Bandidos bury their 'sensitive' king

A cavalcade of 155 bikes carrying members of the Bandidos, Nomads and Lone Wolf bikie gangs followed the coffin of murdered Bandido leader Rodney Monk to church today.

Stretching more than 100 metres, the bikers wore no helmets in their tradition of "tipping the hat" to a fallen leader.

Police have named Russell Merrick Oldham, 39, as their chief suspect in last week's shooting of the Bandidos chapter president, Rodney "Hooks" Monk, in Little Italy in East Sydney.

Police believe the two Bandidos had been arguing about Oldham's relationship with his parole officer - against club rules.

Monk's coffin was driven down the side of St Gerard Majella Catholic Church, North Rocks Road, Carlingford, today on the sidecar of a motorcycle ridden by a man whose leather vest bore the insignia "presidente".

Around 10 police were on duty for traffic control.

At 10.30am, 11 bikes carrying 14 men roared down the road wearing the colours of the Nomads. They parked and joined the mourners.

The only local spectator, 79-year-old Bill Bright, who said he'd lived in the area all his life, said he wouldn't be going to church this morning.

Outside the church, Bandidos bikie Arthur Loveday described Mr Monk as a man "with a touch of royalty".

He said his death had shattered gang members and he appealed for an end to violence.

"He was a sensitive new-age biker with a touch of royalty," he said.

"I was his protege.

"We need to put an end to this violence or it will destroy our future.

"We are all destroyed by his death."

Mr Monk's parents George and Fay attended the church service, along with older brother Brad, a serving officer in the NSW police force.

Mr Monk's girlfriend Stephanie Roman delivered one of the eulogies at St Gerards, describing him as a man who enjoyed ``the finer things in  life''.

She also described him as a man of few words, who still took in everything around him.

As the service ended and to the melodies of He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother his body was lifted onto the shoulders of six comrades from his inner city chapter of the Bandidos.

They carried his coffin to a waiting hearse, though by the time the coffin arrived at Castle Hill cemetery it once more rode on a motorcycle sidecar.

After the brief graveside service in front of hundreds of family, friends and bikies Mr Monk's body was lowered into the ground, to the sound of Frank Sinatra's My Way playing on a hand held ghetto blaster.

From the funeral, again Monk's body was carried in a sidecar at the front of the procession.

The media was been asked to remain outside the Castle Hill cemetary on Gilbert Road, while the bikers as well as friends and family - including Monk's older brother and NSW Police officer Brad - buried his body.

- with AAP