A BIKIE has been punished for riding in a procession honouring slain Bandido Ross Brand.A reporter and police photographed Daniel Joseph Roach riding a Harley Davidson motorbike among a large contingent of Bandido Motorcycle Club members on October 31.The 35-year-old was later charged with unlicensed driving and using an unregistered vehicle on a highway.He pleaded guilty to the charges at Ballarat Magistrates Court yesterday and was convicted and fined $500.Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Clint Prebble told the court Roach rode from the Bandido's Breakwater clubhouse to Tuckers funeral parlour at Grovedale, then on to the Eastern Cemetery.He was mourning the death of Mr Brand, a senior Bandido member, who died after being gunned down outside the clubhouse in October.The court heard Roach did not hold a motorbike licence but held a South Australian car licence.Defence lawyer Mike Wardell told the court Roach had borrowed a bike to ride during the procession but its registration had expired two weeks before the funeral.He said there was a strong police presence during the ride which was controlled and roads were closed."It's one of those unfortunate things. Police may have been aware he had a licence or may not have been aware," Mr Wardell said.He said Roach lived and worked in South Australia but kept in contact with his wife and children in Victoria.Mr Wardell urged Magistrate Kay Robertson to sentence Roach with a modest financial penalty.Ms Robertson told Roach he had to comply with the law. She accepted that he was under stress and mourning his friend."The law is the law. It's your responsibility to check the vehicle you are riding is registered," she said.No order was made against Roach's driver's licence.