Europe's biker gangs set on a collision course with the police - Europe, World - The Independent: "thousands of leather-clad biker...
Europe's biker gangs set on a collision course with the police - Europe, World - The Independent: "thousands of leather-clad bikers from across the Balkans gathered in the Croatian town of Slavonski Brod for a bash celebrating the unbridled joy that comes from tearing up the open road on a powerful two-wheeled hog.
The annual Moto Klub Brod motorijada (motor picnic) has become one of the largest gatherings for outlaw motorcycle gangs in the Balkans, taking place on the border of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a Croatian town that was significantly damaged during the war.
Despite the ongoing tensions in the Balkans � and the fact that many bikers are hardened veterans of the successive wars that tore this region apart in the 1990s � the Moto Klub Brod normally passes off without incident. But this year, on the last night of the seven-day festival, a large brawl broke out between a group of Hells Angels and a rival gang from Bosnia known as the 'Grevinis'."
The annual Moto Klub Brod motorijada (motor picnic) has become one of the largest gatherings for outlaw motorcycle gangs in the Balkans, taking place on the border of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a Croatian town that was significantly damaged during the war.
Despite the ongoing tensions in the Balkans � and the fact that many bikers are hardened veterans of the successive wars that tore this region apart in the 1990s � the Moto Klub Brod normally passes off without incident. But this year, on the last night of the seven-day festival, a large brawl broke out between a group of Hells Angels and a rival gang from Bosnia known as the 'Grevinis'."
