Billy surprised the HELL out of me. He was not like I expected him to be at all. He was so down to earth and nice and treated me just like everyone else. Of course i did not take him up on it as I was just doing my job. But he felt that because I was so nice to his parents and hooked them up well beyond what was a normal installation. Even though I had no idea who they were. That I deserved a free motorcycle.
I will never forget meeting him and spending time with him at his shop or at his parents house. I have had dinner at his parents house and would recommend to anyone bashing him here to actually spend time getting to this special man before they run their mouth anymore.
What he did was a mistake. He knows it and thinks about it everyday of his life. So get off your own high horse and show him the respect he deserves as a human being and a man who is paying for his mistake. Darrin Murphy - July 9, at pm Reply. You didnt accept a free bike from Billy Lane? He probably felt sorry for you and was willing to try and make you at least a human.
I bet you have a fat assed wife too! No wonder your just pulling low voltage wire for a living. You deserve a shank in your cold stupid heart! And with that I bid YOU a good day sir. Scooter Trash - August 9, at am Reply.
I think you BOTH need medication pal. Drunken scumbag biker???? The guy that got killed was over the limit and riding a motorized vehicle at the time you dumb fuck. Billy,have no fear,you will build bikes again! Just cutdown on those old friends,and do not drink! We are praying for you! James Seabolt - October 2, at am Reply. There are no winners here,especially in a case like this one! Hey,Mike Brown,how about you?!
I think you get the picture now! That is the greatest example of them all! How dare you say those things about Billy. Bully did not deserve 6 years in prison. He has suffered enough. Do you not realize how bad it hurts him to have to live with what he did everyday. That is punishment enough.
They asked the judge not to sentence him to prison. So before you say cruel things, get your facts straight. We supprt you billy! Ive had the pleasure of meeting Billy a couple of times too and i have to say, i thought he was a genuine geezer that i knew id have a laugh with in the pub- but…and its a big but…he fkd up and he knows it. He isnt whining about having to do the penance and hopefully fate will judge him more on what he does when he gets out.
He deserves a chance to make it right, make it right for Gerry, and to inspire others who are on the track the he was once on to make a change before its too late. Support him in an effort to support our brothers and sisters for the betterment of society. Support him so that others will live to see another day and the people that are victims of circumstances such as these do not pass in vain.
Everything happens for a reason. Davis Vaughn - September 5, at am Reply. Josh, valdosta,ga - September 16, at am Reply. Its an unfortunate fact whether you go looking for it or try and avoid it, but life just happens, for good and bad mate- Lets know how you get on with the court case and keep spinning the spanners Mal.
Billy its fair to say that you know your own sins and its not for us to speculate on things that are of not our own doing, however, it is for us to get behind you and support you. Your standing maybe dinted but not broken and if we know one thing, you know for sure it is how to fix dints!!! Like a phoneix you too will rise again and Choppers Inc will thrive once more.
Adrian - September 18, at am Reply. My opinion of Mr. Lane has never wavered. He is a good man who made a horrible mistake. Sometimes in life we all have to go through certain things to move forward and live. Like many who have made a mistake or two in life, I patiently await his release. Mojo Peterson - September 24, at pm Reply. To all that read this,……. And some of us will get there even after they have left some cruel comments! We all make mistakes,some worse than others,and some not so bad;but,bad choices all the same!
I can almost guarentee you all,that Billy will never take another drink,or anything else that will be considered illegal! If the family of the gentleman that was killed can forgive Billy,then how much more should we be able to forgive,also?!
When we fail to forgive anyone,it only hurts us,not the other person! I believe that Billy will get thru this,and will be a better man,on the other side of it all. We must all pray for him,and never stop praying! Then,when we all see how much he has changed,we will feel pretty good,because we all will have had a chance in his recovery!
As far as the amout of time billy got was correct by Florida Law. He got no more, no less than any other man would of gotten, white trash or not. I was just watching biker build off and thought of Billy Lane and thought damn I loved him but wtf happened to him so I googled it and was shocked I had no idea any of this went on. Bad things happen to good people. Sounds like Billy has tried to turn this into a positive to make people understand the dangers or DUI!
God only knows why, and there is always a reason, we may not understand. Angela - December 12, at am Reply. When you drink until you are drunk and get into a vehicle and drive knowing you are impaired, it is no accident. Randall - January 4, at pm Reply.
