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TORONTO. April 8, 2008. Edward Winterhalder, once a high-ranking leader of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, says that he is supportive of the Rock Machine’s efforts to start over in Canada. Winterhalder personally coordinated the transition (or “patchover”) of the Rock Machine to the Bandidos in 2000 and states that, “The rebirth of the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club, like the mythological phoenix rising from its own ashes, is a testament to the legacy of men who are today held in high regard as men of respect by bikers worldwide.”
Winterhalder left the Bandidos in 2003; in June he will release his memoir The Assimilation: Rock Machine Become Bandidos – Bikers Unite Against the Hells Angels with ECW Press. Widely considered to be one of the world’s leading authorities on motorcycle clubs, Winterhalder adds, “I truly hope that the men who are part of the new Rock Machine make a serious commitment to honor those that came before them, who were a fearless and principled group of men that blazed a trail by refusing to be told what to do, refusing to be controlled and refusing to sacrifice their integrity.”
In The Assimilation, Winterhalder – in collaboration with author Wil De Clercq – recalls his life and times as an outlaw biker; his personal involvement in the creation of the Quebec Bandidos; his friendship with the key players who made it happen; and his eventual disillusionment with, and exit from, the Bandidos Nation.
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