is it just me?
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We have a problem locally with what are now termed "rogue motorcycles".
A rogue motorcycle in this context is a motorcycle of between 50 and 500cc mainly of the offroad variety, unregistered, untaxed, uninsured and having riders of an avarage age of 14, therefore unlicenced.
These noisy little F******s race allong bridleways and footpaths they also ride openly on the queens highway and the queens footway. The police line is errr we cant catch them, and if we do, we will give them at least two warnings befor we will confiscate the machine under the powers of the Police reform act 2000. The local council response, is to errect signes on the footpaths and bridalways which say laughably
"In the interest of public safety No Motorcycles"!
FFS, they are breaking the law.
No Tax, No Insurance, No Mot, No Licence, and riding on public land with no vehicular right of way.
What does it take to make some B****** sit up and enforce the law?
What mindless parents provide these machines to their kids and the fuel without checking how and when they are being used, or do they just not care?
When one of these idiots ploughs into a car or worse a pedestrian, who will take the blame?
I have complained endlesly to the Local Plod and cheif Counstable, I am constantly lobbying a local councilor, they all acknowledge that there is a problem yet fail to grasp that the solution is to enforce the law.
A rogue motorcycle in this context is a motorcycle of between 50 and 500cc mainly of the offroad variety, unregistered, untaxed, uninsured and having riders of an avarage age of 14, therefore unlicenced.
These noisy little F******s race allong bridleways and footpaths they also ride openly on the queens highway and the queens footway. The police line is errr we cant catch them, and if we do, we will give them at least two warnings befor we will confiscate the machine under the powers of the Police reform act 2000. The local council response, is to errect signes on the footpaths and bridalways which say laughably
"In the interest of public safety No Motorcycles"!
FFS, they are breaking the law.
No Tax, No Insurance, No Mot, No Licence, and riding on public land with no vehicular right of way.
What does it take to make some B****** sit up and enforce the law?
What mindless parents provide these machines to their kids and the fuel without checking how and when they are being used, or do they just not care?
When one of these idiots ploughs into a car or worse a pedestrian, who will take the blame?
I have complained endlesly to the Local Plod and cheif Counstable, I am constantly lobbying a local councilor, they all acknowledge that there is a problem yet fail to grasp that the solution is to enforce the law.
I live next to a public park and we had endless problems with two guys on bikes racing around it like loons. These bikes were in terrible condition and riden by idiots we no idea what to do. We managaed to irradicate the problem by just constantly pestering the police. Got together with two of my neighbours and we called the police everytime they did this. Luckily for us, the local police got hold of off-roaders to patrol the parks, I remember the look on these chavs faces when the plod came across the field on scrambler bikes.
Problem solved.
It worth remembering that everytime you call the police, its gets logged to a database. This is used to measure how each police force is doing by means of a league table. So its in their interest for the local police to sort this problem if they dont want their peers breathing down on them.
It seems you have done what we done, all I can say is keep at it, the problem will go away. Hopefully because the idiots grow up or better still, go into a lamp post.
Keep pestering!
Problem solved.
It worth remembering that everytime you call the police, its gets logged to a database. This is used to measure how each police force is doing by means of a league table. So its in their interest for the local police to sort this problem if they dont want their peers breathing down on them.
It seems you have done what we done, all I can say is keep at it, the problem will go away. Hopefully because the idiots grow up or better still, go into a lamp post.
Keep pestering!
Around here they're threatening to confiscate "Boy-Racer's" cars. Better make sure I don't go through that part of town on sunday night then. I'm sure the temptation to try to confiscate my car would be just too much, don't you?
I can just see the line of Trafpol in the Division car park waiting for a go in it.
I can just see the line of Trafpol in the Division car park waiting for a go in it.
We used to have sites where young bikers could go ride, we called them scramble tracks. I think the latest terminology is motocross.
Local shop near us is heavily involved in motocross clubs, none near you I take it. If the council were doing its job they could be a little more helpful and direct the kids to a club.
Pie in the sky? not if the kids like riding.
Local shop near us is heavily involved in motocross clubs, none near you I take it. If the council were doing its job they could be a little more helpful and direct the kids to a club.
Pie in the sky? not if the kids like riding.
