Roadies!!

[SteveSteveson]

civicduty said:

Yes in North Swindon, utilising housing estates as there own private race track. Why they are allowed to get away with it just because they might get injured when chased by the police. Surely as criminals there civil rights should be taken away, if they crash and burn whilst running away, that's all on them.

It's not that, it's the damage they can do running away. As soon as the police chase a bike they are putting themselves and others at far more risk with little chance of catching the idiots.

[Burnzyb]

J4CKO said:

So this is basically doing wheelies on a Motocross bike ? without a helmet, thats a bit special.

Is this an import from the US ?

Not quite no

https://youtu.be/KcyUlCBzY70

https://youtu.be/eGRJBcqSfO4

To be fair the videos are quite tame compared to what I've seen actually on the road, but you get the idea.

[Burnzyb]

I spoke to said friend and "Roadmen" is what they preferred to be called

[traffman]

I thought you meant beardy types who cart around a load of tour gear for a band?

[Burnzyb]

Roadies, roadmen, I knew it was something like that, I don't know how to edit the title now so you'll have to continue to think I'm on about people with a healthy interest in music

[civicduty]

SteveSteveson said:

civicduty said:

Yes in North Swindon, utilising housing estates as there own private race track. Why they are allowed to get away with it just because they might get injured when chased by the police. Surely as criminals there civil rights should be taken away, if they crash and burn whilst running away, that's all on them.

It's not that, it's the damage they can do running away. As soon as the police chase a bike they are putting themselves and others at far more risk with little chance of catching the idiots.

How much damage are they going to cause to other people if you tazer them as ride past, if they fall off and injure themselves then fking tough tits. No sympathy for the wkers.

[ILoveMondeo]

civicduty said:

How much damage are they going to cause to other people if you tazer them as ride past, if they fall off and injure themselves then fking tough tits. No sympathy for the wkers.

Sounds like a solid idea.

We get a few around where I live, not many though.

There are regularly groups of them up and down Deansgate in Manchester, must have straight through pipes or something, they are painfully loud and sound like st, drowning out all the flash people in Ferraris and Lambos' etc making much nicer noises.

I've always maintained bikes of all types sound a bit st but these things are on a different level.