posed with a sawn-off shotgun.
He was jailed for nine years at Glasgow's High Court in November.
Police Scotland said: 'Around 3pm on Friday officers were called to a report of a disturbance in the Glasgow Road area of Hurlet, Glasgow.
'Emergency services attended and a 30-year-old man was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with serious injuries.
'Two other men, aged 44 and 65, were taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, both with serious injuries. Enquiries are ongoing.'
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