There was one of the police fly on the wall thingies where they went after off road bikers who were tearing aroung on footpaths and bridle ways. The BiB were also on powerful offroad bikes
line up from l to r: PC Gareth Broxton, PS Carl Sturman, PC Jonathan Golightly
Hello officer Golightly
line up from l to r: PC Gareth Broxton, PS Carl Sturman, PC Jonathan Golightly
Hello officer Golightly
steel pole 'speared' into the front wheel as the 'fly past'
and it works, saw that done a few years back, another good one is to wait in your company car, and reverse out into thier path, again giving flying lessons.
even the plod round here would be able to catch a mangled scrote rolling around on the floor.
and it works, saw that done a few years back, another good one is to wait in your company car, and reverse out into thier path, again giving flying lessons. even the plod round here would be able to catch a mangled scrote rolling around on the floor.
mrmaggit said:
Around here they're threatening to confiscate "Boy-Racer's" cars. Better make sure I don't go through that part of town on sunday night then. I'm sure the temptation to try to confiscate my car would be just too much, don't you?
I can just see the line of Trafpol in the Division car park waiting for a go in it.
Well the last car I saw them lifting on a certain inner city 5 lane drag strip, err I mean road, was a Mitsi EVO, so plod should be used to the power
On the Motorbike front, when I was a lad, we had areas you could go and hoon about on crossers and the like, now these areas are all houseing estates or factory units
And now I'm an old git, if they were coming down alleyways near me a length of chain, painted black, would be strung up between to fence posts at just over front wheel height, just enough to take them down, but not high enough to whip their head off
I suggest you hold back on some of these suggestions. Some idiots with cheese wire tried to stop Legal Trail bikes from legally using a rough road. Walkers have torn up markers and sections and threatened violence to competitors while trespassing on land hired for events. There are idiots (usually old farts with walking sticks) who attack perfectly legal Motorcyclists and Mountain bikes acting in a responsible manner under the excuse of "young hooligans". Yes we know that there is a problem and some of that problem is that those riders have nicked our bikes(Trials, trail, enduro and Moto-X) but some of us are trying to get them into legal competition and practice despite attempts by NIMBYs to close the areas despite them being miles away.
Yeah, liking mountain biking of the downhill variety it's not funny to approach unexpected obstacles at speeds of 40mph plus. Usually put there by the red socked hiking brigade. Although it was funny once when a gang of them were stood next to a log laid across the trail which must have been about 2 and a half foot high and wide, glaring at me and seeming to be readying themselves for telling me off. The comedy came when I lofted over the log with a beautifully styled X-UP 
Cheesewire? What an asshole. Cheesewire doesn't know the difference between lawful green laners and young lads as one unfortunate green laner found out when some mentally retarded 
wit did this.
The wire was thick, so it didn't sever his head, however it totally crushed his windpipe. I saw pictures of his struggle for life in hospital before he died. Very upsetting indeed.
I won't say any more for now as I'm too
to think that anyone who calls themselves a petrol head could condone this kind of thinking!
wit did this. The wire was thick, so it didn't sever his head, however it totally crushed his windpipe. I saw pictures of his struggle for life in hospital before he died. Very upsetting indeed.
I won't say any more for now as I'm too
to think that anyone who calls themselves a petrol head could condone this kind of thinking!I suspect the gentleman who suggested 'cheesewire' (an pre-empted me by a few minutes) is not actually about to go out and festoon his neighbourhood with said material.
Although no doubt some humourless socialist would like to prosecute him for 'conspiracy to kill chidren' or similar.
PH used to operate with a light-hearted and slightly right-wing sense of humour: a haven for such normal people. Is it being diluted?
Although no doubt some humourless socialist would like to prosecute him for 'conspiracy to kill chidren' or similar.
PH used to operate with a light-hearted and slightly right-wing sense of humour: a haven for such normal people. Is it being diluted?
Well if he had said cheeswire illegal immigrants, I would have bought him a 
I ride bikes and know how dangerous this is. When I was younger my dad bought me a bike so I learnt to ride before I was on the road and some people weren't keen on us burning up the fields to say the least.
Just hit a nerve, as there were residents who would probably have done that to us had they thought of it
I ride bikes and know how dangerous this is. When I was younger my dad bought me a bike so I learnt to ride before I was on the road and some people weren't keen on us burning up the fields to say the least.
Just hit a nerve, as there were residents who would probably have done that to us had they thought of it
They do it up the pavements where I live, no helmets, giving lip to pedestrians. I reckon a carefully-aimed harpoon through the front spokes, fired from an upstairs window should do the trick.
I mean, when we want to hoon we do it on track or find some twisty lanes. With chavs, because they're all about showing off in urban areas, they arse around like this. And they deserve anything they get. If they want to use those bikes, go dirt-biking, or find some deserted lanes, but doing it on the pavements or in parks isn't 'fun', it's 'illegal'.
I mean, when we want to hoon we do it on track or find some twisty lanes. With chavs, because they're all about showing off in urban areas, they arse around like this. And they deserve anything they get. If they want to use those bikes, go dirt-biking, or find some deserted lanes, but doing it on the pavements or in parks isn't 'fun', it's 'illegal'.
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