Have been writing to billy. Met him on several occasions at carolina hd with click baldwin then again at myrtle beach at the broken spoke and also at easyriders.. I really think he was caugh up in a situation that we all have been in not the wreck but partying too much…dont see billy as a bad guy just had bad luck…!
Mary ellisob - January 18, at am Reply. Never ride again or drive.. Mike - January 25, at am Reply. Mike Firstly and most importantly, everyone is entitled to their opinion, which is why i allow both positive and negative comments on here.
Secondly, yes thats part of the whole prison thing, the time to contemplate what youve done and go some way to making amends for it, but in cases like this and knowing that the guy is basically a decent fella, regardless of what side of the bars he is, its never going to leave him.
Mal — HFW. I personallybasically desired to spread ur very good writing! Many thanks, Dave. Cheers Dave — Always nice to know that people read your stuff and better still, spread the word. I have loved his show and wish him the very best.
I have no clue what he is going thru but may god bless him and the family of the man that life was taken. He has so much to give to bike world. Kimo from Hawaii. Kimo - March 16, at am Reply. Billy owned up and accepted his sentence given to him by the courts.. I hope when all is said and done he is where HE needs to be…hopfully building bikes right here in Florida. Great article! Stoney's Garage - April 18, at pm Reply.
I support Mr. Lane I know of so many cases on a personal level, where no one has recieved a sentence anything close to his, while the other offenders had multiple previous dui offenses on their records.
This is proof that the within that counties judicial system, the scales of justice are not blind to prejudice. Lane if you see this, there are people out there that are not blind to your injustice.
I have had two family members suffer at the hands of someone who made a very poor decision to drink and drive, not one of their offenders suffered any sentence remotely close to yours. D - May 13, at pm Reply. Really makes me wonder if he is ever been punched in the mouth by a drunken white trash biker the likes of myself.
Danny Tipton - June 3, at am Reply. More than likely he is some disgruntled moped enthusiast who read a couple of headlines , chose to ignore that the moped rider was over the legal limit of B. And after reading some of the previous comments to see if mine will be approved for posting to the public …. This is the same thing they did to Jesus.
I hope you get raped in public or shot and nobody tries to save you. Danny Tipton - June 3, at am. Answer someone like that with a well thought out response and it shows up a stupid comment for what it is.
Answer it with another rant and all you do is turn it into some brain dead pissing contest. It might not matter what I say,but I just had to say it. John Wright - June 11, at am Reply. No ones going to mark you down for punctuation here pal. Ive tried to post everyones comments whether theyre popular or not. Few things that I find typical in this article. Then for Erin to sue Billy a year later? Three years for the trial to be over?
What happened to the right to a speedy trial? After all, they have all the power back you into a corner to get the outcome they want. He was drinking and driving. Someone lost their life. I have seen more than one person do the exact same thing and walk away with a one year suspended license and community service. J Derek Mitchell - June 27, at am Reply.
Regarding belated suing, as long as there are legal vultures seeing even the remotest chance of a fat payday, America will remain litigation crazy and unfortunately the UK is going the same way. Billy lane has made a costly mistake. I think peoples sentenced should pertain to thier crime. Jesse - July 26, at am Reply.
I a new to this whole incident, but remember Billy Lane as the custom builder from a few yrs back. I saw his name in my yahoo news feed today so have spent the last hour reading all this.
My heart goes out to all involved. It was clearly a tragedy for both families. Here is my question though…. Derrick, whom I have no respect for. Seems she had no problem suing Mr. Lane but has this facebook page which seems to display them as a couple. Whats up with that? Alisa LaBarre - August 9, at pm Reply. When the dollar signs start rolling everything goes out the window. Sad but true. Billy, sorry for your situation, responsibility and acceptance of ones actions after the mistake is what becomes important.
Looking back accomplishes nothing, but accepting, learning and sharing the aftermath is healing for the soul. Faith, Family and Friendship will make your release a positive outcome of a terrible situation.
Really praying for you to continue your passion of bike building, your creativity is amazing. I only spent a short time with you at a Phoenix bike show, but your support of our shop meant a great deal to all of us. GRJ Choppers for Ever. Guy Romero Jr. I didnt know Phil Z worked at Choppers Inc?? We all, despite what some people like to portray, make mistakes.
We had one here in New Zealand in parliament government , as the leader of a Christian party, turned out to be pedophile. The person who discussed forgiveness was right on the money. Forgiveness allows the cancer of hate both figuratively and literally to dissipate.
