Pammett, other bikers quit Loners Motorcycle Club

Peterborough Examiner Monday, June 11, 2012 11:51:30 EDT PM..... Bob Pammett and the Loners Motorcycle Club have parted ways.

The Examiner has learned that Pammett left the club early last week and is now considered a member in “bad standing.” Posts on an online motorcycle website state Pammett was kicked out of the club by other members. Pammett denied the allegations, telling The Examiner that it’s actually the other way around. He and 14 other club members walked out on The Loners, he said, and are staying put at the clubhouse located at Park and Perry streets. “We’re going a different way,” Pammett said, adding no one ever kicked him out of anything. The group chose to leave the Loners, he said, because those club members talk to the police. He added that two other members were tossed out and are now considered to be in bad standing.

The local Loners chapter wouldn’t comment on the issue, but a release from the national organization states that the club is not leaving Peterborough, though members don’t currently have a home. It’s believed that Pammett owns the clubhouse. “The club is a strong brotherhood and will be steadfast in remaining in Peterborough,” an email states. The email also thanks residents for their continuing support of the club. An entry on the Loners Motorcycle Club Canada website states: “Robert Pammett AKA Peterborough Bob is no longer a member of or affiliated with the Loners MC and is out in bad standings!! Peterborough is remaining a Loners MC Canada B & W stronghold and will always be a Loners MC town. All others tread lightly!” Pammett said he and the remaining members have big plans for Peterborough, though he wouldn’t elaborate on what those plans were. It’s unclear where the members will go and Pammett’s apparent ejection comes as a bit of a surprise. Pammett was a big part of the club in its early days and was often seen at the clubhouse or wearing clothes bearing the Loners logo. The Loners have always maintained that they aren’t a criminal organization and have said that they are little more than a social group that’s received a bad reputation from the press and police. That hasn’t stopped local law enforcement from keeping an eye on them. Pammett’s separation from the club was news to city police Insp. Ted Boynton. Boynton couldn’t speculate on what went on, but said he hadn’t heard any alarming news associated with Pammett’s departure. Det. Sgt. Len Isnor works with the OPP’s biker enforcement unit. If a member’s in bad standing, he said, than all communication between the former member and current members comes to a halt. All clubs have rules, Isnor said. Breaking some rules is tolerated, but there are some lines that even established members just can’t cross. Members in bad standing aren’t allowed to wear any clothing associated with that club. Isnor said a member in bad standing would have to cover up any club tattoos. http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2012/06/11/pammett-voted-out-of-loners-motorcycle-club