Hells Angels and Comanchero clubs, which have been involved in a two-year feud over a Hells Angels tattoo parlour in Comanchero territory

Hells Angels and Comanchero clubs, which have been involved in a two-year feud over a Hells Angels tattoo parlour in Comanchero territory, are also in the sights of the NSW Police as they prepare to declare one of the state's outlaw clubs to be a criminal organisation.The Hells Angels' Sydney chapter has a new president, Felix Jonathan Lyle, a man with a long and dangerous history.A kung-fu expert with connections to Sydney's criminal milieu, Mr Lyle was until 2002 a high-ranking member of the Bandidos.After years without a club, he joined the Hells Angels in 2009 as a probationary member. Last month he became president.''Less than a year and he's boss - it's impressive,'' one law-enforcement source said, adding that Mr Lyle's rise could represent a ''criminalisation'' of the chapter.A source close to the Hells Angels agreed with that assessment.''It's a total restructure - the whole ethos will be changed under Felix.''His son, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also become an office bearer in the chapter. Lyle replaces former RTA safety officer Derek James Wainohu, who has led the chapter for more than a decade and was alleged to have been involved in the airport brawl. Under him the group was seen as being more interested in motorbikes than crime.The chapter has moved its clubhouse 20 kilometres east, from Guildford in Sydney's west to the inner-western suburb of Croydon. The Comanchero have also spent the year re-organising, after a dozen members including national president Mahmoud ''Mick'' Hawi, were charged with murder following the airport brawl.Mr Hawi was replaced as supreme bikie by his right-hand man, Duax Hohepa Ngakuru, who has recruited new faces and seemingly encouraged the club to push into Kings Cross.
It is common knowledge among club owners in Sydney's red-light district that a group of men, which includes a senior member of the Comanchero, have created an off-the-books interest in at least one nightclub.Two weekends ago four Comanchero created a scene outside a nightclub associated with Kings Cross identity John Houssam Ibrahim. One of the men is a member of a family involved in a feud with John Ibrahim and his three brothers.

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