The haters need to get over this sorry state of affairs. Rob Clark - August 29, at pm Reply. You people are a huge joke. Put on your clown suits and parade!! This fuckin guy screwed up but he was famous and a biker you will not let it go. Fuck you! There is a lot of people out there making the same mistake but do you trash them? Anyone that wants to trash talk lets do a investigation on your past or your family, now you shut up I bet.
I bet you are just as bad of a person hiding behind walls and prob them walls of a church or that idea. Maybe learn people are not perfect and shit happens. Not always a good thing but it is gods way of saying something and now learn to pay attention and figure out what it is. If you are any kind of Christian you will know this and remember to forgive and pray for those who need help to find The Lord Not sit back and kick a person when they are down.
Please reply to this if you think you are a perfect person and walk on water. Lakota Jones - October 20, at pm Reply. When I wrote this article I tried to present this particularly tragic turn of events in as fair a light as possible. I also promised myself that I would publish comments whether good, bad or indifferent so that I could not be accused of doctoring the results that after all, is the governments job.
If youre a fan of Billy Lane, you do him no favours, if you are a hater than you merely confirm that the man is being unfairly judged. And as usual, rants are usually accompanied by misquotes from whatever religious bestseller you favour, whether its the bible, Quran, Bhagavad Gita, Asatru or the Constitution. I got wet. All the best and may your god of peace and forgiveness go with you. Everybody is guilty of something irresponsible…the key point is whether that person is sorry or not and cares about what theyve done is worth stopping or continuing to do.
The ones that hate lane for what he did or the ones that support him…neither one of you were there. Put yourself in both mens shoes. The truth is both men had drank to much to be driving…it was just a roll of the dice.
Billys judgement was fair considering he was a first time offender and he wasnt fighting the charge by giving a plea of innocent. He knew what he had done and his own guilt is punishment enough. He has to live the rest of his life knowing he is responsible for killing someone living the life he once was leading.
They were both men that were loved by many. The judge gave him a fair punishment. As a bike lover myself…to know i killed someone doing what i enjoy everyday…riding a motorcycle…basically turning me into the very drivers all us bikers loath…then being told that ill never ride a motorcycle again…. And left with guilt for the restbof your life. For the honest person, thats quite a punishment. Keep ya head up Billy.
You are my fav. People make mistakes. You have inspired me in so many ways. A lot of the ideas and other things that I have pit in my bikes have come from you. All of those people that wanna talk shit.
Hell with them. Every body makes mistakes. So why are they any better. Luv ya bro. Peace and best wishes. Jarod Colbert mannsville oklahoma - December 22, at pm Reply.
I am a Billy Lane fan and I am not agreeing with what he did by drinking and driving! I do hope when he gets out he will continue to build custom choppers! If I had the funds I would be proud to pay for a custom Choppers Inc. I am sure most of the nay sayers on here and that put Billy down are perfect and have never made a mistake! I wish Billy all the best when he gets out! Many of have gotten behind the wheel after a few drinks and gotten away with it …. Billy admitted he was wrong and it cost someone there life.
The news got spread massively with the coverage of big TV channels like My Fox 8 , but there has been no follow-up with him since then, which has left his fans with an unanswered question, where is Billy now? After serving six years in prison, Billy was released on September 18, He continued to follow his passion as a Motorcycle modifier after getting out of jail.
The first picture posted on his Instagram account, where he is on a bike, shows how Billy was craving to follow his passion while he was in Jail. Today, Billy can be seen posting pictures of his bikes and their parts constantly on his social media. He is handling his bike modifying company Choppers Inc and makes a huge chunk of his income out of it.
In one of the videos uploaded by Billy , he mentioned how one of his bikes costs around a hundred grand to buy, which shows the massive earring he makes from selling his modified bikes. Lane, who owned a shop in Melbourne, pleaded no contest in June to one count of vehicular homicide. Prosecutors agreed to drop a DUI manslaughter charge as part of a plea deal.
A Facebook group named " Free Billy Lane " boasts more than 3, members, many of them showing support for his release. Those posting on the fan site were enthusiastic about Lane's release. Tomorrow is finally the day. It has at times been a bit to keep up with every day with over of you and a million spammers," said poster Shawn Darby earlier today.
Lets all give him some Family sic time and keep his recovery in our prayers. Thanks to all of you for taking this ride with me, I know many of you made him aware of our campaign to support him. Lets see what he has up his sleeve next. Wade Wamsley, another Facebook poster wrote on the fan site's wall, "Today's the day billy gets out. Welcome home Billy : " said Jennifer Santolucito, another fan.
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