Tommy Urbanski is slowly recovering from the gunshot wounds that will leave him paralyzed for life, but the friends and family who attended a fund-raising benefit for the former professional wrestler at Lighthouse Harley-Davidson in Huntington Station, L.I., say that doesn't mean they are going to cut him any slack.

Lighthouse owner Rob Schneider says he can't wait to see his longtime friend on the three-wheel motorcycle his crew is planning to build for Urbanski. His brother John says he still expects Urbanski will be the class clown, just like he was when they were children.

"We were always joking with each other when we were kids, and Tommy dished it out better than anybody," John Urbanski said. "He faces a lot of adjustments in life, but for me, he'll always be the comedian he was growing up."

More than 100 motorcycle fans rode from Hogs & Heifers Saloon in lower Manhattan to Lighthouse yesterday to raise money for Urbanski, who was shot Feb. 19 shortly after he arrived for his shift as the morning manager/bouncer at Minxx Gentleman's Club in Las Vegas. The shooting occurred at an NBA All-Star Game weekend party after a brawl Las Vegas police say was started by Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam (Pacman) Jones.

The bikers were joined by about 100 other people who ate hot dogs, sipped sodas and listened to three Long Island bands, Permanent Scar, Stratosphere and Snowblind.

A similar fund-raiser, sponsored by the Las Vegas Hogs & Heifers, was held at roughly the same time yesterday, and Schneider said he expects the two events will raise tens of thousands of dollars to help Urbanski, and his wife Kathy, who face a mountain of bills as a result of the shooting.

"It makes me feel like a million bucks to hear that people got behind me like that," Urbanski said from Craig Hospital, the Colorado facility that specializes in spinal cord injuries. "I wish I was there."

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has suspended Jones for the 2007 season for his role in the Minxx brawl and numerous other off-field infractions. Jones has denied any involvement in the shooting. In late March, Las Vegas police recommended prosecutors charge Jones with felony coercion, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor threats to life. But in April, the Clark County District Attorney's office told police to further investigate the shooting.

"Tommy is not 100%, but we can still talk to him and we can still be with him," John Urbanski said. "We're grateful for that."