Finks motorcycle gang members begin Wodonga to Cranbourne run

Finks motorcycle club members have begun turning up for their planned national run in Victoria as police keep a close eye on them. 

Hundreds of motorcyclists are expected to travel from Wodonga, on the NSW and Victoria border, to their clubhouse at Cranbourne, in Melbourne on Saturday.

A group of heavily tattooed associates wearing vests with the club’s emblem were spotted driving along the road to join the rest of the group at the meet up spot.  

Police have put the riders on notice with motorcyclists expected to come from all over the country to take part in the national run. 

Finks motorcycle club members have begun turning up for their planned national run in Victoria as police keep a close eye on them

Hundreds of motorcyclists are expected to travel from Wodonga, on the NSW and Victoria border, to their clubhouse at Cranbourne, in Melbourne

Chapter president Kosh Radford, also known as Koshan Rashidi, will lead the group on the 350km journey.

Victoria Police sergeant Julie-Anne Newman said officers would be heavily monitoring the motorcyclists. 

‘Echo and VIPER Taskforces along with local police and specialist units will be closely monitoring the run to ensure the safety of all road users,’ she said.

‘There will be an increased police presence in the relevant areas over the weekend.

‘Police will be monitoring riders both in Victoria and interstate as they travel to Wodonga in the lead up to the run and will take immediate action where any criminal, road safety or public order offences are identified.

‘Victoria Police will continue to work with other law enforcement agencies as part of a national approach to OMCG enforcement.’ 

Motorcycle gangs often hold runs to showboat the strength of the club and can be seen as a form of intimidation against rival factions. 

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Police have put the riders on notice with motorcyclists expected to come from all over the country to take part in the national run

The Finks motorcycle club has been attempting to expand its operations but the chapter was hit by a setback in November, 2022.

The club was looking to establish its presence in Bairnsdale, in east Gippsland, and set up a clubhouse in Lindenow.

Police shut down the operation with the gang understood to be looking to set up shop in other country towns. 

Finks boss Kosh Radford was convicted in 2021 after he assaulted a man outside Centrefold Lounge, a strip club on King Street.

He was fined $6,000 after he pleaded guilty to the offence.

Radford was then denied entry to Bali while travelling with his family to the Indonesian island in 2017.  

Victoria is one of the few states in the country where bikies can openly show their colours and associate in public without risking jail time. 

Victoria Police sergeant Julie-Anne Newman said officers would be heavily monitoring the motorcyclists

Western Australia has some of the toughest laws where it is illegal for a member to even show tattoos of their motorcycle club when they’re out in public.

Queensland will send a bikie to jail for wearing gang colours, with the same prison sentence given to third time offenders.

Victorian Police have been working to limit the powers of bikies by issuing a firearm prohibition order (FPO) to almost every member.

An FPO restricts a person from possessing or using a firearm or ammunition and give police the power to conduct searches without a warrant.

A member who breaches the order risks five years imprisonment.